Gold Seal Plumbing, a trade name of Gold Seal Mechanical Inc., of Spokane Valley, has announced multiple leadership changes.

Seattle-based Pacific Plumbing Supply Co. LLC acquired Spokane-based M&L Supply Co. Inc.’s operations and two locations — one in Spokane and one in Butte, Montana — on Dec. 30 and plans to retain the company’s employees.

Preservation of existing transportation systems, implementation of new technology, capital improvements, and safety are the focuses of more than $16 billion in investments planned over the next 20 years as part of the Spokane Regional Transportation Council’s newest long-range transportation plan.

Last month, the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Tech Hub reapplied for federal funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce, seeking $39 million that would help establish a national test bed for next-generation aerospace prototypes in Spokane.

A proposed three-story, 280,000-square-foot field house addition to Liberty Launch Academy, a nonprofit private school serving preschool to 12th-grade students in Liberty Lake, will add over a dozen courts, a turf field, and other amenities for student use.

Fintech startup SecureSave has been acquired by Wisconsin-based HSA Bank, bringing the company’s emergency savings platform under the financial institution’s umbrella as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

A new 16,000-square-foot grocery store has been proposed on Spokane's South Hill at the southeast corner of 42nd Avenue and Regal Street.

Raising Cane’s is opening a restaurant at 201 W. Neider, just east of U.S. Route 95 in Coeur d’Alene.

Spokane-based vehicle brake and suspension repair shop Golden Rule Brake and Memphis, Tennessee-based AutoZone Parts Inc. both are planning new facilities in Kootenai County valued at a combined construction cost of $3.4 million.

City of Spokane building permit numbers are down significantly in many categories, according to the latest monthly report compiled by the city’s development services center.