The surging precious metals prices of 2005 didnt stop when the calendar turned to 2006, much to the delight of the mining industry. With that trend expected to continue, mining companies are reaping profits again and investing aggressively in and

A prevailing question has emerged as the Inland Northwest economy heads into 2007: If the region posts healthy gains but falls short of matching its record performances of late, does that constitute a downturn or softening?Well let the crowd

Safe Travel Institute, a 4-year-old Spokane company that offers training and educational materials aimed at keeping people safe when they travel abroad, says it has signed a contract with Chicago-based Boeing Co. to provide its Safe Passage Travel

Spokane-based manufacturer RAHCO International Inc. has launched an affiliate company that has begun offering high-capacity forklifts for use at seaports, steel yards, concrete-product plants, and other industrial facilities.The new company, a

A San Francisco-area concern that helps companies reduce software errors plans to open early next month a software-testing center in Spokane Valley, where it will employ four people initially and as many as 12 within the next year.The company,

Blue Water Technologies Inc., a Coeur dAlene-based developer of waste-water treatment technologies, has acquired a small Texas company that makes filtration equipment for that industry.Blue Water recently bought Applied Process Technology of

Preliminary discussions have begun about a possible merger of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, the top executives of the two organizations say.The executives, chamber President and CEO

Mines Management Inc., a small Spokane-based mining company, has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $65 million in securities to raise money primarily to use in pursuing its proposed Montanore project in calls

Executives of Inland Northwest publicly traded companies saw their total compensation shoot up an average of 42 percent last year, as more of them cashed in on lucrative stock options and the companies they led shared the largess of improving CEOs

What a difference five years can make.In 2001, there wasnt much to be happy about at Coeur dAlene Mines Corp. Losses had been mounting for years, and the big silver producer knew the red ink likely would continue to flow. Silver prices had