In hopes of improving patient care and possibly lowering malpractice insurance costs over time, Spokanes two largest hospitals now are staffed better to handle child-birth emergencies in which every minute is critical.Sacred Heart and medical

WAM Enterprises Inc., of Spokane, has bought four acres of vacant land on Spokanes North Side and plans to develop a $3.5 million retail center on part of that property.The land is located northwest of a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. outlet, at 9212 a

When Shawn Brown and her family first moved to Liberty Lake in 1997, she thought it would be a great place for a small newspaper.As soon as someone starts one, Ill write for them, thought the career technical writer whose only newspaper a

The number of foreclosure actions in Spokane County fell last year, ending a decade-long run-up in mortgage defaults.Some Inland Northwest observers say the turnabout might signal the start of a downward trend in foreclosures that could last a

A Canadian developer has requested a zone change from Kootenai County to make way for an envisioned subdivision and golf course on 227 acres overlooking Arrow Point, on Lake Coeur dAlene.Little information about the company, Fortress LLC, is

Theres a boom in new-home construction on the west side, Spokane-area construction and real estate professionals say, and they arent talking about Seattle.The West Plains, known mostly for its Air Force base, prisons, and scattered is a

St. Georges School says it hopes to break ground by early summer on a $6 million athletic center at the small private schools campus north of Spokane.Pat Spanjer, spokeswoman for St. Georges, says the planned 26,000-square-foot structure

Just as the Inland Northwest economy has shown signs of getting off the ground again, soaring building-materials prices threaten to clip its wings.Steel prices have risen sharply in recent months, and Spokane-area companies that do business in

Montvale Hotel LLC, a company controlled by Spokane developer Rob Brewster Jr., is moving forward with plans to renovate part of the Montvale Block building downtown into a 36-room hotel.The city of Spokane issued a building permit for the this

Spokanes two GMC vehicle dealers essentially have added each others additional General Motors makes, as part of a national strategy.Last week, Becker Buick-GMC Inc. began carrying Pontiacs at its main location at 636 E. Sprague, and at its