Elder-law attorneys here say people make avoidable, but all-too-common mistakes in planning their estates.Asked how frequently such problems and pitfalls crop up, Spokane attorney Karen Sayre gives a succinct answer.Im thinking about in

Hospice of Spokane, which opened a Hospice House facility on Spokanes South Hill recently, says its patient volumes have doubled in the past few years and its considering opening additional facilities on the North Side and in Spokane Valley. in

Jeff Fountain says he and Bob Britton, both licensed architects, last week completed a three-year buyout of Copeland Architecture & Construction Inc., of Spokane, from founder Gerry Copeland. The firm specializes in custom design-build projects

When Bernardo Wills Architects PC set out to design a retail building for a small parcel nestled against a mature South Hill neighborhood, it attempted to break up the structure visuallyusing a variety of building materials and roof the might

Projects designed by Spokane firm top $400 million in recent yearsOne of Spokanes largest architectural firms, NAC|Architecture Inc., says its blueprint for growth has helped it corral projects with a total construction value of well over in

A Spokane developer plans to build an $11.4 million, 144-unit apartment complex west of the Mirabeau area in Spokane Valley.The developer, HAL Valley Apartments LLC, has obtained building permits to construct a six-building complex, to be at E.

August Systems Inc., a Spokane company that develops and sells computer software for home health-care agencies, plans to move next month and hire more employees.Rick Williams, chief operating officer for August Systems, says the business plans

Lake Spokane Properties LLC, of Suncrest, says it plans to develop a $10 million retail complex, to be called Lake Spokane Center, in that growing area northwest of Spokane.The company expects to begin work on the $5 million first phase of the

Suzan Mihara loves plants and is drawing on her passion for gardening to help her and her sons sprouting organic and hydroponic plant business blossom, even as the economy wilts.Mihara and her son, Paul, opened Spokane Organic & Hydroponic in

Rockwood Clinic PS says it plans to open a physical therapy clinic in Cheney, its fourth overall. The Spokane-based physicians group has leased a 3,900-square-foot space at 1717 First Street, in Cheney, and expects to open a clinic there at the