Last week, the Spokane County commissioners wisely back-burnered plans to ask voters for $199 million to build new jails and related corrections facilities. They said the need for the project is crucial, but on some level, they hopefully have to

Recording studio takes space along Garland Amplified Wax, a recording studio owned and operated by Jimmy and Mandy Hill, has moved to 2,200 square feet of leased space at 920 W. Garland from the Hills' home.Jimmy Hill says the the it

Zerorez of Spokane LLC, a local franchisee of a Salt Lake City-based chemical-free carpet cleaning company, has experienced substantial growth in sales during the last two years, says its owner Jeremy McGee. The seven-year-old business posted $1

Known for his contemporary interior-design work in such Spokane-area restaurants as Savory and Twigs Bistro & Martini Bar, Joshua Hissong has branched out to start his own firm.Earlier this year, he opened Hissong Design Group LLC on the fourth

Mountain Crest Enterprises Inc., of Mead, is the apparent low bidder for a $1.6 million project to rehabilitate Grand Boulevard on the South Hill, from 29th Avenue to High Drive.The project is expected to begin in early May and tentatively is to

Panhandle Insurance Agency, of Coeur d'Alene, is under new ownership after being purchased by another local insurance agency, Kuespert Insurance Agency Inc.Paul Kuespert, a longtime insurance agent based in Coeur d'Alene, says he bought the of a

An Ace Hardware store is slated to take a former Jones Pharmacy & Home Health Care space in a South Hill retail center anchored by a Huckleberry's Natural Market.EaglePointe Construction & Management Inc. owner David Shea says the company is way