Discussions of how to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges, improve the transportation of freight around the state, and ease traffic congestion are expected to dominate the Washington Legislatures 1998 session.Business groups say they will push

The Spokane-area office market has tightened dramatically, especially downtown, and is expected to remain tight through next year, say executives at two of Spokanes largest commercial real estate companies.As a result, businesses that are to &

Sacred Heart Medical Center, St. Marys Hospital in Walla Walla, and the network that operates Holy Family Hospital and three smaller hospitals north of Spokane are closer to joining into a single integrated network after six months of the to

A young Spokane computer seller and consultant called WindStar Group Inc. has enjoyed explosive growth in its first four years, and now is contemplating expansions that it hopes will make it a regional powerhouse.The company, which was founded a

Pantrol Inc., a Spokane maker of electrical control panels and printed circuit boards, has opened a second manufacturing shop and is experiencing strong growth.Jim Kucera, Pantrols general manager, says the 25-year-old company opened the new a

A Spokane County proposal to construct four railroad underpasses in the Spokane Valley and several projects proposed by the Washington state Department of Transportation on Interstate 90 and U.S. 395 here have made a list of high-priority projects

As Spokane County and municipalities here develop new comprehensive land-use plans to comply with state-mandated growth management, a new topic will be looked at along with the usual issues of land use, transportation, and public services.Its

Gonzaga University is seeking approval of a $41 million bond issue to pay for a number of planned capital projects on the Jesuit schools campus northeast of downtown Spokane and to refinance some debt.The university has asked the Washington to

On the 11th floor of the Seafirst Financial Center downtown, the wallboard is still bare in places and unpacked boxes outnumber employees, but Spokanes newest corporate headquarters offices there are up and running.They are those of Potlatch a

John Stone Development LLC, of Spokane, is developing three apartment complexes in the Seattle area that together are expected to cost about $38 million and will include 300 residential units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space.Two of the