Spokane could emerge over the next couple of months as one of the main battlegrounds in an intensifying statewide tobacco war, some of the likely combatants say.Two groups, Breathe Easy, Washington! and the Entertainment Industry Coalition, to

Buoyed by support it has received from several technology companies here, the city of Spokane hopes to develop a citywide broadband wireless-communications infrastructure that it believes would enhance public safety and boost economic would provide

Avista Energy, the energy-trading unit of Spokane-based Avista Corp., has paid a $741,000 settlement to resolve a 4-year-old dispute with Washington state over a $14.5 million business-and-occupation tax assessment, says Avista Corp. spokesman Hugh

John and Shirley Glodt joke that theyd tell you the secret to their light, flaky pie crust, but then theyd have to kill you.Some appreciative customers, though, might fantasize that there would be worse things than being smothered to death

Denny McDaniel, who operates Dennys Foods stores in Medical Lake and Odessa, Wash., plans to develop a larger grocery store in Medical Lake on a site with room for two other possible retail tenants, documents show.McDaniel couldnt be for to

Phranil Foods Co., a longtime Spokane pie maker formerly known as Verns Pie Co., has ceased operating, and a trustees sale of its East Spokane property has been scheduled.A recently published legal notice says Phranil has defaulted on a by

Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk is proposing the development here of a law-enforcement training complex that could cost as much as $75 million to $100 million.As envisioned, the training center would occupy a site of 100 to 150 acres on the a

Two of Spokanes largest medical practices, Rockwood Clinic PS and Physicians Clinic of Spokane, are exploring joining forces with several other large physician groups in the state to self-insure by forming their own malpractice insurance the pool

Spokane developer Rob Brewster Jr. says he has revised his plans for the $22 million Havermale Park mixed-use development at the east end of downtown to include a possible 22- or 23-story high-rise building.As envisioned, the tower would about

The Spokane office of Marsh might seem like a remote outpost for a multibillion-dollar-a-year parent company that claims to be the worlds leading insurance and risk-management services provider.Its no slouch, though, within the huge It was