The Spokane V.A. Medical Center is in the midst of a series of upgrades that will cost nearly $8 million.The 36-bed hospital, at 4815 N. Assembly, expects to complete next month a $3.9 million project that includes the remodeling of 8,000 square

Horizon Credit Union, of Spokane, hopes to break ground next month on a new branch office on Spokanes North Side that would be the first of perhaps three new branches.Kent Preston, president and CEO of Horizon, says that during the last five a

A legal battle could result in additional taxes on rental property statewide, a possibility that alarms members of the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) chapter here.If, as proposed, a current ruling is overturned and rental property

The Kalispel Indian tribe hopes to break ground this month on its planned $17 million gambling casino in Airway Heights, and anticipates opening the 60,000-square-foot facility, which will be called Kalispel Casino, early next spring.The tribe a

Inland Empire Paper Co., of Millwood, is seeking a zone change on 106 acres of the land it owns in the Mirabeau Point area, as part of a long-standing plan to have some of its holdings there developed commercially.The Spokane Valley paper is to

A draft environmental impact statement has been prepared for a big Liberty Lake-area development that was announced two years ago and includes plans for about 1,800 residences and lots for light industrial use.Called Liberty Lake Meadows, the 90

Ross Stores Inc., of Newark, Calif., plans to open a 30,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less discount clothing store in the Spokane Valley Plaza, which is located on the east side of Sullivan Road between Broadway Avenue and Interstate 90.David a

Costco Companies Inc., the big, Issaquah, Wash.-based membership warehouse chain, is searching for a new home for its cramped, 16-year-old store on Third Avenue southeast of downtown Spokane, knowledgeable real estate sources here say.Costco who

Roger Crawford, principal stockholder of Thermoguard Equipment Inc., a Spokane manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated box industry, is negotiating the possible sale of the company to H Enterprises, a Minneapolis company that also serves that

The mystique of Morocco is enveloping shoppers at Joel Inc.s store this spring.Silken draperies hang from the ceiling; stacks of lush pillows, heaps of baskets, and colorful boxes repose on exotic carpets; and trunks evoke far-off Intricate to