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

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, says it has landed a $6.1 million contract to build a new police station in Walla Walla, Wash., about 150 miles southwest of Spokane.Jon Huettl, a project manager for T.W. Clark, says the company will and

Glenn Sather, a Coeur d'Alene-based apartment broker and developer, has started building the first phase of a planned 16-unit apartment complex, to be named Haycraft Estates, in the Lake City.The initial phase of the project is valued at It will