Avista Utilities plans to build or acquire 150 megawatts of wind-powered generation by 2012 to take advantage of renewable-energy tax incentives, to diversify its resource mix, and to meet renewable-energy requirements.The Spokane company lays a

Boise-based discount grocery chain WinCo Foods LLC has bought 9 acres of vacant land in Coeur d'Alene and plans to build its third Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-area supermarket there, says the commercial real estate company that handled the real estate &

When the Spokane City Council agreed recently to form a special tax-increment financing district, it set into motion possible use of a fresh new way to raise more than half of the $42 million in public improvements eyed for the University District

The Spokane Tribe of Indians' long-discussed potential development of a casino resort on a 145-acre parcel of trust land on the west side of Airway Heights appears poised to move to the next step in the federal approval process.The U.S. Bureau a

MobiusLab, a preview of the planned Mobius Science Center that's on exhibition at the NorthTown Mall, features a personalized touch-screen computer interface designed by a Spokane resident to bring exhibits to life in the minds of young the called

The fastest areas of growth Community colleges in the Spokane area and North Idaho say they're seeing a surge in enrollment as unemployed workers seek additional training or retraining. Meanwhile, enrollment at four-year institutions a