Rainier Patents PS, a patent and intellectual property law firm here, has tripled its leased space at the Fernwell Building downtown and has added a second attorney, says owner Paul Mitchell.Mitchell says the firm has moved from two small suites

The Spokane Public Facilities District plans to begin reconstruction of a block-long parking lot just south from its convention center complex, after the Spokane City Council approved its request to take 20 feet of the Main Avenue right of way for

Spokane United Methodist Homes, which does business as Rockwood Retirement Communities, has contracted with KOP Construction Co., of Spokane, to build a 38-unit low-income senior housing facility in Spokane Valley. Rockwood operates two here, it

Mike Taylor, the former Taylor Engineering Inc. president who was named Spokane's city engineer late last year, has developed and has begun marketing a software application, called StrengthsMapper, that's designed to help individuals and teams work

Northwest Therapy Resources PS, a Spokane Valley company that places physical-rehabilitation specialists in temporary assignments, has moved and now is sharing space and employees with Progressive Physical Therapy Inc., an outpatient physical of

The owners of Horizon Furniture Inc., which closed earlier this year, each have filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.Douglas Johnson, who owned Horizon Furniture with his brother, Paul, says economic conditions forced of

GVD Commercial Properties Inc., of Spokane, is redeveloping and expanding a large commercial center in Ponderay, Idaho, near Sandpoint, that currently includes 86,000 square feet of retail space. The Spokane company says it might add a hotel and

Two Spokane companies, European Auto Haus Inc. and Four Seasons Landscaping Inc., have bought property in an industrial development on the West Plains and plan to build new structures there.European Auto Haus, which repairs primarily German-made

Spokane Teachers Credit Union says it has bought a vacant 1.5-acre parcel for a future second South Hill branch.The site is located at the southeast corner of Hailee Lane and 57th Avenue, just east of the Cedar Canyon Villas apartment complex, a

The city of Spokane plans to spend roughly $160 million on transportation projects over the next six years, and has identified more than $260 million in additional work that could be done if funding becomes available.Each year, the city updates