Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based provider of energy and water resource management products and services, has named Tom Deitrich as its new president and CEO, effective Aug. 6. Deitrich was selected by the company's board from within Itron's ranks

Shortly after Apollo 11 landed on the moon and astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the dusty lunar surface, some comedian in our Army unit at Fort Knox, Kentucky, posted a sign in our barracks: 'Sorry, Drill Sgt., No Green Cheese!”

The recent lighting of Riverfront Park's U.S. Pavilion provides a light-bulb moment for Spokane residents about what the city's iconic attraction is becoming-and what could follow. Imagine, for a moment, the next time Spokane hosts a

Pride Prep Schools has begun work on its fourth and final expansion and renovation phase at 811 E. Sprague, on the southern edge of the University District, says superintendent and founder Brenda McDonald.

Three new housing projects totaling over 500 living units have been proposed or are underway in Spokane Valley. In north central Spokane Valley, Renton, Washington-based Ruffhouse Development LLC has proposed 36 townhomes

Pinecroft LLC, the development company for Pinecroft Business Park, is erecting its newest structure, a $2.4 million, nearly 31,000-square-foot office building, which will be the 18th office building in the complex.