Regional Business News

An embryonic effort to create a high-tech manufacturing consortium in Spokane received a strong endorsement Tuesday from U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt. Bert Caldwell The Spokesman Review Staff writer The Spokane Republican attended an informational meeting…

Spokane’s growing biotech sector is planning its next big step. Washington State University-Spokane and a group representing area hospitals have a formal funding request for $5.5 million over three years on the desks of the…

So, the idea is to attract a bunch of smart, educated people to an area and new companies will automatically sprout. Right? Wrong. Julie Howard- The Idaho Statesman “It´s not necessarily that just because you…

Default Browser: Tom Sowa says ePier.com has done what many online businesses couldn’t – make a profit. You’d think there was just one online auction site, judging by the publicity eBay has received the past…

AMGEN’S PURCHASE of Immunex means that scientific talent could be recruited to other cities — or it could be the opportunity to build a stronger biotech community here. By Luke Timmerman Seattle Times business reporter…

The Salt Lake City-Ogden metropolitan area is No. 1 among the nation’s 50 largest cities in the percentage of growth of women-owned businesses, their employment levels and sales over the past five years, according to…

Spokane software developer Aurora Consulting Group says it expects to generate tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue in the next 18 months through strong ties it has forged with software giant Microsoft Corp.,…

The state could lower the sales tax by 1 or 2 percent and still have more than enough money to balance the budget and fund all its programs. Senior legislators still unwilling to pull exemptions…

When was the last time you bought some Walla Walla onions, Yakima apples or Pasco asparagus? Washington state officials want you to buy more of the state’s foodstuffs, and they kicked off a campaign yesterday…

Those historic buildings on Salt Lake City’s Main Street are scaring businesspeople away, David Oka says. The city’s Redevelopment Agency chief has an idea to lure would-be shopkeepers into his downtown: a monetary carrot. By…