POST FALLSFrom a spare Jacklin Land Co. office inside the newest building at the Riverbend Commerce Park here, Doug McQueen is busy drafting big plans for the University of Idahos research park project, which is slated for property next to the

TCI of Washington, which became Spokanes cable-TV provider a little over a year ago, is beginning to flex its digital muscles here.The company, a part of Denver-based giant Telecommunications Inc., has launched a new service here called Cable

Hewlett-Packard Co.s Spokane division, which primarily designs and manufactures radio-frequency test equipment, plans to hire as many as 50 additional workers here this year and is adding temporary space to ease overcrowding at its Liberty Lake a

Whites Boots Inc., the longtime Spokane manufacturer of work boots, plans to add 12,000 square feet of floor space to its 42,000-square-foot facility at 4002 E. Ferry to make room for a new retail push into fishing gear, says Alan Roberts, the of

After several years of planning and a change in ownership, work at Shadle Center finally is expected to start in April on the first part of a redevelopment project that the centers current owners hope will spark new life at the languishing retail

A subsidiary of Hon Industries Inc., the big Iowa-based office-furniture maker, has bought the assets of Aladdin Steel Products Inc., a Colville company that makes wood-, pellet-, and gas-burning stoves, says Alan Trusler, Aladdins president. the

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, which bought the former West One Plaza building downtown and is converting it into a Spokane Regional Business Center, now is seeking $1.7 million in donations to build a high-tech marketing and conference on a

Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane maker of keyboards and other computer-input devices, has steered into the promising waters of an industry segment called original design and manufacturing (ODM), and is preparing to churn up a wake.Although the the

In the last year, Accra-Fab Inc., a Spokane-based precision sheet metal fabricator, has had strong success on its home turf, but struggled at its West Side branches.Here, the company bloomed following its move last year into a brand-new, in Lake

It was great while it lasted.That might be the refrain of Spokane employers, who this year are being hit with health-care plan rate hikes averaging 8 percent to 12 percent after several years of shrinking, stable, or modestly rising of a couple