Duke Mahl knew little about wines or wine collectors six years ago when, largely through happenstance, he came upon the idea of starting a business here that would install custom wine cellars in high-end homes.I didnt even know there was a

Washington state is evaluating two purchase offers it has received for Eastern Washington Universitys downtown building and expects to make a recommendation to EWU by the end of this month on which one to accept.Steve Valandra, a spokesman of

Spokane developer Mick McDowell says construction of an 11-story, $60 million retail and office building that he and his wife, Shelley, are proposing at the east end of downtown could begin by this fall.The construction schedule will depend, on

The Washington Legislatures approval last month of a licensing measure that likely will discourage, if not prohibit, the opening of specialty hospitals in the state is drawing differing reactions from hospital executives and physicians measure, a

The Liberty Lake-based banking software division of Dutch computer-services giant Getronics has shrunk its work force here by more than half over the last four years, to about 80 employees, but is optimistic that its fortunes will improve Smalley,

The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that a Spokane heavy-duty truck dealer didnt violate securities laws when he failed to inform two co-founders of the dealership about a big loan the business had guaranteed six months before they him a

Eastern Washington University is soliciting offers for its four-story, 67,000-square-foot EWU Spokane Center building downtown, and plans to construct a larger building in the nearby Riverpoint Higher Education Park.That envisioned project, is

Ralph Hamm III, one of Spokanes newest commercial bankers, will have a broad range of work experience on which to draw as he seeks to build relationships with business owners and managers here.Hamm, 36, who last month became Wells Fargo for a

Spokane auto-racing enthusiast Todd Jensen is spearheading a plan to bring dirt-track auto racing back to the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, which decades ago was a popular site for such competition.Jensens plan has gotten a tentative he

Chris Olson definitely isnt your typical businessman. Tattoos adorn his arms, hands, and fingers. His raspy voice bears testament to the years he says he spent living hard while playing drums in touring rock-and-roll bands. And although he