Some lending institutions that are among the leaders here in originating U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans are anticipating renewed interest from borrowers this year, following a dip in total loan volume in the SBA's Spokane district in 20

Avista Corp. has several big capital projects totaling $235 million in value in various stages of planning and construction this year in the Spokane area. They range from a $1 million gas-line connection replacement project to an $80 million computerized

Quest Aircraft Co., the Sandpoint, Idaho-based manufacturer of the Kodiak light airplane, says it has selected Parkwater Aviation, of Spokane, to provide flight-training services for commercial buyers of the Kodiak. Parkwater Aviation, which has four emp

Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update. The focus of the master plan

Working in the office of a converted service station downtown, Chi Walters, co-founder of One Good Thread LLC, opens a cardboard box as if it's a treasure chest. She gasps and sighs with delight as she examines the pretty contents, one dainty little ite

Sportsman's Warehouse, the Utah-based national outdoor recreation and sporting goods chain, plans to re-enter the Spokane market with a new store to be located at a long-dormant construction site on the North Side. The company has filed a predevelopmen

Dru Hieber, who represents the third generation of her family to own the Bennett Block downtown, says Hieber Properties Inc., is renovating the historic property at the northeast corner Main Avenue and Howard Street with the goal of restoring its vitality

Financial institutions have reduced greatly the amount of repossessed real estate on their books following the Great Recession. Scott Southwick, chief credit officer for Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank, says nonperforming assets, which include reposs