A Spokane company that has developed an identity-theft protection plan thats offered to employees as a benefit says its finding strong demand for the plan here, and expects to start marketing it nationally soon.The plan offered by the ICR a

Last month, representatives from Greater Spokane Incorporated and several Spokane-area companies traveled to Southern California looking to strike it rich. But unlike the gold rush of the 1800s, they were mining for workers, not precious metals.

Attention female shoppers: Soon youll be able to get your hands on a guidebook that will provide the scoop on many of the locally owned stores and services in the Inland Northwest that cater specifically to women.The book, Nosey Parker, a

Spokane businessman John Crow has bought the former Wyvern Cellars property on the West Plains and plans to develop an industrial park there.Crow, who is president of Spokane Valley-based Lloyd Industries Inc., which makes pizza and bakery the

Construction is to start this fall on a $10 million subsidized housing complex for seniors on Spokanes North Side.The 50-unit complex, to be called Lilac Terrace, will be part of the Lilac Plaza Retirement Community, located at 7007 N. says a

A company headed by Spokane developer Dick Vandervert plans to build additional retail space at its Wandermere Village Shopping Center on the east side of U.S. 395 in the Wandermere area.The company, Wandermere Investments LLC, plans to build

The demand for low-rent office space downtown is rising, statistical and anecdotal indicators suggest, but real estate experts here say a number of obstacles are impeding the development of more such space.The need for low-rent offices in the a

After years of planning, a project to extend Riverside Avenue east from Division Street through the southern portion of the University District is scheduled to start by early 2010.The city of Spokane has secured the $11 million it needs to the

Proponents of the University District here say that after years spent laying the groundwork, theyre preparing to execute some of the top priorities outlined in a U-District master plan approved in 2005.Development plans have been reenergized

Kim Hotstart Manufacturing Co., the Spokane Valley maker of pre-heaters for diesel engines, says it has broken ground on a 44,000-square-foot addition to its facility to accommodate its continued rapid growth.Work started on the $1.5 million is