Life Care Centers of America, a large Cleveland, Tenn.-based operator of retirement and senior-care centers, plans to develop a two-building complex on a vacant 20-acre site in Post Falls, says an architect involved with the project.The complex

Research is under way to come up with new drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, of which the Inland Northwest has one of the highest incidence rates in the world, say medical professionals here who specialize in the disease.Already, inroads have a

A Hayden, Idaho, company has launched a large single-family housing development and is in the planning stages on a mixed-use development, both in North Idaho, that together would have an estimated value of more than $375 million if built out as is

A tiny clot-removing surgical device that looks like a corkscrew is said to be saving lives at Sacred Heart Medical Center and reducing the level of disability experienced by some stroke victims.The device, formally called the Merci Retriever,

Near the sleepy town of Spangle south of Spokane, in a building across the road from a 3,000-acre cattle ranch, is the main office of Gregory I.P. Law, a one-person law firm owned and staffed by patent attorney Randy Gregory. The bucolic might

A Newport couple, Stan and Peggy McDaniel, say they plan to develop a 275-lot subdivision for recreational vehicles on a plateau north of that city near the Pend Oreille River. They estimate the total cost of the development at $18 million.The

Clarus Group LLC, of Spokane, which opened a Sonic Drive-In restaurant here in May, says it plans to open another Sonic eatery near a busy Post Falls intersection next spring.Preston Hawkins, a Pasadena, Calif.-based businessman who co-owns of

Spokanes Tom Tilford, a certified public accountant and lawyer who has launched a series of business ventures here and is a familiar face on many community and private boards, is transitioning from business to education.Tilford recently was a

Race-car driver and businessman Danny Nelson is living a dream.Just in the last month, the 38-year-old owner of Sport Vehicle Specialties Inc. (SVS), of Reardan, Wash., has test-driven new Ferraris at high speeds in Wisconsin and Portland, and

Nontribal gaming operations are having a tough time surviving in Spokane County because of a mix of regulatory and competitive pressures, industry representatives say. Four casinos have shut down over the last five years and others are struggling a