St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute says it has hired two additional staff physicians, essentially creating an in-house physicians group at the 102-bed facility here.Until recently, only two physicians on the institutes medical staff were

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $23 million contract to build a 49,000-square-foot medical structure at the Washington State Penitentiary, in Walla Walla.About half of the new structure, to be called the Health Services

While some recreational-vehicle dealers here are reporting slower sales this year, others arent, and those in the industry say the Spokane-area market isnt as deeply in the doldrums as it is in other parts of the country.On the national so

While home sales here have fallen dramatically so far this year compared with last years volume, the number of real estate agents serving the market isnt showing as much fallout, industry insiders say. Rob Higgins, executive officer of the

The two major agricultural schools in the Palouse country of Eastern Washington and north-central Idaho are promoting diverse programsranging from winemaking to molecular biologyto show prospective students theres more to agriculture than and

Fred Grubb doesnt like routine construction jobs. His career, like the roller coasters his company builds, has been a thrilling and satisfying ride, he says.Grubb is president and co-owner, along with his wife, Suanne Dedmon, of Hayden-based

McKinstry Co., a Seattle-based mechanical engineering, construction, and design firm with an office here, says it has bought Ramsey Plumbing & Heating, a longtime Spokane plumbing contractor.McKinstry President Doug Moore says that Wendy and &

Amid a steep decline in residential construction here, commercial projects are continuing to hold up overall building-permit values in parts of Spokane County, especially in Spokane Valley, where total building-permit values this year through July

As automakers try to entice consumers with low- and no-interest financing on new vehicles amid a slow economy and rising fuel prices, some small banks appear to be backing away from the auto-loan market, while credit unions and some larger banks a

Washington Federal Savings, a regional bank with Pacific Northwest roots that go back 91 years, has bought land in Liberty Lake, where it plans to erect its first Eastern Washington branch, the bank says.The Seattle-based bank has bought a site