With strong metals prices spurring increased production and new mining operations worldwide, demand for mining equipment has grown, and Spokane-area companies that make parts for such equipment say theyre experiencing a boost from the surge. is a

American Behavioral Health Systems Inc., a Spokane-based inpatient chemical dependency treatment provider that primarily serves state-paid low-income patients, says it plans to expand into Western Washington within the next year and perhaps into a

Following roughly a decade of aggressive expansion, the sprawling Spokane Business & Industrial Park now is preparing to build what its owner says likely will be the final new structure there for some time.The Spokane Valley landmark houses 140

Parker Toyota, which had been considering a major expansion at its dealership near U.S. 95 and Kathleen Avenue, in Coeur dAlene, says those plans now are on hold.The dealership was looking at constructing a 70,000-square-foot building, with a

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council says it will seek up to $50 million in grant money for transportation projects aimed at getting more people to walk or ride a bike rather than drive a vehicle.Eve Nelson, a senior transportation with

The Spokane City Council is expected at a June 23 hearing to declare as surplus 48 acres of property it owns at the site of the former Playfair Race Course, at 300 N. Altamont in East Spokane, clearing the way for the city to sell or lease out the

Keith Metcalf, the new regional director here for the Washington state Department of Transportation, says that while the publics eye might be focused on the North Spokane Corridor, the agency also is grappling with planning for other big projects

An affiliate of the national group Communities in Schools has launched efforts here with a goal of coordinating collaboration between businesses and schools to reduce Spokane Countys high school dropout rate, which the affiliate says is about 30

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest says it has seen a sharp increase in membership this year following its decision to dump the longtime health-care insurer that served its members in favor of a provider that enabled it to expand its to

Two brothers have bought a 3.5-acre parcel near Esmeralda Golf Course in the Hillyard neighborhood and plan to build separate buildings there for their respective businesses.The brothers, Dan and Terry McDonald, say construction on their two be