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County hearing examiner OKs 87-lot development

Bella Terra subdivision to include row homes, houses, duplexes units

August 16, 2012

Spokane County hearing examiner Michael Dempsey has approved preliminary plans for two phases of the Bella Terra Gardens development that could include up to 87 residential units just east of the Spokane city limits on the South Hill.The for the

Davenport to revamp, operate spa

Worthys expect to complete their renovation, expansion in lower lobby next month

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

The Davenport Hotel has started to remodel space formerly occupied by Spa Paradiso and plans to open its own luxury Davenport Spa and Salon there by September.Spokane developer Walt Worthy, who with his wife Karen Worthy reopened the remodeled a

Brick by brick, Mutual Materials plant add layers here and abroad

Mutual Materials' products adorn prominent structures

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

The bricks that enhance the appearance and structural integrity of many highly visible buildings in the Spokane area have their origins as a high-temperature-fired clay product crafted only a few miles south of Spokane Valley.Along state Route a

Cotter Ranch Properties aims to raise profile in Spokane market

Cotter Ranch Properties ramps up its marketing, building improvements

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

Jim Moore, the new Spokane-based property manager for San Antonio, Texas-based Cotter Ranch Properties' holdings here, claims the company owns a good mix of desirable commercial properties, but too few potential tenants know who owns the says it's

Adding mobility to the Journal

August 16, 2012

Editor's Notebook

The Journal of Business has become more mobile, and it's taking additional steps to increase its mobility further. On Aug. 1, the Journal launched a mobile website that enables subscribers to read the newspaper more easily on a smartphone. With

Small Business Watch

August 16, 2012

Commercial kitchen repair business opensA Spokane couple has opened Northwest Commercial Kitchen Repair LLC, a repair shop that primarily handles restaurant equipment. Technician Jerry Fox and his wife, Marian, who will handle the side of the

Revett Minerals posts loss as copper production drops

Valley mining company cites increased costs, says weather hindered access

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. says it had a second-quarter net loss of $2.2 million, or 7 cents a diluted share, down from net income of $7.9 million, or 16 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.For the first six

Inland Northwest Bank remodels branch in Paulsen Building downtown

Leone & Keeble to finish 12,000-square-foot bank branch overhaul this fall

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Inland Northwest Bank says it's remodeling its main branch, located on the first floor of the Paulsen Center, at 421 W. Riverside downtown. Randall Fewel, the bank's president and CEO, says the $650,000 project is the first extensive renovation

Rezone approved in Spokane Valley for big apartment complex

Council action clears way for about 200 living units on 10 acres off Broadway

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

The Spokane Valley City Council has approved a land-use zone change request by a Valley development concern that would allow construction of an apartment complex with a maximum of roughly 200 units near Broadway Avenue and Conklin Road.The the a

Avista hires two firms to sell up to $72.3 million of company's stock

Agreements replace public offerings, in effect through '15

August 16, 2012

Linn Parish

Avista Corp., of Spokane, has inked new agreements with two security firms to sell up to $72.3 million of the utility's stock through late 2015. The company filed notification with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 9 that it of