Washington Dental Service, the states largest dental benefits provider, says it has expanded its presence in Spokane by opening a larger office here and moving some administrative functions to Spokane from Seattle.The Seattle-based insurer a

If sales growth is any indication, the brothers behind Noodle Head Inc. have their fingers on the pulse of the childrens specialty toy market. The product they devised thats currently all the rage with young girls? A collection of small, furry,

Two Spokane-based companiesCorner Booth Productions Inc. and the Center for Personal Protection & Safety LLCsay the new instructional DVD theyve created, called Shots Fired, is boosting their revenues and attracting some high-profile DVD, is

Worthy Enterprises, of Spokane, says it plans to develop a five-story office building just east of the Spokane Valley Mall.The company, headed by Walt Worthy, who has developed several office-building projects in the Spokane area, plans to the

The number of female obstetricians and gynecologists nationwide is growing fast and is expected to shoot up even more, and while that growth has been slower in Spokane, observers here say its only a matter of time before female ob-gyns will the &

After a transition period that took longer than expected, the owners of Bonner Foods Inc., which acquired three Tidymans LLC grocery stores here in 2006, say theyre moving forward with the last of three remodeling projects at those storesthis

Washington Trust Bank, of Spokane, says its expanding to Arizona with a loan-production office it plans to open this week in Phoenix.The banks new builder-services loan-production office there will be located in a 2,500-square-foot leased a

Zak Designs Inc., the Airway Heights-based dinnerware designer and manufacturer, says its expanding its operations in Europe and is eyeing Latin America for future growth opportunities.The company, which already has several offices across for

Spokanes three major hospitals say they expect robust gains next year and are drawing up plans for big expansion projects, but add that a tight labor market and declining reimbursements pose obstacles to their continued growth.We continue a

Retail sales are expected to slow a bit next year from their rapid pace of the past few years, largely in response to a cooling housing market and rising food and gas prices, industry observers here say.Spokane County and the cities of Spokane