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Special Report - Special Report - February 28, 2013
Cooper-George's Rejuvenation
South Hill Senior Living caters to modest-income, 55-year-old-plus residents

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

Dennis Veeder has led a renovation of the Cooper-George Building south of downtown Spokane and has opened South Hill Senior Living in the 13-story structure.
Dennis Veeder has led a renovation of the Cooper-George Building south of downtown Spokane and has opened South Hill Senior Living in the 13-story structure.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
The new owner of the Cooper-George Building, at 707 W. Fifth, is working to rejuvenate the 13-story structure while returning its focus to senior housing.

Dennis Veeder, a 31-year registered nurse and co-owner of Sapphire Health Services, of Portland, Ore., bought the ailing building last June for $3.7 million. Since then, he's invested $600,000 in improvements and expects to put another $600,000 into it before an open house that will mark the first anniversary of the facility, now...


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