The Spokane Housing Authority, a nonprofit provider of affordable housing that also goes by the name of Northeast Washington Housing Solutions, says it has selected Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, to be the general contractor for a $6 housing

Wendy Childs spends her days surrounded by hundreds of snakes and frogs and even a few big spiders, and she enjoys the company.Childs owns and operates Reptile Addictions, which she opened in 2008 and plans to move into bigger quarters next are a

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, and Seattle-based McKinstry Co., which has an office here, have teamed up to win a $33 million construction contract to upgrade mechanical, electrical, and control systems in the Thomas S. Foley U.S. the

In a sign that lower-priced homes might lead the home-construction sector out of the economic downturn, building permits for such homes dominated a sharp jump in home starts here during the first two months of this year compared with the same last

Valerie Wang has been a physical therapist for 36 years, but says she didn't recognize the need for specialized therapy for post-operative breast cancer patients until last year, after she had become a patient.Now, she's using what she's learned

Coeur d'Alene-based Mountain West Bank is relying on its strengths in small-business, commercial real estate, and residential lending to remain profitable through the recent recession and the recovery from it, says Russ Porter, the bank's president