Max J. Kuney Co., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder on a $42 million specialty interchange project on busy Interstate 405 in Kirkland, Wash., and with two other recent successful bids is now in line to do $110 million in major transportation a

Spokanes David Cebert was 14 when he did his first paid recording session, co-writing the music, playing the keyboards, and co-producing a promotional jingle recorded by Bill Latronica, then-owner of a small Spokane recording studio.Cebert he

Garliz Investments LLC, a Post Falls-based Burger King franchisee that was operating 25 Inland Northwest restaurants when it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, has filed a reorganization plan that would leave it with just 12 or 13

The city of Spokane expects over the next 12 years to spend $533 million on waste-water improvement projects, using money that some 70,000 utility customers here pay each month in rate-stabilization fees.That cost estimate could double if new a

Coeur dAlene developer Marshall Chesrown has hired Design Workshop Inc., a trend-setting Denver-based firm that specializes in urban planning and landscape architecture, to create a master plan for his planned development at the former Summit he

Some residential developments here might offer homes that could be described as an empty nesters delight, but empty nesters, or couples whose children have left home, wont see those words used in real estate advertisements. Thats

Baby boomers, who make up the largest demographic group in the U.S., are changing the funeral industry and the way it handles death, say industry watchers here.Boomers have different attitudes about cremation, burial, and funeral services than

The assisted-living industry has become overbuilt in the Spokane area, spurring stiffer competition and even making Medicaid-covered residents more attractive fincancially, facility administrators here say.Meanwhile, more assisted-living units

For a guy who lives with terminal cancer, Gary Lindeblad doesnt seem to be slowing down much.The head pro at Indian Canyon Golf Course barely takes time to eat. Hes got too many things to do: playing in golf tournaments, giving lessons, in

The number of golf rounds being played at many Spokane-area courses has dropped in recent years as competition has increased and fewer young people have taken up the sport, course operators say.At best, many are just hoping to equal last in and