Spokane-based law firm Lee & Hayes PLLC has seen both its staff numbers and billings jump more than 40 percent so far this year, and it expects its brisk growth to continue as it plans expansions at its offices here, in Seattle, and in Austin, up,

Spokane County is adding $812 million in newly constructed buildings and newly platted land to its tax rolls this year, which is down from more than $1 billion in each of the previous two years, but still quite healthy, says Assessor Ralph county a

The giant oil company ExxonMobil Corp. has obtained a permit to assemble a $3 million biodiesel blending project in Spokane Valley, and a young company based in Arlington, Wash., separately plans to extend to Eastern Washington the distribution for

Even as highly touted affordable-housing projects are set to be constructed here, groups that work to provide such housing are struggling to meet a growing demand for units.Projects under construction hereor soon to beinclude the Walnut The

The city of Airway Heights is considering taking a second shot at annexing a one-square-mile area along its eastern border thats part of a broader West Plains area the city of Spokane also covets. Spokane city officials say they likely would

Robert Lastimado says that at his north Spokane business, Ultimate Karaoke, he basically rents private spaces to party in.We dont sell karaoke, says Lastimado, 36, of Spokane. We sell a good time. Everyone is in need of having a good he

The city of Spokane will submit applications late this month or early next month for permits that must be issued before construction can begin on a proposed white-water park on the Spokane River, says Steve Faust, executive director of the Spokane

Deer Park School District has selected Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, for a $33.7 million project to expand and modernize its high school, says district superintendent Mick Miller.The project will include expanding the high school into a

The Spokane Regional Site Selector, a Web site that allows visitors to identify and research quickly available commercial properties here online, had a strong first year and is proving to be a multifaceted resource, say members of the consortium at

Taking a folic acid pill a daya simple measure to prevent severe birth defects is under-promoted in the media, under-recommended by health-care providers, and under-used by women of childbearing age, according to a review of studies.Less a