The Spokane Home Builders Association says it has begun offering its members free access to Builder Helper, an Internet-based service that allows general contractors to put project plans online for subcontractors and suppliers to bid on electronic

Shamus's Sandwich Shop Inc., a new restaurant, has leased 1,200 square feet of foor space at 4212 E. Sprague. Erik Nelson, Carl Guenzel, and Lou Nesser, all of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the lease.Auto Trans Experts LLC, of Spokane, a has

Rabo AgriFinance, an agricultural lending division of Netherlands-based financial services provider Rabobank Group, plans to open an office in downtown Spokane. It has leased 3,400 square feet of space on the ninth floor of the Chase Building, &

The Spokane Tribe of Indians and an urban design and development studio called Urban Workshop have submitted letters of interest to the city of Spokane proposing cultural center and dense housing uses, respectively, for a 1.1-acre parcel of land in

The 108-unit Fairway Forest Apartments complex, in Coeur d'Alene, has been purchased by investors in California for $4.7 million, and that ownership group plans to spend $1 million rehabilitating the property.Glenn Sather, apartment broker for

Elite Electric of Washington II Inc., of Spokane, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.In its voluntary filing, the company says it has $1.3 million in assets, including about $1 million in accounts and in

A1A Inc., a Seattle-based medical equipment distributor that formerly operated under the name Pacific Orthopaedics Inc., plans to move its Spokane operation from a small, leased space on Sprague Avenue into the former Alliance Vending Corp. at 601

The Simmons Comfort World stores at 1001 N. Division and 8710 N. Division have closed their doors.Scott Sloan, who represents the store's owners through his own company, Market Vision Inc., says the two stores "were unable to re-negotiate their

Exhibitor space for the Spokane Ag Expo & Pacific Northwest Farm Forum, to be held Feb. 2-4 at the Spokane Convention Center, is sold out, says Myrna O'Leary, of Greater Spokane Inc., the sponsor of the event.O'Leary says she hopes the show the