SPOKANE, WA-Azteca Restaurant Enterprises Inc. proposes a $16 million, 156-room hotel Downtown. At the site of an existing Azteca eatery, near Division and Spokane Falls Boulevard, the Burien, Wash.-based company plans possibly could conflict with a site proposed for the city convention center.

BELLEVUE, WA-After receiving a health department OK this week, Overlake Hospital Medical Center braces for its biggest construction project in the last decade. In addition to adding more beds, officials ponder new operating rooms, an emergency department and critical care units.

SEATTLE-U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta approves advancement of the Seattle Central Link Light Rail project into the final design stage of development and announces approval of Sound Transit's grant application for $49.5 million to make it happen.

FIFE, WA-The subsidiary of AFC Enterprises Inc. and parent company of Seattle's Best Coffee plans to move to a new 220,000-sf roasting, packaging and distribution plant by the beginning of the fourth quarter in 2003. The facility will bring the company's roasting, packaging, distribution and green coffee bean storage all to one location.

SEATTLE-King County officials this week have adopted regulatory reforms that simplify the permitting process for developments that pose little environmental risk and encourage development in urban areas.

SEATTLE-The 50-unit, four-story project would be built across an alley from a new Marriott Hotel. The applicant's architect, John Woodworth of Stickney Murphy Romine, tells GlobeSt.com that an appeal is expected prior to the deadline, which is later this week.

EDMONDS, WA-The 99,200-sf space formerly occupied by the troubled retailer at 22511 state Route 99 becomes home to the Westminster, Calif.-based 99 Ranch Market and Rite Aid.

SATSOP, WA-Citing a sagging wholesale power market, the Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy has halted -- at least for now -- work at the former Satsop nuclear power plant site.