More Spokane-area developers are looking into whether tax-increment financing could act as a catalyst for big-ticket projects theyve been considering.At least two elected officials here also hope to take advantage of the new tool for public he

Inland Orthopedic Institute PLLC, of Spokane, is moving forward with plans to develop an ambulatory surgery center downtown.Inland Orthopedic could join forces on the project with Premier Development Inc., of Spokane, says Randy Ramey, president

The city of Sandpoint has received a $500,000 grant from the state of Idaho to build a wastewater treatment plant that one of Sandpoints largest employers, Litehouse Inc., says is necessary for it to grow.Litehouse, which makes salad dips, and

Spokane-area doctors and hospitals are turning up the heat in their campaign to obtain payment for health care they have provided to Medicaid patients from Idaho.An alliance of the Spokane County Medical Society, Empire Health Services, and has

Do you have any gas caps like this one?The stocky, young man held up a weathered-looking piece of aluminum between two soiled fingers as he asked the question, then waited patiently for an answer.Margaret Rudisile, 74-year-old owner of at

A handful of investors is considering developing a $30 million car-racing track in East Spokane, attorney Roy Koegen says.Koegen, managing partner in the Spokane office of Seattle-based Perkins-Coie LLP, says some investors have approached him a

Spokanes three Meineke Discount Mufflers stores have been bought by a new company thats affiliated with a big Meineke franchisee in Portland, Ore.The Spokane-based company, SRD Inc., also has a license to open a fourth Meineke store in the a

Taxable retail sales in Spokane County rose a healthy 6.7 percent last year to $5.6 billion, outpacing gains in 1999, when they rose 6.3 percent to $5.2 billion.Within the city of Spokane, taxable sales climbed 6.1 percent last year to $3.2 also

A large, long-proposed apartment complex on Spokanes North Side, to be named Prairie Hills at Grayhawk, appears to be moving forward.The city of Spokane has issued building permits for seven of 10 apartment buildings planned in the first phase

Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., of Spokane, has reported a net loss of about $14.1 million for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, down sharply from net income of about $455,000 for the year-earlier period. The loss was on revenues of