A number of businesses are moving to or are launching ventures in a part of downtown Spokane that they have collectively dubbed SoDo, a moniker that means south of downtown and echoes the name of a funky shopping district in Seattle. They say the a

Elder-law attorneys here say people make avoidable, but all-too-common mistakes in planning their estates.Asked how frequently such problems and pitfalls crop up, Spokane attorney Karen Sayre gives a succinct answer.Im thinking about in

August Systems Inc., a Spokane company that develops and sells computer software for home health-care agencies, plans to move next month and hire more employees.Rick Williams, chief operating officer for August Systems, says the business plans

Lake Spokane Properties LLC, of Suncrest, says it plans to develop a $10 million retail complex, to be called Lake Spokane Center, in that growing area northwest of Spokane.The company expects to begin work on the $5 million first phase of the

Rockwood Clinic PS says it plans to open a physical therapy clinic in Cheney, its fourth overall. The Spokane-based physicians group has leased a 3,900-square-foot space at 1717 First Street, in Cheney, and expects to open a clinic there at the

Washington State University has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, to oversee an estimated $39 million worth of design and construction for the third phase of its Martin Stadium expansion. ALSC Architects PS, of Spokane, as

Bouten Construction Co., of Spokane, has begun work on a $5.1 million project for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane to replace the Bishop White Seminary near the Gonzaga University campus. The 22,000-square-foot complex will be located at

The city of Spokanes newest six-year street plan, which is expected to be adopted by the City Council June 30, includes three sizable projects, totaling $13.5 million, that would beautify two downtown streets, make North Division more friendly to

A West Central neighborhood resident has appealed to Spokane County Superior Court a Spokane City Council decision to allow development of a 10-story office tower about a block west of the Spokane County Courthouse.The appellant, Brad Chinn, is

Deer Park is enjoying a surge in construction right now, but observers say that if the town of 3,200 is going to get beyond the bedroom community image it has had since its lumber mill closed in the early1970s, its going to have to find a way