Spokane Teachers Credit Union says it has bought a vacant 1.5-acre parcel for a future second South Hill branch.The site is located at the southeast corner of Hailee Lane and 57th Avenue, just east of the Cedar Canyon Villas apartment complex, a

The city of Spokane plans to spend roughly $160 million on transportation projects over the next six years, and has identified more than $260 million in additional work that could be done if funding becomes available.Each year, the city updates

A Hayden, Idaho, wood-products concern and an Otis Orchards wholesaler of cedar products both have decided to relocate to a shared lumber yard and 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Spokane Valley and split expenses there, representatives of the say.

Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank says it's considering opening a second branch in Walla Walla, Wash.The bank has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish a branch there in the recently developed Rose Street

The Spokane Airport Board is trying to negotiate a contract with the longtime fixed-base operator at its Felts Field general aviation airport here, after its request this spring for proposals for such an operator there netted no responses.A or a

The Spokane metropolitan area has experienced strong business "cluster" formation since 1990, reflecting an economy that now is "less dependent upon local industry and one that is participating in the larger U.S. economy," a newly released study by