Plans are being discussed for a 15,000-seat domed stadium that would be built on property near the Northern Quest Casino, in Airway Heights.Tim Bainter, who owns the Spokane Nightmare semiprofessional football team here and is involved in the a

When Kevin Cronkhite finished his high school class requirements in Bakersfield, Calif., one year sooner than most kids, his father, Fred, decided to enroll the 16-year-old in some vocational classes rather than send him off to college early. long

Washington state legislators will head to Olympia next month attempting to answer a $2.6 billion question: Whats the best way to deal with a 2003-2005 biennium deficit of such enourmous size?Something they wont lack, though, are suggestions

Hip-fracture sufferers usually endure extreme pain, need surgery, and face permanent lifestyle changes. In the Spokane area, they also have lots of company.Spokane Regional Health District figures show that the number of hip fractures here is a

Finding a brokerage firm that hasnt struggled in the past two years would be like finding a grain of pepper in a pile of rocks. D.A. Davidson & Co., a Great Falls, Mont.-based investment firm with a Spokane branch, has had its taste of the to

Spokane-based Yokes Washington Foods Inc. plans to build two 55,000-square-foot supermarkets in the Tri-Cities. The stores, which will be Yokes Fresh Markets outlets, will be built in Pasco, at the corner of Burden Road and State Route 68,

Central Valley School District plans to begin a $10.5 million renovation of Greenacres Middle School, in the Spokane Valley, next spring.Design work on the project is half done, and the project will go to bid in May or June, says Dave Jackman,

When American lumber companies persuaded the U.S. government to slap a countervailing duty on Canadian softwood imports more than 15 years ago, Canadian mills cut back their production, and the dispute quieted down quickly.This time around, are

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council is getting set to select a manager for the huge proposed Bridging the Valley Transportation project, which has grown in estimated value by $20 million, to $270 million.The government agency is to a on

Government agencies and some large businesses use geographic information systems to a prolific degree in Spokane, but many businesses here havent caught up with the technologys capabilities, say local GIS experts.GIS technology involves the