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UW program helps female science profs

Workshop planners' goal is to help more women get into tenure-track positions

February 10, 2011

While most professors follow a standard path from graduate school to post-doctorate to tenure-track position, a few begin their research careers in private enterprise and move to academia. Little support exists for those considering such a and a

Student-loan default rates climb here, could rise more

Meantime, more students borrow money as costs of education rise

February 10, 2011

Chey Scott

The student-loan default rate is on the rise at some Inland Northwest colleges, though institutions here remain below the national rate, the latest available data show and education officials here confirm. That generally upward trend, combined with

Exam tests rehabbed workers

Technology advancements allow therapists, physicians to assess progress quickly

February 10, 2011

Mike McLean

A rigorous work-readiness evaluation, such as a state-approved test conducted regularly here by St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, aims to determine when and under what conditions an injured worker is capable of returning to the job.The goal a

Cd'A architecture firm aims to take green beyond LEED

Patano+Hafermann looks to roll out passive homes, high-performance design

February 10, 2011

Kim Frlan

Patano+Hafermann LLC, an architecture firm with offices in Coeur d'Alene and Seattle, is on a mission to push environmentally-friendly architectural design in the Northwest beyond conventional standards.Christopher Patano and Laura Hafermann, of

Avista garners LEED gold status for headquarters floor upgrades

February 10, 2011

Kim Frlan

Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, of Washington D.C., for the fifth-floor renovation of its headquarters building, at 1411 E.

Photo Courtesy of Chris J. Roberts Photography / Unico Properties.

Downtown financial center receives green certification

Bank of America high-rise said first here to achieve rating for existing buildings

February 10, 2011

Unico Properties LLC, a Seattle-based real estate investment, operating, and management company, says its 20-story Bank of America Financial Center, in downtown Spokane, has earned special environmental recognition from the U.S. Green Building at

Sustainable energy effort hits hurdles

Uncertainty in regulations, pricing are among concerns limiting renewable market

February 10, 2011

News Wise

A research team of USC Marshall MBA students has concluded that the goal of widespread sustainable-energy use is not within immediate reach as issues surrounding unclear global policies, affordability, and myopia among political leaders and are in

Developer applies green concepts

ActiveWest obtains early neighborhoodwide LEED rating for Cd'A's Meadow Ranch

February 10, 2011

Mike McLean

ActiveWest Builders LLC, a Coeur d'Alene-based construction and development company, says it has applied green-building concepts beyond individual homes to encompass an entire neighborhood.The company's 80-home Meadow Ranch subdivision in Coeur

Flyback prepares to market energy-capturing technology

7-year-old company here to target big lighting users first

February 10, 2011

Chey Scott

More than 30 percent of all electric power is said to be lost before it ever gets to its destination, but Spokane Valley-based Flyback Energy Inc. has developed a method, called flyback switch technology, to capture and convert that lost power back

Real Estate Roundup

February 10, 2011

Mike McLean

Whitefish, Mont.-based McKenzie River Pizza Co. restaurant chain has leased a 5,800-square-foot restaurant pad site at 9225 N. Nevada and plans to open an outlet this spring in a building currently under construction. Cory Barbieri, of Goodale & a