Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank plans to hire about 100 people in coming weeks to work in its headquarters here, and is negotiating to lease about 30,000 square feet of additional space downtown to help accommodate that growth.The expansion

The 141st Air Refueling Wing of the Washington Air National Guard plans to renovate and expand its medical-training facility at Fairchild Air Force Base next year.Construction costs would fall in the $1 million to $5 million range, says Lt. is

Developers have spent millions of dollars to add new inventory to Spokanes downtown office market over the last several years, but much of that space still sits empty, due to the weak economy. Furthermore, theres more space about to come on

As trucking companies approach Jan. 4, the date on which they must begin complying with new federal rules related to driver rest time, some here are unsure of exactly how the changes will affect their bottom lines.They do say, however, that the

Western Rail Inc. moved to the West Plains so it would have rail service.Little did the seller of used locomotives and parts know it would end up providing rail service itself.With whats known as the Geiger spur facing closure, Western to

Construction is expected to begin in March on an $11.9 million building at North Idaho College, in Coeur dAlene, that will house the schools nursing, health-professions, and natural-science programs. The new structure is expected to help in

Actor Dennis Franzbetter known to some as Detective Andy Sipowicz, of the television drama NYPD Blueis the apparent buyer of 100 acres of property on Coeur dAlene Lakes Kidd Island Bay. Franz is said to have bought the property from USA

Spokane-area high-tech entrepreneur Bernard Daines has launched a company here that is breathing life into an underutilized Liberty Lake building as a broadband Internet paradise.The new company, Liberty Lake Internet Exchange LLC, or LLIX for

A lot of things have broken right for Potlatch Corp., helping the Spokane-based forest-products company in its successful quest to return to profitability this year, Chairman and CEO L. Pendleton Siegel told securities analysts earlier this prices

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians, continuing to add to its property holdings on the West Plains, has bought for future development another 111 acres near its 3-year-old Northern Quest Casino.The parcel extends south from the casino, located at 100