Publicly traded Lithia Motors Inc., of Medford, Ore., which owns and operates 24 auto dealerships in three states, has approached Camp Automotive Inc., of Spokane, about buying the Camp dealership.Phil Camp, president of Camp Automotive, says in

By the end of this year, Spokane County is expected to have 5,800 hotel roomsabout double the number it had 10 years agobut room receipts arent growing as rapidly as rooms are being added, and occupancy rates are down. Put simply, the here

Spokane Mars Limited Partnership contends it has paid nearly all of a gambling-tax debt that has led the city of Spokane to try to convert Spokane Mars U.S. Bankruptcy Court case here from a reorganization to a liquidation.Rob Saucier, Spokane

Congress has included a light-rail system for Spokane in the final version of a major federal transportation-spending bill that now is awaiting a signature from President Clinton. The legislation eventually could lead to federal spending of about a

Ten Spokane credit unions have formed an alliance to create a network of automated teller machines (ATMs) in the Spokane area to provide improved service to their members.Meanwhile, three of those credit unions also plan to open a joint branch a

SeaMed Corp., a large Redmond, Wash.-based company that designs and manufactures medical devices for a number of major medical companies, is eyeing the Spokane area as a place for possible future expansion, says Ed Rampy, the companys chief very

Columbia Lighting Inc., the Spokane-based maker of fluorescent lighting fixtures, plans to add about 70 people to its work force here within the next month so it can manufacture an additional product line.The new full-time workers will bring in

Willi Aigner, a Portland, Ore., man who owns an indoor soccer facility there, plans to open a similar facility in the Spokane Valley by fall, says Brian Dreves, who will manage the soccer center here.The facility, which will be called the Soccer

Greg Green, a Spokane telecommunications entrepreneur and former Nextlink Communications Inc. executive, has bought the Levy Block Building at 118 N. Stevens downtown through his company, Gregory Inc., and plans to renovate the structure for use as

A group of 10 investors from Spokane and Seattle has bought the Layrite Products Co. property on Trent Avenue and plans to resume production at the defunct Spokane companys idle block plant, says Chris McDevitt, one of the investors.The group