When sisters Kim Stone, of Spokane, and Melissa Earle, of Sarasota, Fla., decided to go into business together they had some issues to resolve.Stone refused to move to Sarasota, and Earle refused to move to Spokane, so the compromise solution &

A crush of apartment construction is under way in the Spokane area, following relatively little activity in that building sector in recent years. Spokane County and the city of Spokane issued building permits for $93.1 million in multifamily up

When Louis Davenport opened his palatial new hotel in downtown Spokane in 1914, he played a part in breathing new life into the city. Walt and Karen Worthys reopening of the Davenport Hotel in 2002 appears to have given Spokane a similar evidence

Isothermal Systems Research Inc., a Liberty Lake maker of cooling technologies for electronic components, says it expects to employ as many as 1,000 people within the next five years as it broadens its focus from being mostly a defense contractor a

Predictions from nearly every economic sector here point to a vibrant year aheadPull out your sunglasses, because the economy here looks to be brightening.Based on interviews with dozens of experts and observers in the industry sectors that

Spokane real estate investor Vince Dressel and his wife, Janet, have bought a grain-silo complex just north of downtown, but havent decided yet what theyll do with it.The couple paid $775,000 for the complex, which includes a long building

Foothills Auto Group, of Spokane, is converting the east end of its Foothills Lincoln-Mercury Mazda dealership building into a new Mazda showroom.Chris Marr, vice president of Foothills Auto, says work started last month at the North Side on to

WAM Enterprises Inc., of Spokane, has agreed to buy the Deer Park Fairgrounds and is envisioning a mixed-use development at the 12-acre site.Meanwhile, the city of Deer Park is working with the Deer Park Fair Board to relocate the fairgrounds,

The city of Spokane has secured $3 million in construction funding for a planned extension of Riverside Avenue from Division Street east along the southern boundary of the Riverpoint Higher Education Park. Phase one of the project could start next

Providence Health Care, Spokanes largest hospital-system operator, has hired a high-profile industry consultant to evaluate the performance of its hospitals, and says the intensive study likely will result in cost-cutting measures.The Inc., 6