Foreclosures in Spokane County shot up 84 percent in the last year, but economic analysts here say that increase isn't too alarming yet, compared with the soaring foreclosure activity in other parts of the country.The county auditor reported 560

Avista Utilities' customers in Washington and Idaho far exceeded the Spokane-based company's goals to save energy through its rebate and other incentive programs last year, and that success is being mirrored across the Pacific Northwest.The says

One of the Village at Riverstone's most anticipated retail anchors, Barnes & Noble Inc., apparently has canceled its plans to open at the Coeur d'Alene mixed-use development.A lawsuit, filed last month in U.S. District Court, in Spokane, by the

Robi Railey and her daughter, Heidi Gudgel, the new owners of the 30,000-square-foot Sylvan Furniture Co. warehouse, at 116 W. Pacific, will begin this renovation of the former creamery building next month for retail use. McCloskey Construction and

Deer Park dentists Steven Bates and Greg Miller say they plan to construct a new office building in a $2.2 million project, at 309 W. Crawford, in Deer Park, for their growing family dentistry practice.Bates says the building will be a with a