LineSoft Corp., of Spokane, has grown rapidly in recent years by developing software for large energy companies nationwide. Now, its working to create a more standardized version of its products to sell to smaller utilities and Brown, LineSofts

U.S. Pies Realty LLC, an affiliate of Spokane-based Cyrus OLearys Wholesale Pies, has bought six acres of land in Airway Heights and is studying the feasibility of constructing a 35,000-square-foot pie-production facility there.Barclay of of

Graham Group Ltd., a large Calgary, Alberta-based construction company, is buying the assets of the former Shea Construction Inc., a longtime Spokane general contractor that went out of business last month, and the Canadian concern has started a 45

Soon, the familiar old radio and TV jingle for Sylvan Furniture Co.s downtown Spokane store no longer will be applicable. The 56-year-old store is moving to a two-level, 19,000-square-foot building at 1233 N. Division from its three-story, at

James F. Cotter, a San Antonio, Tex.-based real estate investor, has added the Argonne West I & II office complex to his recently startedand fast-growingportfolio of Spokane-area properties.Cotter bought Argonne West I & II, which is located

The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 have forced some Inland Northwest businesses to trim their expectations, while others have seen few ill effects. Two publicly traded Inland Northwest companies have reported say

The Spokane and Coeur dAlene chambers of commerce have established a group called the Joint Regional Issues Task Force to tackle topics that affect the business communities in both cities. The task force includes 16 peopleeight from the Area

A Washington state Department of Ecology study thats nearly completed could restrict further discharges into the Spokane River by municipal wastewater-treatment facilities and two private companies.Such new limits could force dischargers to to

Lenders say home-loan refinancing activity has begun building toward a crescendo in recent weeks following yet another dip in mortgage-loan interest rates.With lower rates, more people have inquired about reworking home loans to lower their and

Output Technology Corp., a manufacturer of high-speed computer printers here, plans to move into a 20,000-square-foot space at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, in the Spokane Valley.Crown West Realty LLC, the Spokane company that owns and