The city of Spokane parks department is moving to the next phase of planning and development of renovations at Riverfront Park heading into next year. Meanwhile, Riverfront Park projects that started in 2017 are expected to wrap up during the first half

Buck N Brown Hangars LLC plans to begin construction of an aircraft storage hangar at Felts Field next month. Veradale-based Buck N Brown is a company formed last summer by Norris Brown, a retired Kaiser Aluminum employee, and Scott Buck, owner of Spoka

Kootenai Health has started interior renovations valued at $4.3 million this month for three departments in its main hospital building, at 2003 Kootenai Health Way in Coeur d'Alene. The upgrades involve improvements to existing and recently expanded s

In November 2016, Washington voters approved Initiative 1433, raising the state's minimum wage over the next four years starting Jan. 1, 2017. Initiative 1433's other major component requires employers statewide to provide employees paid sick and saf

Illinois-based hotel developer Tharaldson Hospitality Management plans to begin constructing a $10 million Marriott Springhill Suites near Spokane International Airport next spring, early planning documents show. Predevelopment documents on file with the

The Mead School District has sent out a request for bids for more than $14 million worth of additions and modernizations at 34-year-old Shiloh Hills Elementary School, at 505 E. Stonewall, in the Nevada Lidgerwood neighborhood on Spokane's North Side.

Spokane-based Sprague Partners LLC, a real estate investment group, has purchased a building at 3401 E. Sprague for $595,000, says Kevin Edwards, broker with Hawkins Edwards Inc. and a partner with the purchasing company. Greg Byrd, a broker with Byrd Re

The hospitality industry is notorious for having high employee turnover. Proper and thorough training of new employees is critical for employee success within any hotel and can play an important role in employee retention. The initial training that hotel

While Seattle is growing rapidly, our rural areas continue to struggle. They don't have the corporate giants such as Amazon.com, Microsoft Corp., and Boeing Co. creating jobs and economic opportunities. Today, there is a rejuvenated effort to bring pro