A Spokane steering committee thats pushing for development of a big indoor sports complex here has narrowed to three the number of sites its considering for the facility.Initial plans call for the proposed structure to have at least 150,000

The race among auto-parts retailers here for the do-it-yourselfers dollar is intensifying, but whether the market is headed for a shakeout still is unclear.Early next year, The Pep BoysManny, Moe & Jack, a big, Philadelphia-based auto-parts

Tate Technology Inc., a 2-year-old Spokane electronics company, expects to post sales this year of about $3.6 million, more than double the $1.5 million in sales the company tallied last year.Lee Tate, owner of Tate Technology, which assembles a

Rosauers Supermarkets Inc., of Spokane, is completing a market study along the busy U.S. 2 corridor in the Mead area to help it decide whether the area can support a new Super 1 Foods store.Bill Haraldson, executive vice president at Rosauers, a

Thoen Publishing Co., a longtime Spokane commercial printing company, plans to move its production department to Airway Heights from its main Spokane building at 1409 N. Maple. The company, which was acquired by Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Inc. a

The city of Medical Lake has awarded a nearly $5.7 million contract to a joint-venture partnership headed by Hoffman Contractors Inc., of Spokane, for construction of a new wastewater treatment facility that will serve the Medical Lake which

Southland Corp., the Dallas-based convenience-store chain, plans to develop a 7-Eleven gas station-convenience store at the northeast corner of Division Street and Second Avenue. The site formerly housed a Perkins restaurant.Work on the is

John Stone Development LLC, of Spokane, plans to develop a $9.8 million, 76-unit assisted-living facility in Seattle, boosting to seven the number of big dwelling complexes that the company is either working on or is about ready to launch in

Mead School District has bought the Wismer-Martin Inc. building, at 12828 N. Newport Highway, and plans to consolidate its administrative offices and support services programs there from two locations in the Mead area.The district bought the for