Spokane insurance industry veteran Jim Dinneen has launched an independent insurance brokerage here, named Inland Insurance Inc., after having bought the local assets of New York City-based Willis Group Holdings Ltd.The new agency, which for a

Spokane Valley artist Tom Hansons masterpieces dont hang in galleries. Youre most likely to spot them when you deposit your paycheck, sit down at a business conference table for a meeting, or go to a doctors clinic for a checkup. Hanson

Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, isnt entitled to insurance coverage for costs related to damaged pallets of Clorox ReadyMops it shipped from its Juarez, Mexico, plant, a Washington state appellate court has a a &

The Human Potential Project, a Spokane company that offers what it calls transformational learning to improve corporate and personal success, says it has landed a contract with Amgen Inc. to provide training to some of that biotech giants in

A recent sharp narrowing of the gap in the U.S.-Canadian currency exchange rate has triggered an upswing in Canadian visitors to the Inland Northwest and has boosted expectations of more tourism spending here, economic observers say.The dollar,

A more than 40 percent jump in asphalt prices over about the last year has shocked Spokane-area paving contractors, delayed some projects, and caused government officials here to fret about potential cutbacks in future repaving work.It will a

Holy Family Hospital spokeswoman Anne McKeon is accustomed to being surrounded by patients and immersed in discussions about medical procedures. She recently found herself, though, in the less comfortable role of patient herselfas a living organ

Outward appearances dont give any hint that Absolute Aviation Services Inc. is an enterprise on the rise.The 2-year-old Spokane company, which repairs flight instruments and other electronic equipment for airlines, occupies a modest 2,300 of

Mario & Son Inc., a Spokane Valley stone fabricator, plans to move to a new, larger plant that its owners will develop for it in Liberty Lake along the south side of Interstate 90, says Joey Marcella, the companys president.Tentatively, the a

Puget Sound business and health officials have spent considerable time and energy over the last year preparing jointly for a possible new pandemic flu, but such efforts are just now getting off the ground here, and Spokane-area businesses appear to