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Westview Elementary job to start

Leone & Keeble to replace school built in the 1950s with $19.6 million project

May 5, 2011

Leone & Keeble Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $10.6 million contract to construct a new school that will replace Westview Elementary School, on Spokane's North Side.The new building will be located on the southeast corner of the current at

Rendering courtesy of LMN Architects and KPFF Consulting Engineers

Vision for U-District bridge comes into focus

City picks two final design schemes for big-dollar project

May 5, 2011

Chey Scott

The city of Spokane is seeking public input on the design of the envisioned pedestrian-and-bike bridge it hopes to build eventually to connect the University District to commercial, medical, and residential areas south of it. Preliminary cost a

-Rendering courtesy of Bernardo Wills Architects PC

Manito center renovation plans expand

Work starts on Ross store; Super 1 Foods remodel to begin this summer

May 5, 2011

Chey Scott

The Manito Shopping Center on Spokane's South Hill, located at the southeast corner of Grand Boulevard and 29th Avenue, is receiving a facelift, with several renovation projects under way or slated to begin this year. Remodeling work has started

Recycling heads to single stream

New Waste Management plant could recover more renewables

May 5, 2011

Mike McLean

A countywide—and potentially regionwide—single-stream recycling program aimed at recovering a greater amount of materials and diverting them from disposal in the waste-to-energy incinerator and landfills likely will be in place in little

Investors buy into Gold Reserve

Bellevue groups purchase $26.6 million in stock

May 5, 2011

Linn Parish

Bellevue-based Steelhead Partners LLC and related concerns in recent months have bought $26.6 million worth of stock in Spokane-based mining-exploration company Gold Reserve Inc., say documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange earlier a

Spalding Auto owners plan Mead salvage yard

$3 million development on 20 acres off Market could open this fall

April 21, 2011

Treva Lind

The owners of Spokane Valley-based Spalding Auto Parts Inc. have formed Pull & Save Auto Parts Inc. and are developing a $3 million, 20-acre self-service vehicle salvage yard in Mead. The new Pull & Save business, which will allow customers to in

Small Business Watch

April 21, 2011

Tea retailer expands to space on DivisionAlice Beattie is expanding her business, B's Teas, to a space inside Spencer's Antiques & Collectibles Emporium, at 1325 N. Division, in Spokane. It also will continue to operate inside the Simply gift at

-Rendering courtesy of Integrus Architecture PS

Whitworth unveils new strategic plan

Undergrad enrollment to level off; $100 million in projects envisioned

April 21, 2011

Treva Lind

Whitworth University has approved a 10-year strategic plan that calls for slowing considerably its undergraduate growth rate while lowering its student-teacher ratio and expanding educational programs.The private Christian school, located at 300

Golf courses await upswing

Most here expect to see rise in activity this year

April 21, 2011

Kim Crompton

Spokane-area golf courses, after enduring a drop-off in activity the last couple of years due to a weak economy and reduced consumer spending, say they expect to see at least a modest upturn in business this season.Some of the public courses here

Black Rock says it's been re-energized

April 21, 2011

The slightly renamed The Golf Club at Black Rock has been given new vitality following a purchase of its assets late last year by a company formed by 10 homeowners in the luxury golf community above Lake Coeur d'Alene, says Greg Rowley, the new and