Some large banks that operate in the Inland Northwest are offering cash incentives to new customers who open checking accounts, start savings accounts, or sign up for direct deposit on existing accounts. Industry executives say competition for more depos

In Spokane-area development circles, Kent Hull is known best for the Iron Bridge Office Campus, located along Trent Avenue just east of the University District. He's built three office buildings and a parking garage there, with plans for two more offi

Rentsys Recovery Services' revenue-growth pace has accelerated in the past 2 1/2 years, and the company's managing director, Walt Thomasson, attributes that growth largely to its acquisition of Liberty Lake-based IT-Lifeline Inc. Based in College St

Avista Corp., of Spokane, recently named Latisha Hill as senior vice president of Avista Development, the latest in a series of positions that the self-described volunteer junkie has filled for the company. A Rogers High School graduate and former Lilac

Spokane-based grocery retailer Rosauers Supermarkets Inc. has launched its own grocery-delivery service in an effort to be on the front end of an industry trend. Rosauers President and CEO Jeff Philipps says more retailers, ranging from traditional super

Bill Savitz spent most of his 40-year career at Garco Building Systems, working for and eventually co-owning the West Plains pre-engineered building maker. Now, the 59-year-old veteran of industry is building something new: a business accelerator. As CE