Southland Corp., the Dallas-based convenience-store chain, plans to develop a 7-Eleven gas station-convenience store at the northeast corner of Division Street and Second Avenue. The site formerly housed a Perkins restaurant.Work on the is

In just five weeks, a Dallas-based health-care provider called Matrix Rehabilitation Inc. quietly has become a force in the Spokane physical therapy market. In that time, it has bought one physical therapy business here, started up five of a

Malt-O-Meal, the Minneapolis-based company that makes cereals such as Marshmallow Mateys, Coco Roos, and Toasty Os, is negotiating to open a large distribution facility in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park.Were working to put a

Cogentrix Energy Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based power producer, has bought about 107 acres in Rathdrum, Idaho, where it plans to build a $100 million electricity-generating plant. If it can arrange the necessary financing, the company hopes to

Empire Securities Inc. of Washington has signed a consent order issued by state securities investigators that allows the troubled Spokane brokerage firm to remain open but on a short regulatory leash. Also, four of Empires employees or a

New York-based Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America has agreed to lease a new 14,000-square-foot building at Cedar Creek Village, near Guardians big Spokane operations center on the citys North Side.Kathleen Greco, Guardians top to

John Stone Development LLC, of Spokane, plans to develop a $9.8 million, 76-unit assisted-living facility in Seattle, boosting to seven the number of big dwelling complexes that the company is either working on or is about ready to launch in

The Outdoor Sportsman, a sporting goods retailer at the northeast corner of Division and Mission that has been in business here for 22 years, apparently plans to close its doors.Owner Mark Jones couldnt be reached for comment. However, the to

Mead School District has bought the Wismer-Martin Inc. building, at 12828 N. Newport Highway, and plans to consolidate its administrative offices and support services programs there from two locations in the Mead area.The district bought the for