Developer Rob Brewster Jr., who recently has been working on a proposal to build in the east end of downtown what would be the citys largest multistory building, says he also hopes to develop land he owns farther east near Gonzaga University, for

Maplewood Software Inc., of Spokane, says it has sold the rights to its ScheduleRx software, which is used by hospital pharmacies nationwide, and that its launching other health care-related staff scheduling applications it has developed.The

The Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institutes foundation has launched a $3 million fund through which it will provide financing to technology companies in Eastern Washington.The fund, called the Technology Growth Fund, will to

The Spokane Airport Board plans to construct two new taxi lanes at Felts Field to meet rising demand from airplane owners who want to build hangars there.The taxi lanes will provide access to 14 hangar sites that could accommodate a variety of

Kohls Department Stores Inc., which recently bought a building at NorthTown Mall that Hayward, Calif.-based Mervyns LLC currently occupies, is looking at sites to open more stores in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area, says the agent who handles a

Gonzaga Universitys School of Engineering plans to launch a graduate-level certificate program for engineers next fall in response to growing demand for specialists in the power industry.The transmission and distribution (T&D) engineering be

Global Drug Testing Labs Inc., of Coeur dAlene, says it plans to move its headquarters to Post Falls and open a laboratory in Spokane Valley, and that it expects to expand further by adding outlets in Spokane soon.Global Drug Testing Labs to

Fluid Design Products Inc., of Spokane, says it has landed a contract to supply parts for a giant drilling machine that will be used on a tunnel project near the Niagara Falls, and that it expects to line up a contract soon for other big Design due

Coffee shops and drive-through espresso stands are popping up faster here than one can say grande, double-shot, nonfat mocha, and java experts say that despite heated competition, those businesses are adding an extra caffeine jolt to an already

Capital improvement projects worth an estimated $72 million either have gotten under way already this year at Spokane International Airport (SIA) or are planned to start between now and the end of 2008, airport officials say.SIA expects that an