If demand for engineering services is a sign of whats to come in the Inland Northwest construction market, that sector could remain strong here for the foreseeable future.Leaders of engineering companies here report strong activity this year,

Stanford study suggests postmenopausal women are OK to take hormoneTheres a tangle of information about the pros and cons of using hormones to relieve the symptoms of menopause, but an analysis of data generated by the Womens Health that of

The percentage of women who deliver their babies surgically by Cesarean section is climbing steadily, here and around the world, and local health-care experts cite several reasons for the trend.Spokane-area hospitals say that up to 33 percent a

A well-established medication now is being administered here as a nonsurgical alternative to liposuction. Laser & Vein Center PLLC, a physician-owned Coeur dAlene company that does business as Reflections Med Spas, earlier this month began is

Nadine Sullivans shop sells old Levis jeans that will keep your house warm, rather than your wardrobe in vogue. She has paper that at one time you could write ononly now you can prepare food on. Sullivans shop, Eco Depot Inc., a of

5-Mile Investment Co., of Spokane, which owns the Five Mile Shopping Center, in North Spokane, plans to develop a multitenant retail building just east of the center, at 6314 N. Ash. It would become the fourth structure the company owns on that to

Robotic Process Systems Inc., of Spokane Valley, has introduced a smaller, less expensive robotic system designed to solder connectors and other components onto circuit boards for automotive, aerospace, and other commercial uses.Larger systems

A newly formed Hayden concern, named Plan B Development Co., is developing a complex of small-business condominiums in that North Idaho city to sell for light-industrial, commercial, and office uses.Debbie Lawton, who owns the company with her

A Seattle environmental company is the apparent low bidder for a contract to demolish structures and do cleanup work within the next month at the former stockyards property in East Spokane, where Spokane County plans to build a waste-water company,

Construction activity is expected to pick up soon at the Wandermere Business Park, which a company led by Spokane contractor Dick Vandervert started developing last year.A 20,000-square-foot office building and a Bank of Whitman branch both are