YMCA of the Inland Northwest is exploring the possibility of building a new facility on Spokanes North Side that could be similar in size and scope to the $6 million Spokane Valley YMCA that opened in late 1999.Rig Riggins, president and CEO

Convention bookings are down this year from those for 2002, but the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau is plotting to narrow the gap before year-end.Still, before the U.S. invaded Iraq last week, visitor activity in the Spokane to

Energized by the addition of ESPN founder Stu Evey as its top executive, a young Spokane company is preparing to launch its digital jukebox as an alternative to the conventional music machines. The company, Songbird Digital Jukebox Inc., so

In established parts of the MeadowWood at Liberty Lake subdivision, homes with three-car garages spread out over wide lots.In newer parts of the same neighborhood, however, homes with living space stacked upon tandem garages, in which cars are

A $1 million renovation project is expected to get under way later this month in the western portion of the 40-year-old Heritage Village Shopping Center, just north of the Division Street Y on Spokanes North Side.Dave Black, CEO of Black

A yellowed Sears, Roebuck & Co. sticker on the screen door of Mark Strains Spokane Valley home says the premises are monitored by electronic devices.Upon entering the basement where Strain operates his business, Strain Security & Night Vision

A Spokane company headed by developers John Miller and Bob Bonuccelli plans to develop two additional phases of Pinecroft Business Park, in the Spokane Valley, that they project will be the site of $68 million in new commercial buildings.The in

Unless you need the exercise, theres less reason these days to walk from your desk to the office fax machine to grab a fax or to send one off. A few clicks of your mouse might do.Desktop faxing capabilities on corporate networks are getting a

Spokane business owners Paul and Nadine Rayburn have bought for $600,000 the former McGinnis Independent Paper Co. building in downtown Spokane.The six-story, 75,000-square-foot structure is located at 124 S. Wall. The Rayburns own Inc., of

In the basement of the old Display House building in downtown Spokane, Chris Lewis gropes around in the dark, struggling to find a light switch to illuminate what soon will be the home of his new jazz bar, the Bluelight Underground.After and a