More Spokane-area developers are looking into whether tax-increment financing could act as a catalyst for big-ticket projects theyve been considering.At least two elected officials here also hope to take advantage of the new tool for public he

Inland Orthopedic Institute PLLC, of Spokane, is moving forward with plans to develop an ambulatory surgery center downtown.Inland Orthopedic could join forces on the project with Premier Development Inc., of Spokane, says Randy Ramey, president

A handful of investors is considering developing a $30 million car-racing track in East Spokane, attorney Roy Koegen says.Koegen, managing partner in the Spokane office of Seattle-based Perkins-Coie LLP, says some investors have approached him a

A large, long-proposed apartment complex on Spokanes North Side, to be named Prairie Hills at Grayhawk, appears to be moving forward.The city of Spokane has issued building permits for seven of 10 apartment buildings planned in the first phase

Spokane Regional Aquatics Center Inc., a new nonprofit corporation here, hopes to develop a $12 million-to-$15 million indoor swimming facility in the Spokane Valley.Jeff Eickerman, president of Spokane Regional Aquatics, says preliminary design

Tax-increment financing wont become available in Washington state for another several weeks, but developers here already are looking into whether the city or county would use it in conjunction with their projects, which could be worth tens of of

A new hotel-development company here called JGDR LLC is developing a 71-unit Comfort Inn hotel in the Liberty Lake area.Site work for the project started a few months ago, and the entire three-story structure is expected to be completed and open

Shea Construction Inc., one of Spokanes largest general contractors, is cutting its work force after suffering losses on some major recent projects, says David Shea, its founder and president.Rumors that Shea Construction might close after it

In the near future, scores of young children might never discover that a scrapped refrigerator box makes a great playhouse, or that a few blankets draped between couches create a perfectly functional fortress.Those kids will use Kinder Timber, a

Itronix Corp., of Spokane, is projecting substantial growth in fiscal year 2002 after recently ending its 2001 fiscal year with a record backlog of new orders.The manufacturer of durable wireless computers is armed with a couple of new products