Spokane Valley technology company ReliOn Inc. says it's developing a new, smaller version of its hydrogen fuel-cell system. Called the Eco-200 fuel-cell system, the new version should be available commercially in the fourth quarter of this year

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, is erecting a $1.8 million structure in Hayden, Idaho, that will house a Walgreens pharmacy and retail outlet.The 14,500-square-foot building is going up at the southeast corner of U.S. 95 and a

A Phoenix, Ariz., shopping center developer plans to build a $1.4 million structure near the WinCo Foods Inc. supermarket on Spokane's North Side that would house retail shops.The developer, Kornwasser Shopping Center Properties LLC, has a to a

Spokane Valley-based Sterling Hospitality Management LLC plans to open SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotels in Coeur d'Alene and Wenatchee with a combined value of $23 million in the next two years, says Cal Clausen, Sterling's sister company, kVc

Avista Corp., which operates one of the nation's oldest and biggest wood-fired generating plants at Kettle Falls, Wash., says it would be interested in the results of a planned University of Idaho study of the use of a crop-drying trailer to dry an

Itron Inc., of Spokane, and Verizon Wireless, of Basking Ridge, N.J., have announced a joint marketing agreement under which they will work together to develop secure, two-way communications for utilities that want to employ Itron's advanced to as

Spokane County has increased its fees for land-use and development applications, citing a need to recover the cost of processing them. Some land-use experts, however, say the new fees, which in some cases amount to increases of thousands of are law

The Bonneville Power Administration plans to construct a 6,500-square-foot aircraft hangar at Spokane International Airport, where it keeps one to two helicopters used to spot from the air problems along its power transmission lines.Grace Gates,