Work has started on the $4.7 million demolition and rebuild of the Howard Street Bridge in downtown Spokane's Riverfront Park. The city selected Athol, Idaho-based LaRiviere Equipment & Excavation Inc. as the general contractor for the project. Meanwh

Centennial Properties Inc., the Spokane-based property developer that is part owner of the River Park Square downtown retail center, wants to tear down the skywalk downtown that crosses Howard Street just north of Main Avenue and to replace it with one ne

The planning department for the city of Spokane is trying to get the word out that short-term rental operators using online home-stay networks such as Airbnb and VRBO are required to obtain licenses from the city and state. The Spokane City Council adopt

Between minimum wage hikes, mandatory sick-leave policies, and heightened regulations, organizations are facing more issues just by being employers, says Jim DeWalt, president and CEO of Spokane-based Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest. AI pr

The Washington state Department of Ecology's site manager for the Black Tank property in Hillyard says the department expects by the end of the year to submit changes to recommended proposals from two companies charged with removing contaminated oil on

Officials here say plans for creating a mixed-use commercial development near what was formerly the Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mead Works smelting plant north of Spokane have been put on hold due to a host of water rights issues. 'It's a long and involve

The city of Spokane and the Downtown Spokane Partnership want to get meter feeders off downtown's core streets and create more room for shoppers and visitors in the city's center. The Spokane City Council has directed the city's Parking Services De