Spokanes Sarah Gilcher says shes got the ideal survival product for women on the go. Its called the Safety Girl Roadside Emergency Kit, and it combines practicality with pleasure, including, among other items, instructions to change a flat to

The number of foreclosures filed in Spokane County last year dropped precipitously, falling below the 500 mark for the first time since 1997.Randy Barcus, chief economist at Avista Corp., says that with property values rising, most people who a

Spokane-based Integrus Architecture PS has designed four high-security U.S. Embassies currently under construction at a combined cost of $213 million in the African nations of Guinea, Mali, Sierre Leone, and Algeria. The structures will replace in

MatriCal Inc., a company in Spokanes U District that makes sophisticated research equipment for large pharmaceutical companies, is expecting a strong surge in sales this year and is ramping up its work force. The 6-year-old companys are to

Specialty Construction Systems Ltd., of Post Falls, has benefited for many years from its close working relationship with Spokane developer Walt Worthyand its owners say they expect to do the stud and drywall work on Worthys proposed 19-story a

Prium Development LLC, a Tacoma-based real estate development concern whose sister company bought the big Rock Pointe Corporate Center here late last year, plans to develop a 54-acre industrial park near Spokane International Airport. The site

Spokane-area building-permit values surpassed $900 million in 2005, easily shattering records set the previous year. Paced by an increase in home construction and a few big-ticket projects, the city of Spokane, Spokane County, and the city of a

Traditional risk-factor scoring fails to identify approximately one-third of women likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD), the leading cause of death of women in the U.S., according to a pair of reports from cardiologists at the Johns of in

Surgeons here have begun using a new, less invasive form of cosmetic plastic surgery, called a Contour ThreadLift, on eligible patients, mostly women, who are seeking a more youthful appearance.The procedure was approved by the U.S. Food and a

Health-care providers in the Spokane area have started offering digital mammography services, and say the technology detects breast cancer better than film-based mammography in some instances.Clinical studies, including one published recently a