While seeking ways to control heating and cooling costs at his new South Hill home, Chris Permann stumbled on what he hopes will become a multimillion-dollar business.A Wall Street Journal story Permann read about digital infrared thermal not a

Developer Rob Brewster Jr., who recently has been working on a proposal to build in the east end of downtown what would be the citys largest multistory building, says he also hopes to develop land he owns farther east near Gonzaga University, for

Maplewood Software Inc., of Spokane, says it has sold the rights to its ScheduleRx software, which is used by hospital pharmacies nationwide, and that its launching other health care-related staff scheduling applications it has developed.The

The Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institutes foundation has launched a $3 million fund through which it will provide financing to technology companies in Eastern Washington.The fund, called the Technology Growth Fund, will to

The Spokane Airport Board plans to construct two new taxi lanes at Felts Field to meet rising demand from airplane owners who want to build hangars there.The taxi lanes will provide access to 14 hangar sites that could accommodate a variety of

Spokane developer Brian Main is heading two planned residential developments herea 55-duplex project in Airway Heights and an 80-home development in Spokane Valleythat together are expected to have a combined value of $36.5 million once is the

Kohls Department Stores Inc., which recently bought a building at NorthTown Mall that Hayward, Calif.-based Mervyns LLC currently occupies, is looking at sites to open more stores in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area, says the agent who handles a

A Post Falls company has proposed building a $23 million, 99-unit condominium and town-house complex in the tiny North Idaho town of Pinehurst, located along Interstate 90 near Kellogg and Silver Mountain Resort.The company, Silver Creek LLC, a

A San Francisco company has filed an application with the city of Spokane for design review for a seven-story, 30-unit condominium building on the north side of the Spokane River just east of the Flour Mill.The proposed 127-foot-high building a

By Rocky WilsonOf the Journal of BusinessSpokane-area temporary-help and staffing agencies say theyre scrambling to find enough workers to fill demand fueled by an expanding economy here.Its an employees market, says Julie Prafke,