A Spokane-based company that operates Carpet One stores here plans to open a "high-end design showroom" in a portion of the former Circuit City consumer-electronics store space near the Spokane Valley Mall. The company, The Showroom II LLC, has

Patano+Hafermann LLC, an architecture firm with offices in Coeur d'Alene and Seattle, is on a mission to push environmentally-friendly architectural design in the Northwest beyond conventional standards.Christopher Patano and Laura Hafermann, of

Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, of Washington D.C., for the fifth-floor renovation of its headquarters building, at 1411 E.

Longtime Pro Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. employee Jon Vanos has bought the assets of the 25-year-old Spokane company for an undisclosed sum and renamed it Pro Mechanical Services Inc. The commercial heating, air conditioning, and ventilation

Western States Insurance, a Missoula, Mont.-based insurance brokerage with an office in Spokane, has acquired Harris-Dean Insurance, of Coeur d'Alene.Western States' Spokane manager Dan Antonetti is overseeing the Coeur d'Alene operation, which

A new, upscale billiard hall, sports bar, and restaurant named Black Diamond Billiards & Eatery LLC has opened in the former McQ's Billiards & Sports Bar, at 9614 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley.Owners Steve and Kenna Legault bought the assets of

Two Spokane law offices have leased office space in the Fernwell Building, at 505 W. Riverside downtown.One of the firms, Felice Law Offices PS, plans to occupy 2,000 square feet of space on the second floor of the Fernwell, moving from 3,000 of

The Washington state Department of Transportation has received about $2 million in grants to begin design work and right-of-way acquisitions for a planned $10.5 million interchange at U.S. 195 and Cheney-Spokane Road, in southwest Spokane.The be