The number of new lots platted in Spokane County shot up by almost 23 percent last year to reach its highest total since at least 1976.Some 3,087 lots were platted in the county in 2006, up from 2,515 lots in 2005 and 2,574 lots in 2004, says a

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, has won a $29.4 million design-build contract for a new U.S. Army Reserve center at Fairchild Air Force Base, says company President James T. Tim Welsh. The project will include six buildings, five of be

Next month, Ambassadors Group Inc. will move into its new, 132,000-square-foot headquarters building on the West Plains, more than doubling the amount of space it occupies now in East Spokane.Doubling is a word the Spokane-based educational it

As Spokanes labor market continues to tighten, employers are left struggling to find workers, and are stepping up their recruiting efforts as a result.The labor shortage spans a broad spectrum of industries. Manufacturers and contractors are

After working for Northeast Washington Housing Solutions, formerly Spokane Housing Authority, for two years and seven months, Jeannie Barber just became a permanent full-time employee. Before then, her employment outlook wasnt as rosy.In of a

MBK Senior Living, an Irvin, Calif.-based company, has bought Northpointe Retirement Community for about $15 million from SL Start LLC, of Spokane, and several other investors. The transaction represents the end of a decade of retirement center for

Use it or lose it. Thats the message experts are giving to seniors and baby boomers regarding the importance of exercising the brain to fend off memory loss.Triggered in part by research that has linked mentally stimulating activities a a

Dont want to return to a spam-filled inbox after a summer break? McAfee Inc., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based security software vendor, has released tips to help e-mail users unsubscribe and block unwanted e-mail.According to research from an a

While many businesses have found e-commerce to be a key driver for growth, others have struggled to gain a foothold in the vast marketplace the Internet has created.Mountain Gear Inc., a high-end outdoor gear and clothing retailer here, is an a

Jigsaw Data Corp., a San Mateo, Calif.-based dot-com company that wants to create the worlds largest electronic business-card directory, is expanding its work force at an office it opened in Post Falls two years ago.The company now employs 33