The Spokane campus of City University, an accredited four-year college for working adults, has scaled back its Spokane presence greatly and is no longer accepting new students here.Ten students, who currently are enrolled in two City University

A $1 million cleanup plan is being proposed for a contaminated site along the Spokane River near downtown where a gas plant and a tar company once operated.The Washington state Department of Ecology is proposing to enter into a consent decree A

Target Corp., the big Minneapolis-based discount retailer, has opened a district office in Spokane and is contemplating adding additional Target stores within the newly created district.Linda Heinen, Targets district team leader here, says in

The city of Spokanes Public Works Committee is recommending a $2.4 million turbine upgrade at the waste-to-energy plant.The facilitys turbine needs to be replaced or rebuilt about every 10 years, says Roger Flint, the committees director.

Iron Bridge LLC, of Spokane, expects to start work next month on the first building in its 18-acre Iron Bridge Campus, an office park planned along the Spokane River east of Hamilton Street.Kent Hull, Iron Bridges managing partner, says the a

Steve Strange says he was thrilled after buying a rare 1964-1/2 Mustang convertible in 1968 while he was a junior in high school. It wasnt until two years later, though, when he traded that car in on a hot new 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, that his into a

Buck Knives Inc., which this spring said it was thinking about moving its headquarters and manufacturing plant to Post Falls, now has said it will stay put in Southern California for at least two more years, according to news reports.Two San a

Fueled by attractive interest rates and the chance to fill niche and underserved housing markets, developers here recently have proposed or begun work on a healthy number of new apartment projects in the Spokane area. Real estate observers say

Clarkston, Wash.-based defense contractor Isothermal Systems Research Inc. has leased a building in Liberty Lake and plans to begin moving its corporate headquarters there next month. The company expects to employ 120 to 150 people in the facility

Itronix Corp., the Spokane maker of rugged computers, has leased a 2-year-old building in Liberty Lake that telecommunications equipment maker Telect Inc. owns and had occupied until scaling back its operations last year.Dave Bergman, Itronixs