Hanson Industries Inc., of Spokane Valley, is developing a two-bay retail building in its Market Pointe I shopping complex that will be anchored by a Verizon Wireless store.Carl Guenzel, a Kiemle & Hagood Co. real estate broker here who is the a

The Washington state Department of Corrections says it expects to award a $26.8 million construction contract to Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc.The project will include constructing two housing structures and a kitchen expansion at the in

Avista Utilities projects it will need to spend $1.7 billion over the next 20 years to add or improve efficiency of power-generation capacity to meet a projected 1.6 percent annual increase in electric power demand.The vast majority of that - - -

Cupcake venture sets up in Millwood kitchen Sweet & Stout Co., a startup bakery that makes cupcakes with beer in the batter, has opened in Millwood.Sweet & Stout is leasing a 1,080-square-foot commercial kitchen at JP Fossil Creek, at 4302 &

Furniture store opens; art outlet in the worksPicture Peddler Inc., an artwork manufacturer based in Elk, Wash., has opened a furniture store at 40212 N. Newport Highway north of Spokane and plans to open a seasonal artwork outlet in the Mall a

Schaffer's Towing, a longtime Coeur d'Alene towing service, has new owners.Tim Vulles says he and his son, Terry, have acquired the business. Vulles declines to disclose the terms of the transaction.The new owners decided to take over the a a

The city of Spokane last month issued Minneapolis-based Target Corp. a building permit for a project to update the interior decor and to expand the grocery department of its retail store at the Northpointe Plaza shopping center, on Spokane's North