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Look to wheat industry for investment opportunities

Significant contributor to regional economy is to grow in coming years

June 7, 2012

"O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain." America, the BeautifulWhile written in the early 1900s about a trip to Pikes Peak, I think Katherine Bates, the author of the to

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June 7, 2012

June 1/ Condon plans reorganizations within citySpokane Mayor David Condon announced plans to form a streamlined division of the city's major utilities—water, wastewater, and solid waste—and fleet services. As part of those changes, the

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June 7, 2012

Meetings & EventsLeadership Spokane will hold its graduation and community leadership day today, June 7, at 5 p.m., at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph. Julia Sweeney will speak. Graduate plus one are free, paid alumni are free,

Architects publish guide for green construction code

Groups hope all 50 states will adopt standards that were published in March

June 7, 2012

The American Institute of Architects late last month introduced its first overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was introduced in March by the International Code to

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Hanson Carlen keeps its focus on craftsmanship

Company here finds its niche using custom design-build approach

June 7, 2012

Kim Crompton

A miniature historically styled home that sits in the front window at the offices of Hanson Carlen Construction Inc., at 112 S. Monroe, says a lot about the philosophy of the residential design-build company, which specializes in upscale a detailed

Future worker shortages said to concern A&E firms

Jobs in sustainability seen as way to attract young people to sector

June 7, 2012

The construction industry is concerned about skilled worker shortages, says a new SmartMarket Report from McGraw-Hill Construction titled "Construction Industry Workforce Shortages: Role of Certification, Training and Green Jobs in Filling the says

Study looks at bridge vulnerability

Findings could be included in industry design software to boost structural integrity

June 7, 2012

News Wise

It took only 13 seconds for the bridge to collapse into the Mississippi River in a thunderous rain of concrete and steel. When the Minneapolis Interstate 35 bridge—an eight-lane, steel-truss arch bridge—cracked and plummeted in 2007, one

Belsby Engineering diversifies, thrives in slower market

Belsby focuses on helping towns secure funding for projects

June 7, 2012

Chey Scott

To offset an overall slowdown in privately funded construction projects here that came as a result of the recession, one Spokane-based engineering firm has diversified its approach to securing work and remaining profitable.Belsby Engineering LLC

Riding out turbulent times, Bernardo Wills Architects expands services

Bernardo Wills buoyed by returning customers, relationships in industry

June 7, 2012

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane design firm Bernardo Wills Architects PC has remained strong in difficult times by expanding its services, growing relationships within the construction industry, and cultivating its collaborative spirit in-house, its principals a

Bankers push for extension of special FDIC insurance

Coverage is scheduled to lapse on Dec. 31 for transaction accounts

June 7, 2012

Deposits in excess of $250,000 in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, or "TAG" deposits, totaled $1.3 trillion in the first quarter, up from $893 billion in the same quarter a year ago, according to the FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile released