OneEighty Networks Inc., the Spokane-based broadband communications company founded and owned largely by Greg Green, has bought most of the assets of a larger, Walla Walla-based company as part of an aggressive regional expansion acquired the of $1

Columbia Fiber Solutions Inc., the Spokane concern that owns the former Avista Corp. fiber-optic network here and has focused strictly on offering fiber to companies that have their own equipment to use it, now plans to light up some of its for

Seattle developer Nitze-Stagen & Co. has postponed a decision on whether to co-develop the 76-acre Summit site west of downtown with Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., which owns the property. The Seattle company is talking, as a

A surgeon at Spokanes Holy Family Hospital has begun offering a minimally invasive treatment alternative to vein stripping for people who suffer from whats called superficial venous reflux, the underlying cause of varicose veins.The Dr. A.

Old Standard Life Insurance Co., an affiliate of Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., says its commercial lending division is on track for a record year, based on mid-year results.The division posted $338.3 million in closed of

Western United Life Assurance Co., a subsidiary of Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., has sold 29 lots in a beachfront subdivision on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu for about $29 million.C. Paul Sandifur Jr.,

Sysco Corp., which claims to be North Americas largest distributor of food-service products, reportedly is considering developing a 350,000-square-foot distribution facility in Post Falls.The Houston-based company is said to have found an it

A newly emerging form of overdraft protectiontouted by some banks and credit unions as a big benefit to customers and members, but criticized by some consumer groups as exploitativeis gaining a strong foothold here.Two of Spokanes largest

Lauri Seghetti remembers that as a child she often liked to rearrange the furniture in her familys home.Beyond that apparent genetic disposition, the Spokane woman cant explain exactly how she came by the creative talent that led her to an

For the first time in years, some businesses here are beginning to direct their gaze northward for more than a passing glance, stirred by a recent rise in the value of the Canadian dollar and a healthy business climate in Canadas western loonie,