Two major food distributors here say they've stepped up efforts to help their recession-pinched customers operate more efficiently, including by using in-house chefs to help them come up with new, economical menu items.The distributors, Sysco of
The Washington state Department of Transportation was scheduled to start work this week to finish repaving a two-mile stretch of north Division Street.The DOT last year awarded an about $3.6 million contract to Inland Asphalt Co., of Spokane, of
Washington State University will start work next month on a renovation and expansion of two of its oldest dormitories on the Pullman campus, Duncan-Dunn and Community halls, at a total cost of about $22.6 million.The general contractor for the a
The city of Spokane Valley plans to start the first phase of construction soon on a new park in the Greenacres neighborhood.Bouten Construction Co., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for that phase with a bid of about $938,000, which came a
In the currently stressed real estate market, an increasing number of homes are sitting on the market for several months or more at a time, and many of them are left empty until a prospective buyer comes along.In a growing number of cases, a is
Zerorez of Spokane LLC, a local franchisee of a Salt Lake City-based chemical-free carpet cleaning company, has experienced substantial growth in sales during the last two years, says its owner Jeremy McGee. The seven-year-old business posted $1
Panhandle Insurance Agency, of Coeur d'Alene, is under new ownership after being purchased by another local insurance agency, Kuespert Insurance Agency Inc.Paul Kuespert, a longtime insurance agent based in Coeur d'Alene, says he bought the of a
Residents of Spokane who seek to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle have a new resource of knowledge on green living and purchasing environmentally sound productsSun People Dry Goods Co. Juliet Sinisterra, Sun People's primary owner, says
Telect Inc., the Liberty Lake-based developer and manufacturer of telecommunications-connectivity equipment, moved its headquarters April 1 to a larger leased space about a half-mile away from its previous location.The move to a structure at E.
Small cities and other local governments throughout Washington and parts of Oregon rely on software that's designed and sold by a relatively young Spokane company, BIAS Software Inc., to track daily management and financial operations. Company a