MetLife Auto & Home, of Warrick, R.I., has leased 1,100 square feet of floor space in the Springfield Center, at 15404 E. Springfield, and has moved its Spokane Valley office there from smaller quarters at 2510 N. Pines. Marc Mowrer, of Kiemle & of

Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, is working on a $1.4 million project to replace the well that serves the Kingston water district, which is located between Cataldo and Pinehurst, in the village of Kingston, Idaho.The water current a

Western States Construction Inc., of Valleyford, Wash., has been awarded a $509,000 contract to expand and update a culinary arts demonstration kitchen at Spokane Community College that students use for training.Western States' President Maynard

Spokane International Airport has awarded a $5 million contract to Westway Construction Inc., of Spokane, to reconfigure its surface parking areas.As part of the project, the main parking lot's six-lane exit and payment-booth area will be moved

A $10.6 million expansion is under way at the city of Post Falls wastewater treatment plant that will increase its capacity and help reduce odors, says Terry Werner, the city's public works director.The upgrade will enable the plant to treat 5 a

Fred Meyer Stores, the big Portland-based retail chain, has leased a one-acre parcel across the street from its store in east Spokane and plans to develop a $1 million gas station there.The new fueling center will be located on vacant land at of

Discount Lumber & Building Supplies Inc., a longtime business located at 8003 N. Market, has expanded its services to include metal roll forming, a process that produces metal panels for roofing, siding, and post-frame, or pole building, Company

Manito Super 1 Foods Inc., a Spokane company owned by Hayden, Idaho-based grocer Ron McIntire, is seeking permits to open a Super 1 Foods supermarket in Sandpoint, says project spokesman Mike Winger.Winger, an employee of URM Stores Inc. who for

Inland Northwest Health Services, the nonprofit health-services provider owned jointly by Spokane's two main hospital systems, says it will buy 60,000 square feet of floor space it occupies in the Wells Fargo Center for $10.1 million.The will of