Spokanes work force is so good that the community should trumpet its quality to corporate America to draw new employers here, says the president of a national site-selection consulting firm.The executive, Joe White, a principal in The of says

Spokane-based Rocket Engineering Corp. and JetPROP LLC arent well-known locally, but the two affiliated aircraft-modification companies are establishing a strong presence in the general-aviation industry nationally.Specializing in the of more

President Clinton has signed into law an appropriations bill that includes $38 million for new construction and design work at Spokane-area military facilities.The bill, the Fiscal Year 2000 Military Construction Appropriations Act, includes for

The Bon Marche is remodeling the basement of its downtown Spokane store to provide a larger area for its furniture showroom. Store Manager Beth Lewis says the new furniture gallery, which is expected to open by the end of September, will offer a

Next year could bring the start of about $5 million worth of street and bridge improvements to help accommodate increasing traffic on Freya Street, in East Spokane. If federal and state funds are secured, design work will start in 2000 on a on a

MEISolutions.com, a 15-year-old Spokane company formerly known as Micro Enhancement International Inc., says it has agreed in principle to acquire a New Hampshire software-development firm for $2.8 million in cash and stock.Company Chairman and

The anticipated construction of a new Heilig-Meyers Co. furniture store in the Spokane Valley is under way, and the subsequent demolition of the current store is expected to begin near year-end.The new Heilig-Meyers store is being built behind a

Spokane Electrical Services Co., the Spokane-based parent of Rods Electric, Power City Electric, and PowerCom, has acquired the electrical contracting division of Champion Electric & Lighting, of Pullman, a 13-year-old electrical contractor and a

Spokane commercial and industrial real estate specialists Paul Hawkins, Dick Edwards, and Pete Thompson are seeking prospective tenant-partners for a multistory, retail-office building theyd like to develop downtown.The building would be a

Welcome to Holidays on Bourbon Street, said a sign affixed to a large, black triangular entryway that led party goers into the Ag Trade Center downtown. Inside, guests were greeted by purple, green, and gold balloons hanging from the a with