Recently surging commercial-development activity on the largely undeveloped West Plains will grind to a halt if Spokane County commissioners dont reduce the size of an area there in which residential construction is banned, a couple of real with

The tax-increment financing district spawned by the planned Kendall Yards urban village could be the catalyst that helps fuel up to 18 city and county projects with an estimated cost of $21 million that reach as far north as Cora Avenue.While a

In just its first six years, PE Systems LLC, a Spokane company that helps merchants reduce the credit-card fees they pay, has exploded to employ 44 people and has developed a customer base of more than 600 clients.Among those clients, says CEO

Its Christmastime! exclaims Telect Inc. CEO Wayne Williams as he approaches two workers who are unpacking boxes that contain yet-to-be-introduced gear aimed at a whole new market for the Liberty Lake-based telecommunications equipment new an

Spokane-based Avista Utilities says it has begun work on a $21.5 million transmission-system upgrade on the Palouse thats the final phase in a $131 million regionwide upgrade the utility started in 2003.The 26 miles of high-voltage line in in

The city of Spokanes recently updated six-year street plan includes nearly $300 million in proposed capital projects aimed at addressing transportation infrastructure needs here.The plan, which is updated annually, includes projects to build

A rising mainstream demand for natural-stone, stone-tile, and manufactured-stone countertops is driving a recent expansion of fabricators and installers in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area, industry representatives here say.Longtime Spokane and

Duke Mahl knew little about wines or wine collectors six years ago when, largely through happenstance, he came upon the idea of starting a business here that would install custom wine cellars in high-end homes.I didnt even know there was a

Washington state is evaluating two purchase offers it has received for Eastern Washington Universitys downtown building and expects to make a recommendation to EWU by the end of this month on which one to accept.Steve Valandra, a spokesman of

Western Avionics Inc., the longtime Spokane-based provider of aircraft electronics equipment and pilot supplies, has added aircraft maintenance to its services, and has changed its operating name to Western Aviation, says Dave Hood, the companys