Four regional businesses in eastern Washington and north Idaho were featured for their ability to survive the Great Recession.These photos were shot for a Pacific Northwest Inlander assignment.
Owner Shawn Carlock holds a prototype 338 Edge, at Defensive Edge, in Rathdrum, Idaho, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Shawn Carlock holds a Colt 1911, the second firearm he ever built, at Defensive Edge, in Rathdrum, Idaho, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
After cutting part of the action of a Remington 700 action, Gunsmith Bob Carlock uses a Dremel to clean the edges before he assembles it to a 338 Edge rifle barrel, at Defensive Edge, in Rathdrum, Idaho, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu works on a boot on a jack at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu holds a hammer and clamp at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu works on a boot on a jack at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu works on a boot on a jack at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu looks for a last for a boot at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu, right, speaks with customer Nikolai Cherny on repairs that were made to shoes and a bag at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Cruz Albisu works on a boot on a jack at Cruz Custom Boots & Shoes, in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Willem Bosch poses for a photograph at Arts & Crafts Book Manufacturing Co., in Spokane, Wash., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Willem Bosch demonstrates how he uses a toothbrush to remove excess shoe polish during the restoration process of an old family Bible, at Arts & Crafts Book Manufacturing Co., in Spokane, Wash., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Owner Willem Bosch moves the cover of an old family Bible during a demonstration of the restoration process, at Arts & Crafts Book Manufacturing Co., in Spokane, Wash., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
(Left to right) CEO Rick Piezconka, Order Fulfillment Ashley Akizawa, Operations Manager Jennifer Fuson, Designer Lindsay McCart and President Heather Pieczonka throw games up in the air at Funsational!, in Spokane Valley, Wash., on Thursday, May 3, 2012. (Young Kwak/The Pacific Northwest Inlander)