A San Francisco company has filed an application with the city of Spokane for design review for a seven-story, 30-unit condominium building on the north side of the Spokane River just east of the Flour Mill.The proposed 127-foot-high building a

By Rocky WilsonOf the Journal of BusinessSpokane-area temporary-help and staffing agencies say theyre scrambling to find enough workers to fill demand fueled by an expanding economy here.Its an employees market, says Julie Prafke,

Their Yellow Page ads tout no auto insurance problem we cant handle, no one refused, and no credit check.Theyre high-risk auto insurance brokers, and their bottom line is that anyoneeven those whove had their driving get car

The Long John Silvers fast-food chain has opened an operation in the Spokane market in a space it shares with a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant just north of the Division Street Y.Matt Jankowski, who owns seven KFC franchise restaurants

Two Spokane construction companies and a Portland, Ore., company thats involved in expanding the Spokane Convention Center are the three finalists for a contract to do the first two phases of planned upgrades at Washington State Universitys in

The city of Spokane Valley has hired a consulting team to draft a plan for growth and change along the Sprague-Appleway corridor that runs through the middle of the city.Work on the $430,000 study has begun, and is expected to be completed late

Three years ago, Sturm Heating Inc. decided to take a big step in growing its longtime furnace repair and replacement business by expanding into plumbing, electrical, and new-home installations.Grow it did. The now 61-year-old Spokane company a

The joint venture chosen to redevelop the former Jensen-Byrd warehouse property in the Riverpoint Higher Education Park is working on a master plan that now includes erecting four new structures in addition to rehabilitating the big warehouse. Work

A Coeur dAlene development company has started work on the first building in whats expected to be at least a seven-building, $20 million retail development along state Route 41 in Post Falls.Though its overall plans are still preliminary, a

While much has been said about the need for more health-care workers as the U.S. population ages, the greatest need for such workers isnt among the ranks of doctors and nurses. Rather, its for entry-level workers who provide basic health care,