The Washington State University Small Business Development Center's research internship program is giving college and graduate students real-life research experience while also helping Washington businesses with export market research.

Kettrick Properties LLC, of Seattle, plans to develop a $2 million, four-level apartment building in Browne's Addition, says Rex Anderson, principal at Fusion Architecture PLLC in Liberty Lake and the designer for the project.

A new $1.5 million to $2 million townhouse complex, called the Rockwood Townhouses, is being planned at 308 E. 10th on the South Hill.

With the second relatively dry winter in a row under their belts, Inland Northwest farmers are gearing up for another spring season, with some saying deep freezes and a lack of winter moisture have hurt crops again. Glen Squires, CEO of the Washington Gr

Spokane real estate developer Roger Fruci is planning a multimillion-dollar, 87-unit townhome development on the southeastern edge of Spokane called Bella Terra, which aims to offer natural living without rural sprawl, he says.

Most businesses have some form of liability insurance, but when they're sued, they often don't think to check their policies to see if they might be covered, says Brian Sheldon, a principal at Spokane-based Phillabaum, Ledlin, Matthews & Sheldon PLLC.