Salvation Army Spokane has sold two properties in Spokane Valley in an effort to secure long-term financial stability for its many social service programs.

Following the recent opening of a new dairy processing plant in Pasco, Washington, Seattle-based Darigold Inc. is turning attention to its Spokane plant, where the company is proposing upgrades.

A longtime Spokane area-developer took the initial steps to build an industrial park on the West Plains, a State Environmental Policy Act checklist filed with Spokane County shows. 

A Circle K Stores Inc. convenience store, gas station, and car wash has been proposed at the northeast corner of Sprague Avenue and Pines Road where a Denny’s restaurant stood for decades, records submitted to the city of Spokane Valley show.

Great potential exists to address affordable housing, childcare, and other community needs if even a fraction of church-owned properties are repurposed in Spokane County, according to some faith-based leaders.

In response to growing safety concerns and improving reliability standards, Spokane-based electric cooperative Inland Power & Light Co. is preparing to significantly expand its underground power distribution system.