Spokane City Councilman Steve Eugster says hed like to see the city work out some type of agreement with Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. that would help kick-start development activity at the Spokane companys big Summit site west of the

Pawn 1 Inc., the Spokane-based pawn shop chain that has more than doubled in size over the last five years, says it soon will seek to raise $1 million from private investors to use for general working capital and further business expansion. That is

Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1, which serves about 7,400 electricity customers in northeast Washington, has applied to federal authorities for a new operating license for Box Canyon Dam, a 60-megawatt hydroelectric facility located on

George Calvert figures he violated several of the basic tenets for surviving in business last year.He allowed the West Plains company he heads, Calvert Technologies Inc., an automation-systems integrator and manufacturer, to grow at a dizzying a

Two longtime Spokane retailers are planning new uses for a couple of buildings near downtown.Sylvan Furniture Co., a 55-year-old business that operates a store downtown at 227 W. Riverside and a store in Lewiston, Idaho, says it has leased the &

The demand for cowboy hats has declined, even out here in the West, and fedoras havent been popular since before full-haired John F. Kennedy, who preferred not to wear a head covering, was elected president.Dont think for a moment, though, &

Inland Northwest businesses will find no relief this year from the now seemingly relentless rise in health-plan rate increases, with many employers here once again feeling the sting of double-digit premium hikes after a number of years in which of

To put a reverse, business-oriented spin on a familiar sports clich, the best defense sometimes is a good offense.Thats what longtime Spokane retailer Huppins Hi-Fi Photo & Video Inc. has discovered with a mail-order division, dubbed One it

Plans for a proposed new office tower in downtown Spokane appear to be gaining momentum.A couple of Spokane investors who envision developing such a high-rise structure at the southeast corner of Howard Street and Riverside Avenue expect to an 1

A Tri-Cities truck dealer called Jims Pacific Garages Inc. plans to open a new dealership here in a West Plains building that the now-defunct Godwin Equipment Co. formerly occupied.Karl Rehwalt, controller of Jims Pacific Garages and son of