Gonzaga University plans to construct a five-story, $10.5 million apartment and retail complex on an entire block west of its campus that currently is occupied by the Colonial Bowl bowling alley. The development still is being designed, but it

A family trust here hopes to develop a shopping center, a number of office buildings, and multifamily housing on 36 acres of former farmland along U.S. 395 north of Spokane.The retail-office portion of the proposed development is being called a

If Zak Designs Inc., of Airway Heights, reaches its goal of close to $250 million in annual sales by 2007, President and CEO Irv Zakheim will be grinning as widely as the cartoon characters emblazoned on some of his companys products.Zakheim

Spokane ophthalmologist Dr. David Cohen has begun offering a procedure that uses radio waves to correct the near-vision deterioration that everyone over the age of 40 eventually suffers.Using a patented technology called Conductive which was by

Northwest TeleHealth, a nonprofit subsidiary of Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services, has launched several initiatives aimed at helping rural hospitals and other medical facilities save money and lives with a few clicks of a computer with

While a new building here for the Intercollegiate College of Nursing still is three years and more than $30 million from becoming a reality, a vision for the new facility already is coming into focus.Whats clear, says the nursing schools is

In the good ole days, pickup trucks were designed to haul and pull stuff from Point A to Point B, with no frills and only enough room for two or three passengers. Fuel economy, passenger comfort, and handling were after-thoughts. These days,

A number of Spokane-area new-car dealers have renovated their properties over the last few years and more such projects are in the works, spurred by requests from the automakers whose product lines the dealers carry.The projects are part of a a

Spokane Motor Cars Inc., a recently formed company, has bought the assets of both the Jaguar Land Rover Spokane and Lithia Volvo dealerships here.Jan Richardson, owner of Spokane Motor Cars, says the new company has leased the established Land

Williams Inland Distributors Inc., of Spokane, has bought the former Empire Beverage Inc. building in Spokane Valley.Williams Inland, an ice-cream distributor, moved its offices to the 28,000-square-foot building, at 1505 N. Bradley, late last