Liberty Mutual Group Inc., the Boston-based insurance conglomerate, has leased a major portion of the Meadowwood Technology Campus, where it plans to open operations in the spring, following a big tenant improvement project, sources in Liberty Lake

GeoEngineers Inc., which has operated a Spokane office for 20 years, is seeing a rise in work and revenues and is looking to add to its staff, its principals here say.The Seattle-based firm has a staff here of 25 people, up one from last year. a

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs home-loan program is gaining in popularity among people eligible for it, mostly because it's one of few remaining options for zero-down-payment, fixed-rate mortgages, lenders here say.Jackie Cardle, real at

Three construction projects valued at $45 million are under way in the Spokane Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and another $3 million has been approved for the first phase of a fourth project, the federal agency says.Border Patrol

Spokane-based Pawn 1 Inc. has seen double-digit annual revenue growth in recent years, due to both a rise in existing store sales here and to its expansion into the Boise-area market, says Mark Lax, the company's president and majority owner.The

Federal rules for the current tax year are loaded with reprieves and compromises on many of the measures that were up in the air at this time last year, although many of those concessions likely are temporary, tax planners here say.Expect big in