Ten months before city of Spokane voters will choose their first strong mayor under the new form of government they narrowly approved in November, names of possible candidates have begun to emerge.Candidates wont officially file for the post a

Spokane and Kootenai counties could become one metropolitan area in the eyes of statisticians, economists, and relocation consultants after figures are tallied from the 2000 U.S. censusno matter what either county has to say about it. the two in

The Cheney Chamber of Commerce has changed its name to the West Plains Chamber of Commerceand says it now will represent the business interests in all of western Spokane County. Already, the organization is attending to details as diverse as a

The Spokane area could benefit economically if a conceptual strategy unveiled earlier this year to turn Moses Lake into a major inland freight hubessentially moving some shipping activity across the Cascades from Seattlewere to materialize, it

Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers Inc., a large, Chicago-based engineering and consulting company, has opened a small branch office near downtown Spokane and plans to expand its presence here in the next few years.The company has leased and

Getronics Wang workers in Liberty Lake have developed new software that integrates banking systems used to provide customer service at branch locations, at call centers, and over the Internet, says Leni Selvaggio, Getronics marketing programs of is

Developers are moving forward with a $3 million expansion at Liberty Lake Town Center, motivated by a flurry of leasing activity for a shopping center under construction across the street.Design work already is under way on the expansion at Lake

An investment group thats considering developing twin high-rise towers on the downtown block across Spokane Falls Boulevard from the Opera House has proposed buildingand paying fora garage that would meet its parking needs and those of the an

Three separate development projects that together have an estimated eventual value of more than $4.6 million are being planned for Airway Heights.The projects include a 60-room hotel, an eight-acre, mixed-used industrial park, and a storage Rudy

Step up boys! Here we go, commands Cathy Andersen from the drivers seat of her covered carriage.Jimmy and Romeo, two of Andersens black draft horses, pull ahead, effortlessly gliding the 3,000-pound carriage, which at times is weighed by