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Spokane team to design, construct Wine Science Center

Work on $23 million WSU Tri-Cities facility likely to begin this fall

May 9, 2013

Lydig Construction Inc. and ALSC Architects PS, both of Spokane, have been selected by the Wine Science Center Development Authority to construct a $23 million research and teaching facility at Washington State University Tri-Cities in the Spokane

Value Village plans to move Spokane Valley store

Remodeling work starts in part of largely vacant center at Sprague, Pines

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

Interior demolition work is under way at a nearly 25,000-square-foot section of the Opportunity Shopping Center in Spokane Valley, where a Value Village thrift store plans to relocate less than a mile from its current Valley location.A for the a

Spokane Valley launches University Road overpass study

City planners to consider multiple crossing types over next several months

May 9, 2013

Jessica Valencia

The city of Spokane Valley has started work on a traffic study to evaluate the possibility of an Interstate 90 overpass in the area between Argonne and Pines roads, particularly one that would extend University Road north in some manner, says Inga

Oregon company buys Holiday Inn near Spokane airport

New owner plans to make $1.5 million in improvements

May 9, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Wilsonville, Ore.,-based BHG Hotels has bought the Holiday Inn Spokane Airport and plans a $1.5 million renovation of the four-story, 122-guest room hotel at 1616 S. Windsor Drive, says the company's regional manager Jatin Patel.Operated under a

Making tool that gardeners dig

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

Dave Kindred, owner of Liberty Lake-based Clearvu Design & Consulting, can trace his gardening roots back to age 10 when a neighbor taught him the difference between a $5 job and a $20 job for doing detailed green thumb work.Kindred, now 64, $20

Mines Management takes longer look at Peruvian mine

Mines Management's current projects add to higher 2012 costs

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Mines Management Inc., which is involved in mine-property acquisition, exploration, and development, says it has elected to extend an exploration program at the La Estrella gold-silver project in Peru after reviewing positive results

Parker Aerospace wins jet missile contract

Liberty Lake operation to design, build parts for Norwegian company

May 9, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Parker Aerospace, which includes the former Liberty Lake-based SprayCool Data Systems Inc. operations, was awarded a project last month to provide cooling components and systems for missiles made by Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg Defence &

Washington Trust Bank mulls Manito complex

$1.6 million construction project would include new three-bay retail structure

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank is exploring plans to replace its Manito branch, at 611 E. 31st, with a $1.6 million mixed-use development that would include a new bank building and separate retail space, says Jack Heath, the bank's chief bank

Number of residents coming into state, county hold steady

Employment, housing conditions here said ripe for in-migration surge

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

Out-of-state driver's licenses surrendered in Spokane County held nearly steady in 2012, following gains in the previous two years, but some economists are expecting a surge of in-migration if the job outlook here gains strength. Electronic by a

URM Stores to expand its big warehouse

Grocery co-op picks CNI to start big addition soon on Spokane's North Side

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

URM Stores Inc., the Spokane-based grocery distribution cooperative, says it will expand its warehouse and distribution center on the North Side to meet increasing demand for frozen and perishable goods.The co-op has selected Contractors Inc., a