 Roughly $25 million in construction planned at River Run
Copper Basin Construction Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, has begun a flurry of planned residential construction valued at roughly $25 million on a portion of the big River Run development near the Spokane River in northwest Spokane.
The construction will include a 118-unit apartment complex, a total of 16 townhouse-style rental units, and 38 single-family homes, says Steve White, a principa...
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Casual comeback for Spokane's formal wear
The formal-wear industry took a hit from the recession as more consumers tightened their purse strings, a decline that experts here say hasn't been helped by a trend in recent years of weddings and social events opting for more casual attire.
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Caterpillar distribution center clicks into high gear
The new Caterpillar Logistics Service Inc. distribution plant on the West Plains, which was built last year and began stocking last fall, has ramped shipping up to 10,000 heavy-equipment parts per day.
Brad Gile, the logistics center's...
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Spokane mulls food truck regulations
With mobile food vendors gaining popularity here, the city of Spokane is considering changes to its municipal code that would affect food-truck and food-cart operators as early as this summer.
The proposed changes, which were the subjec...
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Liberty Lake surveillance product maker OpenEye fill big national contract
Liberty Lake-based PC Open Inc., a maker of digital video recorders and surveillance equipment doing business as OpenEye, says California-based CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. is rolling out its products in 900 Carl's Jr. and Hardee's eateries nationwi...
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Arc of Spokane expands holdings east of downtown
The Arc of Spokane, a nonprofit that has been based for the last two years in the former Inland Power & Light Co. building, at 320 E. Second, has bought an adjacent building occupied partly by Horizon Credit Union, says Greg Falk, Arc's executive dir...
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Sharing gilded Lillie's
A Spokane couple has launched a hospitality venture, Vintage Rentals LLC, which has debuted as its flagship property an ornately decorated private bungalow set in the west central Spokane neighborhood.
Keith Kelley says he and his wife,...
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Charities here plan $26 million Airway Heights project
Catholic Charities of Spokane says it has agreed to purchase 25 acres of land in Airway Heights for about $430,000 and will partner with two other nonprofits here to develop several types of affordable housing on the property at a total cost of about...
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Five Best Westerns across U.S. shift to Magnuson Hotels brand
Magnuson Hotels, a hotel group that offers reservation and property management services with headquarters in Spokane and London, says it has signed licensing contracts with five former Best Western hotels that have converted to the Magnuson brand.
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New Zip's restaurant being built along Trent in Spokane Valley
Zip's Trent LLC, of Spokane Valley, is building a 50-seat, 1,900-square-foot Zip's Drive-In restaurant at the northwest corner of Trent Avenue and Avalon Road, a block west of Evergreen Road.
Chad Fowler, who is co-owner of the planned...
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Altek ramps up automation program at Liberty Lake site
Altek Inc., a Liberty Lake-base contract manufacturer and plastic injection molding company, says it has invested in and started using a new custom automation program at its facility that the company claims will improve accuracy of its manufacturing...
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Event planner, tour operator join forces
Two Inland Northwest tourism services are sharing resources in a joint effort to provide unique travel opportunities to visitors to the region.
Framework LLC, which does business as Framework Meetings & Destinations, and ROW Inc., doing...
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Quantifying Spokane's quality of life
During part of the keynote address at Greater Spokane Incorporated's Manufacturing Expo earlier this month, Pearson Packaging Systems Inc. CEO Michael Senske mentioned Spokane's quality of life as one of the Inland Northwest's positive attributes.
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Meridian submits low bid on SCC building addition
Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is the apparent low bidder on a $5.5 million project to construct a 22,000-square-foot addition to a student services building at Spokane Community College, in East Spokane.
Dennis Dunham,...
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N&N Excavation low bidder on Euclid water line work
Spokane Valley-based N&N Excavation LLC is the apparent low bidder on a $1.8 million city project to replace water main pipe near Gonzaga Preparatory School, says city spokeswoman Julie Happy.
The project taking place will affect a roug...
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Small Business Watch
Spokane tea house set to open in June
Silver Spoon Tea House LLC, of Spokane, is scheduled to open June 1 in a historic lower South Hill home and plans to serve tea with bakery sweets and tiny sandwiches in an an...
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