Washington State University has selected Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, to do structural steel and concrete work on its planned Veterinary Medical Research Building, on the university's Pullman campus.Garco submitted a low bid of $5.6 out

Dix Corp., a Spokane heavy-construction contractor, is expected to start work this month on a project to replace a 1.7 million-pound navigation lock gate at Lower Monumental Dam. The project is one of two such jobs it has won worth a combined total

Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise owner Wayne Sheffield says he plans to open a second Spokane-area outlet of the Lorton, Va.-based chain in March and also is looking for a location here to open a third restaurant.Sheffield, of Brunswick, Ga.,

Spokane businessman Pete Rayner says a company he heads has taken initial steps to begin developing lots in a $20 million-plus first phase of a long-envisioned community on Beacon Hill in northeast Spokane. Rayner, a principal in Beacon Hill a

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a Waltham, Mass.-based operator of kidney dialysis facilities, has leased 4,300 square feet of floor space at 830 S. Main St., in Deer Park, and plans to open a new branch office there next spring. Guy Byrd, &

Crystal City LLC, a Spokane real estate investment concern, has bought the former First Church of the Open Bible and nearby property on Spokane's North Side, says a commercial real estate broker involved in the transaction.The broker, Joel of 7

Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based nonprofit that develops and supports affordable housing, plans to buy a 40-unit Spokane Valley apartment complex and renovate it for work-force and low-income tenants.The acquisition and renovation costs for

McKinstry Co., a Seattle-based mechanical and energy-efficiency contractor, says it has submitted building permit applications to begin its planned $10 million renovation of the Great Northern Building, at 802 E. Spokane Blvd., where it plans to be