The Walla Walla Housing Authority has selected Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, as the contractor on an $8.5 million housing project near Walla Walla, Wash., says Jon Barter, a project manager for Walker.The project, to be called Walla will

Spokane couple opens home repair business Dave and Cindy Schmitt say they have opened a franchise outlet of Handyman Matters, which offers residential repair and maintenance services. The new business is housed in a 500-square-foot at

Magner Sanborn Inc., a Spokane advertising agency, has moved into larger quarters downtown to accommodate its recent and expected growth, says Jeff Sanborn, a principal in the company.The agency's new address is 111 N. Post, in the Banner Bank a

Longtime Spokane-area lending officer Carla Scott-Durheim says she has opened a home-loan brokerage here, called QualitySource Mortgage, that works under the umbrella of a New Mexico company.Scott-Durheim says the new office, located in 250 feet

Three new Subway sandwich shops have opened this month in the Spokane-Post Falls area, says a Spokane franchise-development representative for the Milford, Conn.-based chain. One of the Spokane outlets, at 41 W. Third, replaces an outlet that at

Sunshine Health Facilities Inc., which operates the Sunshine Gardens skilled-nursing facility in Spokane Valley, says it has expanded its services to provide in-home skilled care throughout Spokane County.A new affiliate, Sunshine Home Health by

The owners of two Lewiston, Idaho, bullet-making operations plan to add significant numbers of workers, with one doing so this year and the other gradually through an expansion.The larger of the two, ATK, a Minneapolis-based company, says it to

Dave Smith Motors, of Kellogg, Idaho, says it's breaking ground on a new showroom and service department for its Chrysler vehicle lines this week and will follow that project up soon with a new showroom for its General Motors lines.The auto also