Northwest Business Development Association, the Spokane-based nonprofit that puts together government-backed loans for small businesses, says its loan volume in the federal fiscal year that ends today was looking to be nearly double what it was has

Health savings accounts, made available just late last year, already are growing in popularity as an alternative to conventional health-insurance plans.With health-care insurance premiums continuing to climb and more information about health or

DigiDeal Corp., the Spokane Valley maker of electronic gaming tables, has won approval from the Washington state Gambling Commission to sell its newest table for use in Washington casinos.The gaming table, upon which DigiDeals five-card stud

Cora Glass divorce might well have been a blessing in disguise. After her split, the Spokane administrative assistant decided to try something new in life.That something new ended up being the launch of an eclectic downtown business venture a

Some disreputable businesses try anything to make a buck, even lying to their customers and blatantly breaking the law. Such was the case when a man triedand for more than a year succeededin selling magnetic mattress pads here that he told were

Lloyd Industries Inc., of Spokane, plans to move its two plants here and consolidate them into one much larger facility at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park.The pizza and bakery equipment manufacturer will move out of its two facilities at