Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has begun construction of a $1.1 million, 15,000-square-foot commercial building in Liberty Lake that's slated to be the first structure in the planned McKinzie Business Park. Located at 2208 N. McKinzie

Spokane-based energy management company Ecova Inc. has landed a contract to provide utility-expense and energy-supply management services to Los Angeles-based American Golf Corp., which manages 91 private and public golf courses nationwide. Specifically,

Spokane Public Radio, the nonprofit station that operates as KPBX-FM, plans in early May to start a $5 million renovation at the historic Spokane Fire Department Station No. 3, at 1229 N. Monroe, on Spokane's North Side. Walker Construction Inc., of

John Hansen and business partner Barbara Chisholm, co-owners of five car wash plazas in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area, plan to open a sixth facility in June at the former Marie Callender's Restaurant site, in Spokane Valley. Vandervert Construction

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., the Pullman-based producer of energy protection equipment and systems, is working on a power-grid upgrade for Stanford University campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, says Eddie Schweitzer, SEL business developm

Spokane Public Schools has accepted a $6.1 million bid from Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, to build a gymnasium at Salk Middle School, on Spokane's North Side, says Greg Brown, the district's director of capital projects. The total pro

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., the fast-growing national chicken-wing restaurant chain, plans to open its first Coeur d'Alene outlet in a building to be constructed by a Western Washington-based developer, according to building permit information on file with