Rite Aid Corp., the Camp Hill, Pa.-based pharmacy and retail store chain, plans to construct a stand-alone store in the north portion of the Franklin Park Commons shopping center where it would move an existing outlet from another part of the is to

Feb. 13 / Avista seeks to lower gas ratesAvista Corp., of Spokane, asked utility commissions in Washington and Idaho for permission to reduce overall natural gas rates by 6.4 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively. If approved, the changes would

Meetings & EventsThe Washington state Department of Labor & Industries will hold a free public hearing on rules about structured settlement agreements for workers' compensation claims Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. To a

Green Living Monthly, a Tum Tum, Wash.-based magazine, now is owned by Green Living Publications LLC, a company established by the magazine's editor, Chris Ellis.The magazine formerly was owned and published by Lake Spokane Media LLC, based in a

Some Spokane-area residents and businesses might qualify for discount vouchers worth up to $1,000 that would go toward the cost of replacing an old wood stove with a more efficient wood, pellet-burning, or gas appliance.The Spokane Regional Air

Two studies by Boise State University geoscientists provide new information about how snowmelt is stored and used in mountain environments.Global warming is said to be reducing snowpacks across the western U.S., with potentially far-reaching for