With the opening of the large Sportsmans Warehouse store near the Spokane Valley Mall late last summer, another big-league player has taken the field in what appears to be an increasingly competitive market for sporting goods here.For the most

Graham Group Ltd., a large Calgary, Alberta-based construction company, is buying the assets of the former Shea Construction Inc., a longtime Spokane general contractor that went out of business last month, and the Canadian concern has started a 45

Ask John Bole, CEO of Yokes Washington Foods Inc., the secret to the success of the Spokane-based chain of nine grocery stores, and hell tell you the story about the floral department manager who wanted to sell Beanie Babies. The store it

With the regional energy supply improving, Avista Utilities says it should have adequate power to serve its customers this winter.Dick Storro, the Spokane utilitys manager of wholesale marketing, says hes comfortable with the companys on a

Soon, the familiar old radio and TV jingle for Sylvan Furniture Co.s downtown Spokane store no longer will be applicable. The 56-year-old store is moving to a two-level, 19,000-square-foot building at 1233 N. Division from its three-story, at

POST FALLSSpokane developer Harry Greens vision for the former Louisiana-Pacific Corp. mill site here involves nothing less than forging a new city center, complete with a town square, a relocated City Hall, and a shoreline park.At a public

The Spokane Public Facilities District recently invited firms interested in providing architectural and engineering services for the proposed expansion and remodeling of the Spokane Convention Center to submit qualifications.The district in an a

James F. Cotter, a San Antonio, Tex.-based real estate investor, has added the Argonne West I & II office complex to his recently startedand fast-growingportfolio of Spokane-area properties.Cotter bought Argonne West I & II, which is located

Parrott Mechanical Inc., a longtime North Idaho heating, plumbing, and electrical contractor that once employed more than 400 people companywide, has closed its Coeur dAlene office and laid off most of its employees. A Boise-based heating and

With cameras and tape recorder in hand, Bob Rowan boarded a plane last week for rural Holmes County, Ohio, to spend seven days among the Amish.It was one of countless trips that Rowan, who creates multimedia productions of photos, words, and for