A group of local investors has formed Valley Ice Lodge LLC, of Spokane Valley, to develop a 68,000-square-foot ice skating facility in Spokane Valley.The $4.5 million structure, to be located at 19223 E. Appleway, is expected to get under way &

Developers of projects within the city of Spokane could begin facing new traffic-impact fees as early as this summer.Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession has appointed a 12-member citizen committee and a six-member internal committee to help draft an a

Post Falls city officials have been contacted separately over the past six months by two development groups that claim theyre interested in constructing large, destination-type venues either in the North Idaho city or across the border in Spokane

Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital and Holy Family Hospital are expected to begin this month developing a 10-year master plan for future projects at the two big Spokane hospitals.The hospitals, which are operated by Renton, & in

Spokane physiatrist Dr. Karen Stanek says a fast-growing number of people here are using two little-known tools in the fight against a debilitating muscle-contraction problem known as spasticity.She says usage of implantable medicine pumps to

Hospitals here have seen record numbers of emergency-room visitors so far this year, and in some cases overall record admissions. Administrators say the high level of activity is likely due to population growth here, though some suspect an number a

In a time of escalating fuel costs, a fledgling Post Falls business has begun marketing recreational boats that it says can operate for less than $1 a day.The business, Inland Empire Duffy Electric Boats LLC, became a distributor last October a

The Spokane office of Coffman Engineers Inc. is participating in a $200 million U.S. government effort to bring aid to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan. Pakistan still is recovering from a massive earthquake that killed nearly 75,000 people 18 months of

With the Washington Legislature winding down, retirement-industry experts were predicting last week that the industry would reap far better legislative gains than it had expected when the session began. Even those gains, though, would fall short of

Spokane attorney Steve Lambersons legal practice includes a little-known specialty in which he defends physicians and dentists against threats to their careers that he believes are more serious than malpractice lawsuits.Lamberson, a partner &