The Spokane-area new-home market looks to be strong for the foreseeable future, some prominent homebuilders here say. In the first four months 2016, Spokane County and the cities of Spokane Valley issued a total 389 building permits for single-family hom

Spokane-based Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest is reducing its waste stream through its outlet and salvage center that so far has cut its disposal bills by more than a third. In 2015, the outlet center's second full year of operation, Goodwi

Lincoln Hospital District No. 3, based in Davenport, is holding firmly to its roots while adapting to changes in the health care environment. The district's flagship facility, Lincoln Hospital, has been upgrading technologies on site, increasing outpat

The Central Valley School District now wants to replace Ponderosa Elementary school rather than renovate and expand it-a move that district superintendent Ben Small claims would save on construction costs, speed up the project schedule, and eliminate th

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on a new Denny's restaurant to be located at 3525 N. Division. The $825,000 project is scheduled to be completed this summer. Vandervert spokeswoman Andrea Barlow says the 4,400-square-foot re