Spokane Public Schools says it has drawn up a proposed $332 million budget for the next six-year phase of its long-term facility-improvement plan. Projects would include completion of the Ferris High School modernization project, major improvements

A bear market officially has descended upon Wall Street, but rather than play dead or flee in panic, the key to survival for many investors will be to have patience with their portfolios and take advantage of discounts on stocks, financial advisers

As natural and organic products grow in popularity with Spokane-area consumers, food distributors and supermarkets here are stocking more of those items on their shelves and are seeking avenues for growth in that increasingly important niche.In

Specialty foods giant Whole Foods Market Inc., after coming so close to opening a store here that it had signed a letter of intent to buy the Empire Ford dealership building downtown, apparently has decided to shelve for now its plans to enter the

Following a long and contentious battle with residents on their plans for a group of retail developments on the South Hill, developers say they expect to move forward soon with those envisioned projects.Home Depot Inc. hopes to start next on of

Hospice of Spokane, which opened a Hospice House facility on Spokanes South Hill recently, says its patient volumes have doubled in the past few years and its considering opening additional facilities on the North Side and in Spokane Valley. in

Projects designed by Spokane firm top $400 million in recent yearsOne of Spokanes largest architectural firms, NAC|Architecture Inc., says its blueprint for growth has helped it corral projects with a total construction value of well over in

Suzan Mihara loves plants and is drawing on her passion for gardening to help her and her sons sprouting organic and hydroponic plant business blossom, even as the economy wilts.Mihara and her son, Paul, opened Spokane Organic & Hydroponic in

Businesses here that supply goods and services to the home construction market say as home building slows, theyre looking to other markets within the construction industry to help sustain them during the downturn.Commercial construction, and

URM Stores Inc., the Spokane-based grocery distribution cooperative, says its considering a big expansion of its warehouse and distribution center to handle strong growth and to meet increasing demand for frozen and perishable goods.The to of