Western Washington-based lumber distributor Specialty Forest Products Inc. plans to open a distribution hub in Spokane Valley from which it will serve its Inland Northwest customers.Mike Wynne, general manager for Specialty Forest Products of

Crown West Realty LLC, of Spokane Valley, has bought a $12 million office complex in the Denver area, its first acquisition in that market.Richard Rollnick, president of Crown West, says the company currently is looking at additional properties

Great Floors LLC, a Coeur dAlene-based flooring chain with 15 retail stores and three distribution centers, has started work on a 48,000-square-foot retail outlet just west of the Spokane Valley Mall, which will be its third Spokane-area new is a

Two unnamed Oregon investors are in the process of selling their interest in a proposed, about 250-acre mixed-use development project in Post Falls to Tullamore Properties LLC, which is managed by Vision First LLC, of Eagle, Idaho.Separately, a

With just a click of his mouse, Dana Bressler starts up a 2,600-foot-long piece of mobile mining equipment. With another click he puts in motion a device that squeezes toothpaste from a tube.The machines arent real yet, just animated images a

Holy Family Hospital, on Spokanes North Side, has received a mostly clean bill of health from a high-profile industry consultant that evaluated its performance earlier this year and even suggested that the hospital increase, rather than reduce, a

The latest available numbers suggest that Spokane Countys population growth this year might be gaining momentum over last years stepped-up pace.Through the first seven months of this year, 5,011 new residents had surrendered drivers from

The city of Spokane wants to turn its temporary, voluntary transportation-impact fee into a permanent, mandatory fee on new development, an idea thats dusting up debate in business circles. Proponents say impact fees, also known as mitigation

With big new contracts in hand to provide concrete railroad ties for Union Pacific Railroad lines across the country, Spokane Valley-based CXT Inc. is spending $18 million to expand its plant in Nebraska and to build a new plant in Arizona.The

The shuttered Garden Terrace Manor Nursing Home, on Spokanes lower South Hill, will be redeveloped into medical-office condominiums as part of a $3 million project there.The four-story structure, to be renamed the Northview Medical Arts is at