Portland-based Integra Telecom Inc. is expanding its Spokane operations, saying it will double its current workforce of nine in the next six to nine months. The company provides voice and data services to business customers.

It also plans to open a second office at 201 N. River Drive in June. Its current Spokane Valley office is at 9515 E. Sprague. Dana Richardson, branch manager for Integra Telecom, will oversee operations of the company’s Eastern Washington market.

A press release said Integra is making the move as it sees good business growth prospects in the region. "The timing, conditions and environment are now ripe to successfully launch our full service offering in the region,"  Washington Senior Vice President Mark Blosch said in a press release.

Integra became a Spokane operation in 2006 when it bought Electric Lightwave.