Two Spokane businessmen who invested in Sandpoint-based rehab-equipment maker Pneumex Inc. have launched a company here that hopes to create a chain of specialized rehabilitation clinics that would use Pneumex's equipment and treatment businessmen,

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, the big Spokane-based lab known as PAML, has taken one of its biggest steps to date in its quest to become a national laboratory by entering into a joint venture in the Denver area that will serve 13 a in

Pacinian Corp., a Spokane concern that develops technology intended to make electronic-device touch screens respond to a user's touch more like the keys on a keyboard do, believes it's on the cusp of seeing its ideas put to use in mass-produced of

Though a final decision on whether to go ahead with a major expansion project at the Lucky Friday mine in North Idaho isn't expected until later this year, Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. already is spending millions of dollars to prepare the

A Spokane nonprofit that provides microloans and other assistance to small and startup businesses says it's taking major steps to rekindle its efforts, including a quest to become an SBA lender, the hiring of a full-time loan officer, and a planned

If you think your capital spending budget for technology has become unwieldy, wrap your brain around this number—$23 million. That's what Avista Corp. plans to spend this year on information systems, technology, and cybersecurity.In ranging