Four of the top five Inland Northwest home builders in 2005 remained in that elite group in 2006, but were joined last year by Sullivan Homes Inc., which moved up from 10th place, according to an annual building-permit list compiled by Cedar City,

Chris Olson definitely isnt your typical businessman. Tattoos adorn his arms, hands, and fingers. His raspy voice bears testament to the years he says he spent living hard while playing drums in touring rock-and-roll bands. And although he

Honeywell Electronic Materials Inc., of Tempe, Ariz., says it plans to invest more than $1 million in remodeling and acquiring new equipment for its research and development center at its Spokane Valley-based plant this year.The capital project

Leone & Keeble Inc., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder on a contract to expand and remodel Whitman Hospital & Medical Center, in Colfax, Wash.Still, Jon Davis, administrator of Whitman Hospital, says Leone & Keebles bid of $15.3 million

Tomlinson Black Group, the Coeur dAlene-based real estate company, has formed a strategic alliance with Realogy Corp., a big Parsippany, N.J.-based real estate services company.The alliance will place the Tomlinson Black brand before buyers a

The owners of the Bluefish restaurant and bar in downtown Spokane say they plan to open a new restaurant this spring in the space formerly occupied by Ankenys Rooftop Restaurant on the top floor of the historic Ridpath Hotel.The new is part a

Viking Construction Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, says it hopes to start site work this spring on a nearly 200-lot residential subdivision its planning to develop in Airway Heights.The development, to be called Traditions, would be located north a

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a contract to build the big new Cabelas Inc. store in Post Falls, and construction on the project could begin as early as next week, the giant sporting goods retailer says.The Sidney,

When the Spokane Public Facilities District asked the city of Spokane last week to condemn land on the block south of its downtown convention facilities, it did so with the conviction that it will need the land and with the belief that an unusual a

The prospect of Cabelas Inc. and G.I. Joes Inc. entering the Spokane-Coeur dAlene sporting goods market and Sportsmans Warehouse expanding here doesnt exactly have home-grown and longtime retailers shaking in their hiking boots.Ed who