Seattle-based Pacific Plumbing Supply Co. LLC acquired Spokane-based M&L Supply Co. Inc.’s operations and two locations — one in Spokane and one in Butte, Montana — on Dec. 30 and plans to retain the company’s employees.

A new 16,000-square-foot grocery store has been proposed on Spokane's South Hill at the southeast corner of 42nd Avenue and Regal Street.

Spokane-based vehicle brake and suspension repair shop Golden Rule Brake and Memphis, Tennessee-based AutoZone Parts Inc. both are planning new facilities in Kootenai County valued at a combined construction cost of $3.4 million.