Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has landed seven construction jobs worth a combined nearly $40 million.Of those, the three biggest jobs, which total about $35 million, are for projects in Clarkston, in southeast Washington state, and a

A Paul Mitchell cosmetology school has opened at 15303 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Paul Mitchell Schools is a franchise based in Costa Mesa, Calif.Though the school's first class, which started at the beginning of November, is small, with six

The assets of Henry-Griffitts Inc., a Hayden-based custom golf club maker founded in 1983, has been acquired by aboutGolf Ltd., of Maumee, Ohio, through a company it has formed called Henry-Griffitts Ltd., says Jim Hofmeister, CEO of declines to of

Pilgrim's Natural Foods Market, a Coeur d'Alene store that features locally grown and organic products, has bought a building next door that will enable it to more than triple its size, says Joe Hamilton, who owns the business with his wife, store

A nonprofit group in Cheney is seeking support from business and property owners there to form a business improvement district in the city's downtown area to fund safety initiatives, aesthetic improvements, and marketing efforts.The group, to to

The city of Spokane says its sign code, which hasn't undergone a thorough review since the 1950s, needs to be updated to reflect new sign technology.The city's planning services department is working to update the sign code, and the Spokane Plan

Talecris Plasma Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Talecris Biotherapeutics Inc., says it planned to open a plasma donation center in north Spokane this week.Steven Goldsmith, a Talecris spokesman, says the will