In Seattle, all city-funded buildings with more than 5,000 square feet of space have to be built green, meaning they must meet certain standards for energy efficiency and resource conservation. A bill introduced in the Washington Legislature is

A pregnant woman whos treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center currently might have to traverse the length and breadth of the hospitals sprawling South Hill complex to receive all the services she needs. That wont be the case when Sacred

Inland Northwest Bank, of Spokane, plans to build a freestanding branch in Post Falls that likely will replace the grocery-store branch the bank has operated there since 1996. Spokane-based Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad PLLC is finishing on

The owners of Panco Construction Inc. here have bought the former BMC West Corp. property, at 6206 E. Trent, and plan to move the construction company to that 4.2-acre complex eventually. Panco currently is located at 7903 E. Broadway and 30 a

Cascade Furniture Manufacturing has moved to Spokane Valley from Hayden, Idaho, bringing 15 jobs with it, says Henry Sanchez, the companys president and owner.The company, which makes furniture for hotels, schools, and other institutional has

COEUR DALENEJoe Morris was working in his office at Kootenai Medical Center here in September when he was summoned to one of the hospitals operating rooms. There, Morris witnessed the first open-heart surgery ever performed in North Idaho. in

Mark Gantar made news recently when he moved his Spokane Valley manufacturing company, All Seasons Apparel Inc., to Post Falls. Idahos lower minimum wage was one factor in the move, Gantar says, but an equally important motivation was to All

Willow Wind Organic Farms Inc., of Spokane, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The company listed assets in the range of $1 million to $10 million, and debts in that same range on its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here. Steve of a

Its tough to say what the upcoming legislative session holds for Spokane and the rest of Eastern Washington. The uncertainty stems from a transition as key regional legislators leave their leadership posts; upcoming federal elections that are

In a deal that would link two of downtown Spokanes business landmarks, Aunties Bookstore is negotiating to open a satellite location in the lobby of the Davenport Hotel.The bookstore would occupy an about 200-square-foot shop on the south a