Jensen Distribution Services, the big Spokane-based hardware distributor, suffered a huge blow about eight years ago when Ernst Home Center Inc., a Seattle-based retail chain with more than 50 stores, ceased operating. Ernst had accounted for more

A Spokane couple say they plan this summer to open a nonprofit events facility, to be called the Service Station, along Nevada Street on Spokanes North Side, and work on the $1.9 million building that will house it is under way.Scot Robinson,

Iron Bridge LLC, of Spokane, could start work this summer on as much as $22.5 million in new buildings at the Iron Bridge Corporate Campus, located along the Spokane River just east of the University District.Kent Hull, Iron Bridges managing

A company owned by five Coeur dAlene investors plans to develop a $13.8 million medical office building on a 4.5-acre site near Ironwood Drive in Coeur dAlene.Ginno Construction Inc., of Coeur dAlene, will erect the three-story structure

Fairchild Air Force Base is one of two leading sites under consideration to become the temporary base for up to 500 additional military personnel and a number of aircraft when major reconstruction work begins in May on the main runway at Grand Air

A Spokane real estate broker and his family plan to start work this year on a proposed 128-lot residential subdivision six miles north of Spokane near U.S. 395.The 42-acre development site is located along the east side of Hatch Road, about a a

Isothermal Systems Research Inc., a Liberty Lake-based company that has said it expects to grow to 1,000 employees in the next five years from 200 currently, has taken a step to prepare for that growth by leasing space in an adjacent building for a

Entrepreneurs who close their doors usually dont have feel-good stories to tell, but Mark Jones does. He went from a disappointment to creating a busy center here for archery enthusiasts.Jones, co-owner of Spokane Valley Archery, a business a

The film industry quietly has become a significant contributor to the Inland Northwest economy by generating millions of dollars annually and raising the regions profile.Beyond the prestige and glamour, each major motion picture filmed here a

Home builders here say a tightening supply of lots is triggering heightened competition for parcels and raw, developable land, and also is prompting more talk about expanding the urban growth boundaries mandated by the states Growth Management of