Mark Choate knows more about garbage than most of us would care to think about, which stands to reason given that his Spokane Valley company, Western Systems & Fabrication Inc., has grown from a garbage-bin maker to a vendor of a wide range of and

Construction of a new interchange requested by a private developer on Interstate 90 near the west edge of Post Falls likely won't start before late 2011, possibly about the time that Spokane County's Appleway Bridge replacement project near the on

After 26 years of selling new boats here, Vince Zimmer is getting out of that wave-tossed business for awhile so he can focus instead on service work and used-boat consignment sales. He isn't alone in feeling buffeted by the changing market. "I a

Fairchild Air Force Base plans to begin a $6 million remodel and addition at its base exchange this summer, says Lt. Casey Osborne, a spokesman for the base. A 3,000-square-foot addition to the base exchange, at 107 W. Spaatz Road, south of U.S.

Some contractors here say they're embracing an emerging market for home designs and improvements aimed at helping people stay in their homes as they age.Brian Beyer, a principal in JBI Properties LLC, a Spokane Valley home builder, emphasizes an