James F. Cotter, a San Antonio, Tex.-based real estate investor, has added the Argonne West I & II office complex to his recently startedand fast-growingportfolio of Spokane-area properties.Cotter bought Argonne West I & II, which is located

The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 have forced some Inland Northwest businesses to trim their expectations, while others have seen few ill effects. Two publicly traded Inland Northwest companies have reported say

The Spokane and Coeur dAlene chambers of commerce have established a group called the Joint Regional Issues Task Force to tackle topics that affect the business communities in both cities. The task force includes 16 peopleeight from the Area

A Washington state Department of Ecology study thats nearly completed could restrict further discharges into the Spokane River by municipal wastewater-treatment facilities and two private companies.Such new limits could force dischargers to to

Lenders say home-loan refinancing activity has begun building toward a crescendo in recent weeks following yet another dip in mortgage-loan interest rates.With lower rates, more people have inquired about reworking home loans to lower their and

Output Technology Corp., a manufacturer of high-speed computer printers here, plans to move into a 20,000-square-foot space at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, in the Spokane Valley.Crown West Realty LLC, the Spokane company that owns and

One day a few years back, Sheri Herberholz waited for her husband, Larry, and oldest son, Dana, to come home with the familys first real race car. The two returned with a flatbed trailer carrying car-body parts. It didnt exactly rev her tells a

The Spokane County commissioners are discussing the idea of establishing a tax-increment financing district along the route of a proposed light-rail commuter system in the Spokane Valley to help get the train system built.County Commissioner the

Crown West Realty LLC, of Spokane, plans to build an about $3.6 million office-and-warehouse structure in the southern portion of the big Spokane Business & Industrial Park.Crown West, which owns the 600-acre Spokane Valley park, is seeking a on

Two health-care providers here are proposing construction of a four- to five-story medical building near Deaconess Medical Center, on Spokanes lower South Hill.Janice Marich, a spokeswoman for Spokanes Empire Health Services, which operates