Preservation of existing transportation systems, implementation of new technology, capital improvements, and safety are the focuses of more than $16 billion in investments planned over the next 20 years as part of the Spokane Regional Transportation Council’s newest long-range transportation plan.

Last month, the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Tech Hub reapplied for federal funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce, seeking $39 million that would help establish a national test bed for next-generation aerospace prototypes in Spokane.

A proposed three-story, 280,000-square-foot field house addition to Liberty Launch Academy, a nonprofit private school serving preschool to 12th-grade students in Liberty Lake, will add over a dozen courts, a turf field, and other amenities for student use.

Fintech startup SecureSave has been acquired by Wisconsin-based HSA Bank, bringing the company’s emergency savings platform under the financial institution’s umbrella as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

A new 16,000-square-foot grocery store has been proposed on Spokane's South Hill at the southeast corner of 42nd Avenue and Regal Street.

Raising Cane’s is opening a restaurant at 201 W. Neider, just east of U.S. Route 95 in Coeur d’Alene.

Spokane-based vehicle brake and suspension repair shop Golden Rule Brake and Memphis, Tennessee-based AutoZone Parts Inc. both are planning new facilities in Kootenai County valued at a combined construction cost of $3.4 million.

City of Spokane building permit numbers are down significantly in many categories, according to the latest monthly report compiled by the city’s development services center.

Medical Lake School District has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant with the aim of creating a pipeline of highly trained and certified school psychology professionals to meet the critical needs of rural school districts across Northeastern Washington.