Mike Genova, the owner of Spokane-based hot tub accessory maker Leisure Concepts Inc., plans to construct an industrial building near that companys current facility in Hillyard and plans to start a plastic injection-molding company there. says be

A franchisee of Minneapolis-based barbecue restaurant-chain operator Famous Daves of America Inc. hopes to enter the Spokane market. Pat Courtemanche, a Minneapolis-based spokesman for Famous Daves, says the franchisee, StarRibs WashPac LP,

Avista Corp., of Spokane, has begun the final phase of a multiyear, $35 million upgrade at its 52-year-old Cabinet Gorge Dam, located on the Clark Fork River near the Idaho-Montana state line. The upgrade project enters its final stage as the a

Lives are being saved at hospitals here thanks to the pairing of medical professionals into new crisis teams, Spokane-area nurse managers assert.Three of the Spokane-areas four major hospitalsSacred Heart Medical Center, Holy Family and & a

A Spokane development group led by Lexington Homes Inc. President Dave Nerren plans to build a two-story office building along Southeast Boulevard, on Spokanes South Hill. Design work on the structure is under way, and construction is to two

Milltown Park LLC, a company formed by Wellesley, Mass.-based brownfields redeveloper Renova Partners LLC, has started cleanup of a former Louisiana-Pacific Corp. mill site in Sandpoint and plans to seek approval of a multimillion-dollar on that is

Advanced Thermoplastic Composites Inc., a young Spokane company that makes airplane parts, is gearing up its operations after a year of research-and-development work.The company, which does business as ATC Manufacturing, is beginning production

Two heavy hitters in the Inland Northwest development community are joining forces on a 900-acre mixed-use development in Liberty Lake that will skirt the Spokane River. Greenstone Corp., the Liberty Lake-based residential development company a

Conversations have started about establishing scenic viewshed regulations to preserve views of the Spokane River and other natural features in the city of Spokane by limiting new building heights and girths in certain view corridors. Its

Show some downtown office space. Get an iPod. Land a tenant for some retail space in Liberty Lake. Drive away in a BMW.Some landlords are ponying up perquisites, trying to fill vacant spaces by offering toys to commercial real estate agents