Rowand Machinery Co., a 46-year-old Spokane-based company that sells and services construction and forestry equipment, plans to build a 12,000-square-foot service facility near its West Plains headquarters. Rowand Machinery, which has a branch

Wild Waters LLC, of Coeur dAlene, has started construction on the first phase of a planned two-phase, $4 million expansion of its water-slide park there.The first phase of work involves building a 1,200-foot-long Sunnyside Lazy River at a

Cami Rogers believes in the value of keeping in touch.Through her Spokane Valley home-based business, Cami Sends Cards LLC, Rogers provides a unique direct-mailing service, in which she sends customized greeting cards to clients on behalf of a

Western United Life Assurance Co., the former insurance affiliate of once prominent and now bankrupt Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., of Spokane, says it plans to move from Spokane Valley to smaller quarters in the Big Easy Concert House to

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, could begin work as soon as July on a $50 million project on the Washington State University campus in Pullman. Lydig already is looking for qualified subcontractors to bid for work on the project, a $50 and

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for the next phase of work on Spokanes long-awaited north-south freeway, bidding to put down a rock base on and pave a four-mile stretch of whats formally called the North for on

The Liberty Lake-based banking software division of Dutch computer-services giant Getronics has shrunk its work force here by more than half over the last four years, to about 80 employees, but is optimistic that its fortunes will improve Smalley,

Avista Utilities plans to launch new energy-conservation programs for business customers this summer as it moves deeper into a three-year drive to delay the need to develop a thermal generating plant.The effort will include agreements under pay

Downtown Spokane, which used to fall asleep when the sun set, now is staying awake into the wee hours, and doesnt appear to be likely to resume its slumber anytime soon.In recent years, new restaurants and bars, spurred on by development in a

A unit of Danish industrial-equipment manufacturer FLSmidth & Co. A/S has bought the materials-handling business and name of RAHCO International Inc., a longtime Spokane concern, in a transaction the buyer says likely will lead to employment growth