 East Hillyard revitalization eyed
The city of Spokane and Hillyard business leaders have begun work on plans to create a revitalized industrial area in northeast Spokane.
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner earlier this year named East Hillyard a targeted development area, meaning the city will make spending on infrastructure a priority for the area bounded roughly by Freya and Havana streets and Francis and Empire avenues. Th...
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'Groovy things' on North Monroe
New thrift stores, most of which feature collectibles from the 1950s to the 1970s, are proliferating on North Monroe.
The small businesses, many with limited resources, say they've begun to profit from each other's goodwill and are work...
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Avista puts big focus on technology
If you think your capital spending budget for technology has become unwieldy, wrap your brain around this number—$23 million. That's what Avista Corp. plans to spend this year on information systems, technology, and cybersecurity.
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Many qualify for help with heating bills
Some 43,000 households in Spokane County, or about 24 percent of all households in the county, were eligible during the winter of 2007-2008 for the two largest heating-assistance programs here, says a study done by the Eastern Washington University I...
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Five Guys burger chain to open here
A Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise owner says he plans to open an outlet of the Lorton, Va.-based chain here in late summer with the first of several restaurants that he expects to have in the Spokane area.
The franchisee, William Sh...
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Immigration to move to Broadview Dairy
The U.S. General Services Administration says it has leased two floors in the Broadview Dairy building north of downtown, and that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to move its Spokane office...
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Funds sought for aerospace tech center
Community Colleges of Spokane is seeking $4 million in federal funds for the construction of a new Aerospace and Technology Center, to be used for Spokane Community College's aviation maintenacnce technology program, Spokane Falls Community College'...
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Sharing a love of art
Sue Bradley always has had a passion for the arts, even when her early vocations seemed to lead her in other directions.
Before she devoted herself to the world of art, she was a trial lawyer and a sports promoter.
"I ha...
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$5 million project on West Plains permitted
Spokane development company Cedar Builders Inc. has obtained building permits for a $5 million residential project on the West Plains that will include 20 duplex structures and a single-family home for a total of 41 living units, Spokane County docum...
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MJM Grand low bidder on Wellesley job
MJM Grand Inc., of Spokane, has submitted an apparent-low bid of $1 million for a street rehabilitation project that includes rebuilding a nearly three-quarter-mile section of Wellesley Avenue between Driscoll Boulevard and Assembly Street in northwe...
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White House Grill plans to expand to Spokane
Raci Erdem, owner of a Post Falls restaurant called The White House Grill and a nearby bistro and martini bar called The Oval Office, says he is expanding into the Spokane market with a White House Grill restaurant on the South Hill.
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New natural-gas pipeline going in west of Whitworth
Williams Northwest Pipeline, of Salt Lake City, is replacing nearly 4,000 linear feet of a natural gas transmission pipeline it owns in a hilly residential area west of Whitworth University.
The company recently awarded a...
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Sherman Junction eatery to open this month in Cd'A
A North Idaho restaurateur says she plans to open a full-service eatery this month at a long-closed restaurant space just east of downtown Coeur d'Alene.
The owner, Leisa Wagner, says the restaurant will be named Sherman Junction, and w...
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New restaurant opens near Gonzaga campus
Betty Lorenz and Evelyn Kamitomo, of Spokane, have opened The Dawg House, a new restaurant, at 913 E. Sharp.
The eatery occupies a 1500-square-foot house that formerly was owned by Gonzaga University. Lorenz says she and Kamitomo bough...
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Small Business Watch
Hatch Advertising moves to new location
Hatch Advertising has moved to a new location, at 15413 E. Valley Way, in Spokane Valley.
Owner Greg Hatch says...
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Cherries ripen into growth industry
Recently, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, on an economic-development tour, picked cherries at a Sunnyside farm. Good idea. Washington grows more than half of the nation's sweet cherries, which have become a growth industry in the state like few other...
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