MEISolutions.com, a 15-year-old Spokane company formerly known as Micro Enhancement International Inc., says it has agreed in principle to acquire a New Hampshire software-development firm for $2.8 million in cash and stock.Company Chairman and

The bar is rising.Executives of publicly traded companies here enjoyed big pay hikes on average during their employers most recent fiscal yearevidence, some say, that Spokane-area companies increasingly must open their coffers wider to top a

The Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute has unveiled a new strategic plan that includes marked changes in focus and strategy.While before the Spokane-based state agency concentrated on helping to develop new technologies, a

Pounded by depressed metals prices and the Asian contagion, Spokane industrial manufacturer Rahco International Inc. has suffered substantial hits to both its revenues and employment level in the past 18 months. Down but not out, the longtime in

When Potlatch Corp. shareholders convene today for the Spokane-based forest-products companys annual meeting, all eyes will be on the future.And theyre hoping sunglasses will be needed.Potlatch, which employs 6,800 people and has annual a

Packet Engines Inc. founder Bernard Daines is organizing what he envisions will be a grass-roots citizens group that would call into question and perhaps push for the reversal of steps city and county government officials are taking to bring into

The International Trade Alliance, a Spokane economic-development group, is organizing a 12-day trade mission to the United Kingdom in June in an effort to help businesses here make or enhance trade contacts in that European region.The Spokane is

A new draft plan for the future of downtown, slated to be unveiled tonight, envisions substantial growth in retail, office, and housing space; development of a public square in the former J.J. Newberry Co. location; and designation of Howard Street

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP, Spokanes largest law firm, has launched an aggressive growth strategy that includes a merger last week with Spokanes fifth largest firm and the expectation of having as many as 100 attorneys within &