Avista Utilities is studying ways to link with and gain benefits from a $5 billion power line that a California utility has proposed to build between Northern California and British Columbia by late 2015.The California utility, Pacific Gas and

Despite reports to the contrary, urban sprawl has continued to grow significantly for the past several decades, new research suggests.A study of changing land-use patterns in the state of Maryland found substantial and significant increases in

Spokanes residential construction market, which heated up to red hot in recent years before starting to cool last year, likely will continue to chill somewhat this year, experts here say. Joel White, executive officer of the Spokane Home says

After two years of collecting and compiling data on the Spokane and Kootenai county housing markets, New Home Trends Inc., a Bothell, Wash.-based research and consulting company, has launched an online database of residential home development here.

North Idaho developer William Radobenko says he plans to develop an 800-acre golf-course community that apparently could add 500 homes to the city of Priest River, Idaho. The Priest River City Council has agreed to consider a request by to the

The YMCA of the Inland Northwest and the YWCA of Spokane have secured almost $5.9 million for the new facility theyre constructing at 930 N. Monroe by obtaining tax credits through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program.Because they could

Whitworth University says it plans to construct an $11.6 million residence hall on its North Side campus that will be ready for students to occupy by fall 2009.The 44,000-square-foot, 168-bed structure, tentatively being called East Residence a

Christy Belisle warns students that theyll hear her voice long after her class is over, perhaps before they dial their cell phone while driving, exceed the speed limit, or lose their temper with another driver.Belisle and the companies that a

Local businessman George Schillinger has bought the assets of Spokane Valley custom woodwork manufacturer Architectural Woodwork & Design Inc. and has formed a new company, Millwood Manufacturing LLC, to do the same work. Millwood so far has 7

Walla Walla, Wash.-based Banner Bank says it plans to open a large branch office in downtown Spokane that will serve as a base here from which it will expand its presence in the Spokane market. As part of that mission, it also plans to build a new