Jeff and Esther Smith, of Veradale, Wash., who own or have owned interests in a number of companies and properties here, including a company through which they owned a Learjet that was targeted for repossession, are moving toward liquidation in 7

Hillsboro, Ore.-based Parr Lumber Co. says it has opened an outlet in Spokane Valley and expects to employ 20 people there as soon as it gets the new operation up to full speed.Parr's recently leased 2-acre lumber yard includes 5,700 square feet

The Bank of Fairfield, based in Fairfield, Wash., has applied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Washington state Department of Financial Institutions to relocate its only Spokane location, a third floor branch office at 201 W. North

Greater Spokane Incorporated is seeking $1.75 million in federal money on behalf of the city of Airway Heights to fund a long-eyed study of the West Plains aquifer, which is a source of drinking water for Airway Heights, Medical Lake, Fairchild Air