The last remnants of a truck trailer manufacturing operation here that dates back nearly half a century and had employed more than 300 people for a time were scheduled to be auctioned off today. Reliance Trailer Co. LLC, at 3025 S. Geiger Blvd.,

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, and Seattle-based McKinstry Co., which has an office here, have teamed up to win a $33 million construction contract to upgrade mechanical, electrical, and control systems in the Thomas S. Foley U.S. the

The professional-and-technical-services sector here has grown at a quick pace in recent years, even during the recession, while offering job opportunities that pay above the average wage in the area for jobs that don't necessarily require advanced

In a sign that lower-priced homes might lead the home-construction sector out of the economic downturn, building permits for such homes dominated a sharp jump in home starts here during the first two months of this year compared with the same last