The city of Spokane is enforcing an ordinance that it believes makes it illegal for builders to haul away their own construction waste using certain equipment. Contractors call the citys position garbage.At issue are large trucks with can

The Coeur dAlene Tribe has begun a $15 million expansion of its hotel and casino complex near Worley, Idaho, with projects that will almost double the size of the hotel and add 400 gaming machines to the casino.Construction of the projects to

Sysco Corp., which claims to be North Americas largest distributor of food-service products, reportedly is considering developing a 350,000-square-foot distribution facility in Post Falls.The Houston-based company is said to have found an it

Have you heard the one about the lawyer whos also a scientist? At the Spokane law firm Wells St. John PS, thats not a joke. Its reality.Wells St. John, a specialty law firm here, employs two lawyers with doctoral degrees in Latwesen, a a

Bringing biodiesel to the Spokane market has been like setting up a line of dominos. A lot of careful work goes into putting each piece in place, but when the last one is ready and given a nudge, the show will proceed quickly, say proponents of the

Dr. Leroy Hood, a scientist who knows a thing or two about the biotechnology businesshes had a hand in the creation of a string of successful biotech companies, including Amgen Inc., a $5.5 billion-a-year industry leadersays a city or region

Diamond Parking Inc., the big Seattle-based parking and real estate concern, has bought as an investment the Marshall Building in downtown Spokane.The two-story, 8,400-square-foot building is located at 816 W. Sprague, across the street from L.

A Spokane home builder is buying the residential subdivision portion of Hunters Crossing, a 230-acre multiuse development in Airway Heights.That subdivision is to include a total of 213 single-family home lots on 52 acres.The home builder,

Taxable retail sales here made substantial gains in the first quarter, according to figures released recently by the Washington state Department of Revenue. In the city of Spokane, such sales grew 4.8 percent to about $717 million, from about a

The Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute has taken additional steps to pursue development of a new $6 million wet-lab facility here.At meetings this month, SIRTIs board pledged up to $250,000 to be used to operate the in