Nick Valestrino, of Coeur d'Alene, has bought a 1-acre parcel of commercial land at 10812 N. Government, Way, in Hayden, Idaho, as an investment. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Commercial Realty, handled the

All His Homes LLC, a Spokane Valley homebuilder, has changed its franchise affiliation and now does business as Lexar Homes of Spokane.The company continues to work with the same staff, suppliers, and subcontractors, says Bob Oliver, who co-owns

Indoor-gardening supply retailer opens store in Deer Park The Grow Center, which sells indoor-gardening supplies and hydroponics equipment at 2808 E. Sprague, in Spokane, has opened a second location, at 615 S. Fir in Deer gardening a

As part of an effort to develop travel routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, and improve the safety of those already in place, the city of Spokane Valley has awarded an about $50,000 contract to the Portland, Ore., office of DKS & Associates, an a

Demand Energy Networks, a Liberty Lake startup that makes energy-storage technology and related devices, has moved its operations into a portion of the sprawling former Agilent Technologies Inc. complex, now called Meadowwood Technology Energy is

North Idaho-based Coeur d'Alene Tractor Co. has bought longtime Spokane equipment dealership Adams Tractor Co., says John Adams, cousin of the former owner of the business here and a grandson of its founder.The business, located at 1602 E. now &

Zipline Communications Inc., a Spokane Web-development concern that does business as Zipline Interactive, says it has acquired a web-hosting and e-mail-marketing company here called ReWire Applications.Zipline Vice President Ryan Stemkoski says

Spokane-based NAC|Architecture says it completed a merger earlier this month with Denver-based AR7 Architects.The merger will allow NAC to expand its presence in the Rocky Mountain states, NAC CEO Bruce Blackmer says. The firms have worked on to

Western States Insurance, a Missoula, Mont.-based insurance brokerage with an office in Spokane, has acquired Harris-Dean Insurance, of Coeur d'Alene.Western States' Spokane manager Dan Antonetti is overseeing the Coeur d'Alene operation, which