COEUR DALENEThis is my mid-life crisis, Alan Perkins says with a grin as he rambles down Coeur dAlene Lake Drive in a 10-miles-to-the-gallon, look-at-me yellow Hummer H2. The 41-year-old self-described eco-geek environmentalist it

Attention Wal-Mart foes and fans: Pace yourselves. It could be a long fight.City of Spokane officials say Wal-Mart Stores Inc. must go through many steps before its proposed 186,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter at the northeast corner of on

The white-hot condominium market has prompted another property conversion, this time on the North Side, where Gib Brumback plans to convert a 46-unit apartment complex on the Five Mile bluff into condominiums. The project is the latest in a new

Tidymans LLC, which operates a grocery-store chain based here, has sold three of its Spokane-area supermarket buildings to a Western Washington real estate investment group for a total of $8.45 million.Tidymans President and CEO Mike Davis

COLFAX, Wash.Sixty miles south of Spokane, a small bank is hatching some big ideas.Bank of Whitman, based in this small farm town but with 18 branches in its system, is preparing to raise its profile in the Spokane market by opening a branch

Life starts at 60, goes the optimistic expression.Some people, though, find themselves starting over in their late 50s or 60s, looking for a job but having no definite career path. A few organizations here offer job-placement assistance for

The city of Liberty Lake is making its fourth attempt at annexing 644 acres of land west of its current city limits. Doug Smith, the citys director of planning and community development, says a public hearing on the annexation request is for

The number of foreclosures filed in Spokane County last year dropped precipitously, falling below the 500 mark for the first time since 1997.Randy Barcus, chief economist at Avista Corp., says that with property values rising, most people who a

MatriCal Inc., a company in Spokanes U District that makes sophisticated research equipment for large pharmaceutical companies, is expecting a strong surge in sales this year and is ramping up its work force. The 6-year-old companys are to

Prium Development LLC, a Tacoma-based real estate development concern whose sister company bought the big Rock Pointe Corporate Center here late last year, plans to develop a 54-acre industrial park near Spokane International Airport. The site