As the Hispanic population here continues to mushroom, Spokane-area universities and businesses are bolstering their efforts to recruit from and tap into that increasingly important ethnic group.Gonzaga University has ramped up its advertising

Though announcements of downtown-area condominium projects have been sprouting like spring flowers in recent years, developers here say that housing sector might not reach full bloom for years, as they struggle to develop units that middle-market a

F5 Networks Inc., a Seattle-based maker of computer networking equipment, says its expanding its Liberty Lake plant by 30,000 square feet to accommodate a recent employment boost and to prepare for more growth.Two years ago, the company its a

Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital and Holy Family Hospital are expected to begin this month developing a 10-year master plan for future projects at the two big Spokane hospitals.The hospitals, which are operated by Renton, & in

Spokane physiatrist Dr. Karen Stanek says a fast-growing number of people here are using two little-known tools in the fight against a debilitating muscle-contraction problem known as spasticity.She says usage of implantable medicine pumps to

Hospitals here have seen record numbers of emergency-room visitors so far this year, and in some cases overall record admissions. Administrators say the high level of activity is likely due to population growth here, though some suspect an number a

In a time of escalating fuel costs, a fledgling Post Falls business has begun marketing recreational boats that it says can operate for less than $1 a day.The business, Inland Empire Duffy Electric Boats LLC, became a distributor last October a

The Spokane office of Coffman Engineers Inc. is participating in a $200 million U.S. government effort to bring aid to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan. Pakistan still is recovering from a massive earthquake that killed nearly 75,000 people 18 months of

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest, the Spokane-based nonprofit employers group, says that it has bought the Moloney+ONeill insurance brokerages North Side building for an undisclosed sum.Jim DeWalt, CEO of Associated Industries,

Whitworth College plans to start work this month on a new visual-arts building it will erect at a total cost of $7.1 million.The 19,400-square-foot building, to be built on the north side of Whitworths campus, is to include an gallery, a and