Small new gyms are popping up here like coffee huts, as health-club owners scramble to capture members who want to work out closer to home. Meanwhile, larger, more traditional clubs are expanding or tapping new areas of town to hold their own in an

Given consumers rising concerns about gas prices, Rachel Oxrieder figures her year-old North Spokane business is in a good position to capitalize on their shift toward more fuel-efficient vehiclesspecifically, those with two wheels.Oxrieder

St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute says it has hired two additional staff physicians, essentially creating an in-house physicians group at the 102-bed facility here.Until recently, only two physicians on the institutes medical staff were

Sacred Heart Medical Center has performed its first kidney transplant accomplished in a domino-effect scenario that involves two live donors and two recipients, triggering use of a matching approach hospital officials believe will boost kidney here

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, medical and scientific director of Providence Medical Research Center here, says the center is on its way to becoming a full-fledged research institute, a path she says will help Spokane attract sought-after medical and and a

As car buyers think more about fuel efficiency, automakers are rolling out for 2009 new vehicles and redesigns aimed at appealing to those who are trading in trucks and big SUVs for something more economical. As a result watch for more hybrids, and

Jennifer Johnson, who uses the motto Save Your Green when marketing her Jennifers Auto Sales used-car dealership, says shes relying on the dealerships reputation for offering quality, affordable vehicles to fuel its growth in an ailing it

GVD Northwest LLC, of Spokane, has bought majority interest in the former Burgans Fine Furniture complex at 1120 N. Division for an undisclosed sum, and plans to redevelop the property as a mixed-use development.GVD Northwests parent company

A group of Spokane investors plans to build a $5 million, 30,000-square-foot office building in Spokane Valley near the big office complex that Worthy Enterprises is constructing.The two-story structure is to be located on the south side of the

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $23 million contract to build a 49,000-square-foot medical structure at the Washington State Penitentiary, in Walla Walla.About half of the new structure, to be called the Health Services