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New York firm buys Coldwater Creek brand

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June 10, 2014

An affiliate of Sycamore Partners, a New York-based private-equity firm that owns Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Talbots, and a number of other retail chains, announced that it has acquired the Coldwater Creek brand and related intellectual property. Sycam

Red Lion Hotels sells two properties

Both new owners sign franchise agreement with the company

June 9, 2014

Staff Report

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning it has sold two properties, the Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center, in Kennewick, Wash., and the Red Lion Hotel Canyon Springs, in Twin Falls, Idaho. In both transactions, the new owners have signed

Business acumen an asset to council

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June 5, 2014

Staff Report

Spokane City Councilman Steve Salvatori will step down next month to pursue business interests out of state, and his colleagues on the council should look for a successor who brings to the office a skill set that's similar to the one he has exhibited.

Elmer erecting structure for Kootenai County offices

$1.5 million Cd'A project to wrap up by late August

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

J.W. Elmer Construction Co., of Spokane, has started work on a Kootenai County Ancillary Services Building project at 331 W. Garden in Coeur d'Alene that includes erecting a 10,000-square-foot, one-story building. Construction on the $1.5 million pro

Acme rehabs I-90 section through Snoqualmie Pass

Contractor plans to finish $6.4 million job in August

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has begun a $6.4 million repaving project on a section of Interstate 90 that runs through Snoqualmie Pass, in western Washington, says company President Robert Seghetti. The project, which began in mid-May and is s

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Hutton Elementary improvements to start - Art only

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June 5, 2014

Staff Report

Lanzce Douglass launches RV park development

Plans show 123 hookups, clubhouse valued at $500K

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass is constructing an 8-acre recreational vehicle park on Spokane's North Side, a building permit application information on file with Spokane County shows. The facility, to be called North Pointe RV Park, will

Renovations under way at Coeur d'Alene hotel

Upgrades at inn include resort-like copper roof

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Interior and exterior renovations are under way at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center, where some upgrades will harken to design features at the upscale Coeur d'Alene Resort, says Mike O'Brien, general manager of the Coeur d

Medical-office project progresses east of downtown -Art only

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June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Green Bluff event-rules clarifications welcomed by some

Wedding, party venues must secure use permits

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Green Bluff farmers and event sponsors appear somewhat apprehensive, but generally supportive of new rules Spokane County commissioners adopted last month that spell out how special events, including weddings, are hosted on small-tract agricultural areas