Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $7.8 million contract to resurface an about 5-mile stretch of Interstate 90 just west of downtown. The project will replace damaged and cracked concrete panels on both the eastbound and

The Wellpinit School District, located on the Spokane Indian Reservation northwest of Spokane, has awarded an $18 million contract to a joint venture set up by two Spokane companies to modernize a building shared by the district's high school and &

The U.S. office market absorbed 6.5 million square feet of space on a net basis during the third quarter in a big improvement over the 1.8 million square feet absorbed in the prior quarter, says a new report from Colliers International, one of the

The idea that downtown Spokane will become the site of a nationally branded, 2,000-plus-room hotel has come up once again.When Spokane Public Facilities District Executive Director Kevin Twohig discussed the proposed expansion of the Group Hall

Guitar maker opens shop on North Side Seth Ertl has opened Ertl Guitar Works, at 4601 N. Nevada, in a space formerly occupied by Urban Fashions. The shop repairs all stringed instruments, but primarily acoustic and electric guitars,

Coeur d'Alene-based Idaho Independent Bank has reported a much smaller net loss of $1.2 million, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter, down sharply from a loss of $2.2 million, or 35 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Bank Chairman

The Spokane Valley Fire Department plans to construct a $3 million administration building near the Interstate 90-Pines Road interchange to replace its current offices on east Sprague Avenue.The department has been planning the project since and

The Northwest Mining Association will bring its big, long-standing annual convention back to Spokane, Dec. 5-10.The 116th Annual Meeting, Exposition & Short Course, the 2009 version of which was held in Reno-Sparks, Nev., will feature six days a