Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, says it's buying a former Western States Equipment Co. dealership property located six miles north of Colfax, along U.S. 195, for an undisclosed sum and plans to use it as a service

Proto Technologies Inc., a Liberty Lake-based rapid-prototyping company, says it has added four employees in the last two months and has purchased a 3-D "printer" that allows it to create models using multiple materials at the same time.The of a

After putting previous expansion plans on hold earlier this year, Parker Toyota is moving ahead with a $4 million project that will replace its service and showroom buildings and more than double the Coeur d'Alene dealership's floor space.The a

Avista Corp. is challenging a Bonneville Power Administration decision that dramatically reduces the financial benefit its electrical ratepayers receive through access to cheap Columbia River hydropower the federal agency markets.The energy a &

Intermountain Supply Inc., a roofing and vinyl siding wholesaler that operates at two Spokane Valley locations, says it has begun construction of a complex at a third site that will serve as its primary distribution center here.Owner Pamela says

URM Stores Inc., the Spokane-based grocery distribution cooperative, is moving forward with plans to construct a multimillion-dollar building on the West Plains for Peirone Produce Co., which it owns. It's holding off for now, though, on separate a

While children put the finishing touches on their lists for Santa Claus, public agencies and municipalities here say they are busily preparing to propose "shovel-ready" projects in response to President-elect Barack Obama's plans for the U.S. to on