Avista Corp. is looking at increasing the hydropower-generating capacity at its Nine Mile Falls Dam here, partly because of the U.S. government's recent extension of tax credits for development of renewable-energy generating facilities.While an

The top two floors of the 13-story Ridpath Hotel tower downtown and the entire four-story annex just east of the tower are scheduled to be offered at auction May 1, in a nontraditional marketing approach, after developers' visions for both failed a

Some sectors of the Spokane-area office market experienced strong demand in 2008, but the number of lease transactions is expected to slow this year and possibly next year, industry observers here say.Also, rents for such space could hold their

An Everett, Wash.-based commercial and military aircraft painting company plans to move its headquarters and about 40 jobs here if the Spokane Airport Board can secure a $3.9 million loan to construct a hangar facility for the company at Spokane on

Only a smattering of larger health-care-related construction projects are under way or planned to start this year in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene market, but a major capital plan that's expected to begin at Spokane's largest hospital portends much at

Some observers of the struggling construction industry are seeing glimmers of hope in an unsettled economy as highly anticipated projects, such as two new retail megastores in Kootenai County are nearly ready to get rolling.Also work on a big in

Education-related construction activity is slowing, due partly to economy-related concerns and funding constraints, but remains relatively strong, with projects collectively valued at upwards of $200 million currently under way or expected to begin