Liberty Lake Investments LLC, of Hayden, Idaho, says its proposing to build a big residential and commercial development on 100 acres of land in eastern Liberty Lake.Tentatively called Liberty Village, the master-planned community is expected

Some of the Spokane areas big distribution centers are getting bigger. Expansions are under way at a number of facilities that are seeking to ease overcrowding and keep up with demand.In our case, its because were growing faster and

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Canddle Development Inc., which currently is building a big senior housing facility in North Spokane, also now plans to develop a 252-unit affordable housing complex farther north, at an estimated cost of nearly $27 to a

The estimated cost to build the North Spokane Corridor, commonly known as the north-south freeway continues to soar above previous projections, but by how much wont become clear until around the end of November.Thats when the Washington of

PULLMANYou might call it a prolonged power surge.Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. (SEL), the Pullman-based maker of electrical-system protection equipment, says it expects to finish this year with close to 20 percent growth in and a a

Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the evil director of human resources character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives really are good for business.Data

Recent federal rule clarifications regarding health savings accounts will let employers put more money into the accounts of employees who participate in health-wellness programs and improve their health as a result. Such incentives will be at a

Spokane insurance industry veteran Jim Dinneen has launched an independent insurance brokerage here, named Inland Insurance Inc., after having bought the local assets of New York City-based Willis Group Holdings Ltd.The new agency, which for a

With gasoline prices now hovering around $3 a gallon and the cost of filling the tank of an average sized vehicle cresting $50, many businesses and consumers here are seeking ways to squeeze additional miles out of each gallon of fuel they here to

Consumers soon will have more options in the growing sport-utility vehicle market as manufacturers introduce crossover-utility vehicles, which look much like conventional SUVs but have rides and fuel efficiency more like cars.Eight such called