A new draft plan for the future of downtown, slated to be unveiled tonight, envisions substantial growth in retail, office, and housing space; development of a public square in the former J.J. Newberry Co. location; and designation of Howard Street

When Brian Abrams runs a marathon, hes just getting warmed up.When he downhill skis, cross-country skis, runs, bicycles, and kayaks solo through each stage of an Ironman competition and wins, hes getting in shape to do what he likes. The

Genie Industries Inc., the Redmond, Wash.-based company that has chosen to open a plant in Moses Lake that is scheduled to employ 1,300 people eventually, considered opening its plant in Spokane, but decided against it.Genie chose Moses Lake of

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP, Spokanes largest law firm, has launched an aggressive growth strategy that includes a merger last week with Spokanes fifth largest firm and the expectation of having as many as 100 attorneys within &

In a bonanza fueled by the economic dynamism of the high-tech industry, the employees and local-area investors of Packet Engines Inc. received $175 million when Packet was sold recently, founder Bernard Daines says.In addition to the stock that

Hewlett-Packard Co. has leased 21,400 square feet of space at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park and plans to move part of its printed-circuit assembly division there from Liberty Lake in April.Liz Cox, spokeswoman here for the big Palo says

Gonzaga Universitys Regional Information Services, an offshoot of the Foley Center library that provides fee-based research services to businesses, has been given an ultimatum: break even or shut down.Library officials say the universitys 1,

A Spokane real estate executive says a California businessman is trying to prevent the collapse of a call-center project here after two men and a company that allegedly were involved in the project were indicted by a Spokane grand jury for federal

Coldwater Creek Inc., the Sandpoint, Idaho-based direct-mail retailer, has pulled out of the Japanese market after testing it for about two years. The company, tucked away in North Idahos Selkirk Range, sells gifts, clothing, and home furnishings

Cogentrix Energy Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based power producer, will serve as its own general contractor on construction of a $100 million power plant it is developing in Rathdrum, Idaho, with Avista Power Inc., of Spokane. The company will strive