Step inside a 60-year-old rancher that was for sale recently on Spokanes South Hill, and you might think youve stumbled upon a romantic rendezvous, rather just another real estate listing. A saxophone solo flows from the stereo in the room,

The number of patients who seek treatment at Deaconess Medical Centers cystic-fibrosis clinic has risen in recent years, but those who operate the clinic say the increase in activity is occurring for the right reasons. Many of those who from

Fred Meyer Stores, of Portland, hopes to start a $3.3 million remodeling project at its 28-year-old supercenter in Spokane Valley. The Valley store is located near the northeast corner of Sprague Avenue and Sullivan Road and is one of four Fred

A development group led by Spokane real estate executive John Becker has bought the former Ram Brewery & Restaurant building, just north of downtown, and plans to convert the three-story structure, formally called the Park Center Building, into to

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on a $5.3 million expansion of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. outlet near the Division Street Y, on Spokanes North Side. The project involves adding grocery space to the store and it into a

Proposed trade legislation before Congress would help bolster the already substantial sales in Central America and the Dominican Republic of one Spokane-area manufacturer and open doors to that market for others, those manufacturers say.The the

Some diabetic patients faced with losing parts of their legs might receive a reprieve from amputation through the use of a new laser catheter device at Deaconess Medical Center here. The new device called Clirpath, which is short for cool of &

Construction activity in the Spokane area is outpacing what was a bustling 2004, but contractors here worry that a pervasive cement shortage is slowing an otherwise brisk clip. Meanwhile, home-sales activity is maintaining a torrid pace, as and

With business slowed by the reconstruction of Third Avenue downtown, the owners of the Arbys fast-food restaurant at 328 W. Third decided to take on a reconstruction project of their own.Dave McGann, who owns the Arbys outlet with Cyrus to

Spokane Food Service Inc., operator of 26 McDonalds Corp. restaurants in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area, plans to remodel two of its longtime restaurants here. Cory Ray, the companys operations supervisor, says that later this month it the