Newport Beach, Calif.-based Canddle Development Inc., which currently is building a big senior housing facility in North Spokane, also now plans to develop a 252-unit affordable housing complex farther north, at an estimated cost of nearly $27 to a

Consumers soon will have more options in the growing sport-utility vehicle market as manufacturers introduce crossover-utility vehicles, which look much like conventional SUVs but have rides and fuel efficiency more like cars.Eight such called

The George Gee Cadillac/Isuzu dealership in Coeur dAlene has bought a Kia franchise there, and says it plans to expand its lot as a result.The dealership, which has changed its name to George Gee Cadillac/Kia/Isuzu, bought the Kia franchise a

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank says it plans to open its first Airway Heights branch on land it recently bought there.Washington Trust bought more than six acres of land at the southeast corner of Hayford Road and U.S. 2 early last month,

As dismal news continues to emerge nationally from a struggling U.S. auto industry, dealers here say that sales have been sluggish, but that theyre optimistic about the future.Sagging auto sales and growing consumer preferences for cars have

Sacred Heart Medical Center says its robotic heart-surgery program has become the busiest on the West Coast, and with the purchase of a second robotic system earlier this year, the Spokane hospital now believes its positioned itself to become a a

Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole PS, a longtime Spokane law firm that has weathered more than a centurys worth of changing tides in the economy, says its currently on an upswing.The firm, which was established here in 1884, claims to

Jack Riggs life has been full of projects. A retired Coeur dAlene physician, former Idaho state senator and lieutenant governor, and current president of a nationwide restaurant chain, Riggs says nearly every endeavor he has undertaken in a

Pyrotek Inc. makes products that help manufacturers handle high-temperature materials. These days, its the longtime Spokane Valley companys own growth that might be too hot to handle.With record fiscal 2006 revenues of nearly $250 million a

The Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, which previously concentrated on job-placement services, says its shifting its focus to help employers evaluate and fill their work force needs in the midst of a tight labor market here.The is a