Prevailing wages in some central Washington counties have increased 40% from a year ago for carpenters, and some construction industry professionals here say they're concerned about the impact of the wage hike on Eastern Washington

After a 40-year career as an architect and 22 years into his retirement, Ron Sims, former principal of ALSC Architects PS, says he's satisfied with the contributions he's made to commercial, educational, and government projects in the Spokane

Evident 316 Inc., the Spokane-based vehicle-brakes service shop operator that does business as Golden Rule Brake, is expanding into Idaho. Dallas Low, third-generation owner of Golden Rule, says construction will begin in December on a

The Spokane office of Seattle-based engineering company Parametrix Inc. is receiving more work than its staff here can handle and is having to share some of that work with its other offices. Roger Flint, chief operating officer at Parametrix, is based

Matthew and Julie Collins, principals of quickly growing Spokane architecture company Uptic Studios Inc., are starting a new interior design company. And soon, Uptic plans to move to a larger location and expand its team of architects and designers.

An 84,000-square-foot Charlie's Produce warehouse and office building is planned at 6505 W. 40th, in West Spokane, according to permit information on file with Spokane County.

In the latest chapter in its bid to find a new home, Spokane Gun Club has entered into an option to buy more than 160 acres of land on the West Plains, says club president Louis Huang. Located at the southeast corner of Deno and Rambo roads, the proposed