This conceptual drawing shows what a walkway within the U.S. Pavilion at Riverfront Park could look like when the $16.5 million renovation of the iconic downtown feature is completed.

Three prominent Spokane architecture concerns-Bernardo|Wills Architects PC, ALSC Architects PS, and NAC Architecture-say they've been enjoying a steady stream of design work this year that includes a mixture of both public and private projects.

Following the retirement of the Spokane office's founder James Harakas in 2015, engineering concern GeoEngineers Inc. has transitioned to a group leadership approach while still being involved in several prominent projects in the Spokane area.

The founders of Spokane-based financial technology startup Obloco Inc., which does business as XpenseOne, say they're laying the groundwork this year to make their cloud-based expense reporting software a staple product in the realm

In a matter of months, First Interstate BancSystem Inc. will go from having no presence to a prominent foothold in the Inland Northwest banking community.

Kyle Peterson and Zach Stensland were in high school when they started customizing their friends' used socks in Peterson's parents' garage. The pair used a process called sublimation, which involves pressing dye into fabric using heat.

A Moses Lake, Wash.-based applied solar company with a team of engineers based here has invented a mobile refrigeration system that runs entirely on solar power.

Spokane-based general contractor Bouten Construction Co. has started building a new two-story, $3.2 million corporate office building for itself at 627 N. Napa, just 10 feet away from its current offices at the same address

Liberty Lake-based in-home care provider Family Home Care LLC has merged with Seattle-based Family Resource Home Care. The larger, combined entity will retain the Family Resource Home Care name, but it will be headquartered in Liberty Lake.

Inland Northwest ski resort operators say the early start to ski season last year has skiers eager to hit the slopes again, despite forecasts that an El Niño weather pattern is bringing a warmer and wetter winter season.