The Idaho Housing and Finance Association has awarded a total of $3.5 million in federal economic stimulus money to five low-income housing projects in North Idaho, including three Post Falls projects, through its tax credit assistance Idaho and is

The Spokane Regional Transportation Commission board recently approved a six-year regional pedestrian plan that the agency created in coordination with the Spokane Regional Health District and other agencies.The agency's staff says the plan help

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital says that due to the softness of the economy, it has put on hold for now plans to add four additional stories and 75 patient beds to its west tower.Providence Sacred Heart recently a a

Couple plans to open Mexican grocery store, bakery on Division A Spokane couple say they plan to open a Mexican grocery store, to be named El Mercado del Pueblo, this month in a building they have leased at 1814 N. Division.Fred he

The owners of Rainman Seamless Rain Gutters, of Spokane, say they have purchased a building on the city's North Side and plan to move the business there to give it more room to grow. Rick Garrett, who owns Rainman with his wife, Chris, says the

John Hansen and Barbara Chisholm, owners of Spokane-based Car Wash Plazas Inc., plan to open their fifth car wash in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area this year, says Justin Gray, project manager for Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, the on is

Modern Machinery Co., based in Missoula, Mont., has bought the assets of Spokane Machinery Co., a company here that has been supplying crushing and screening equipment to mining, quarry, and contracting businesses for 62 years.Modern Machinery

Amsbury Glass Inc., a longtime Spokane commercial glass supplier, has closed its doors and its owners have sought protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.Don Michael "Mike" Amsbury and Donna Amsbury, the company's owners, each a