A new draft plan for the future of downtown, slated to be unveiled tonight, envisions substantial growth in retail, office, and housing space; development of a public square in the former J.J. Newberry Co. location; and designation of Howard Street

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP, Spokanes largest law firm, has launched an aggressive growth strategy that includes a merger last week with Spokanes fifth largest firm and the expectation of having as many as 100 attorneys within &

Output Technology Corp., the resilient Spokane manufacturer of high-speed computer printers, views 1999 as a clean sheet of paper upon which it hopes to imprint the first lines of its next chapter as a company.It wont be Chapter 11. Earlier

Telect Inc., the big Liberty Lake-based maker of telecommunications equipment, has launched a new division to serve the broadcast industry and industrial customers, as well as the relatively new and fast-expanding market of home automation and has

Spokane Television Inc., which operates a group of radio and TV stations here including KXLY-TV, has launched a big expansion and remodeling project at its broadcast center on Boone Avenue north of downtown.Garco Construction, of Spokane, began

Years of Growth Management Act planning were to culminate late this spring with the finalization of urban growth area boundaries here and the presentation to the public of new comprehensive plans for both the city of Spokane and Spokane prospects 5

A Spokane delegation of business and education leaders is expected to embark on a 10-day trade mission next spring to Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan.The trip is being organized primarily by Whitworth Colleges Institute

Both moves, says company President and CEO Wayne Williams, are intended to boost Telects presence and competitiveness in the global market, which the Spokane Valley manufacturer is making a priority of taming. Earlier this year, Telect opened a a

Empire Securities Inc. of Washington has signed a consent order issued by state securities investigators that allows the troubled Spokane brokerage firm to remain open but on a short regulatory leash. Also, four of Empires employees or a