At Jeanne Kelps pet-care facility here, day-care has gone to the dogs, and thats not a bad thing. Canines and cats sit in the lap of luxury at Jeannes Doggie Daycare & Pet Hotel LLC, where they stay overnight in suites furnished with and

The two main principals of the Tomlinson Black Group of Cos., which over the last 12 years has grown to become one of the largest real estate firms in the U.S., say theyre parting ways to focus on different aspects of the real estate Blacks the

Spokane International Airport says it plans to conduct a study soon that will help determine the alignment of its long-anticipated third runway and help guide land-use planning efforts on the West Plains.SIA has received a $150,000 grant from a

Dunn & Black PS, a boutique law firm here, asserts that despite its small size, it has grown over the past 15 years to become one of the top eminent domain law and construction law firms in the region.While the firm has chosen to focus on only

Employers arent accustomed to hearing good news about their health-benefit costs, but might take some comfort in the findings of a recent survey by Mercer Health & Benefits. The survey shows that rising costs have leveled off in each of the past

Unicep Packing Inc., of Sandpoint, says its anticipating a big jump in revenue next year and plans to hire 13 employees soon to accommodate growth.Unicep makes and fills one-dose, squeezable vials that hold products ranging from hair gel to a

A Spokane couple who bought nearly 93 acres on the West Plains from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane late last month say they plan to develop a big commercial center there.Walter Knopp says he and Bonita Greene bought the land for $2.3 at

As health-care costs eat up a growing share of employers budgets, a relatively new strategy for controlling those costsinvolving the use of consumer-directed health plans, or CDHPsis gaining popularity.In a national survey of health plans

Kidney dialysis centers are commonplace today, but they werent in 1962, when three pioneering Spokane physicians opened here the first U.S. dialysis center outside of a research setting that treated chronic kidney disease.The three doctors, a

Bi-Mart Corp., a Eugene, Ore.-based members-only discount retail chain, has begun work on a 31,000-square-foot store in Cheney, which will be its first outlet in the Spokane area when it opens late this fall.Construction of the store started a