A new building in the University of Idaho Research Park in Post Falls isnt even done yet, but nearly all of the laboratory space that will be in it is spoken for already.Also, all of the wet-lab space at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research a

Several new tenants plan to move to the University of Idaho Research Park, in Post Falls, after a new building there is completed this week.Doug McQueen, the research parks director, says the new tenants include a young Moscow, Idaho, biotech

A $1 million cleanup plan is being proposed for a contaminated site along the Spokane River near downtown where a gas plant and a tar company once operated.The Washington state Department of Ecology is proposing to enter into a consent decree A

Iron Bridge LLC, of Spokane, expects to start work next month on the first building in its 18-acre Iron Bridge Campus, an office park planned along the Spokane River east of Hamilton Street.Kent Hull, Iron Bridges managing partner, says the a

Fueled by attractive interest rates and the chance to fill niche and underserved housing markets, developers here recently have proposed or begun work on a healthy number of new apartment projects in the Spokane area. Real estate observers say

Itronix Corp., the Spokane maker of rugged computers, has leased a 2-year-old building in Liberty Lake that telecommunications equipment maker Telect Inc. owns and had occupied until scaling back its operations last year.Dave Bergman, Itronixs

The story of a Spokane venture started by a self-described homebody begins a half a world away.It was early 2000 when Pete Smith founded the business, called Mainstream Watergarden Construction, out of his Spokane home. Instead of relying on and

LOI Distributing Inc., a Lakewood, Wash.-based discount retailer that operates the Dollar Store chain, plans to open its third store here and is looking into eventually opening three more outlets in the Spokane-Coeur dAlene area.Bill LOI vice

Inland Construction Co., of Spokane, plans to develop a $4 million, 54-unit apartment complex on Spokanes South Hill, five blocks south of the Cedar Canyon Shopping Center.Darin Davidson, a spokesman for Inland Construction, says site work for

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is moving forward with plans to remodel and significantly expand its Spokane Valley store into whats called a Wal-Mart Supercenter, which involves adding a full-service supermarket to the stores retail mix.The big, chain