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New natural-gas pipeline going in west of Whitworth

Owner plans to replace nearly 4,000-foot section, lets $1.7 million contract

July 15, 2010

Williams Northwest Pipeline, of Salt Lake City, is replacing nearly 4,000 linear feet of a natural gas transmission pipeline it owns in a hilly residential area west of Whitworth University.The company recently awarded a $1.7 million contract

White House Grill plans to expand to Spokane

Post Falls restaurant owner to open South Hill outlet under same name

July 15, 2010

Kim Frlan

Raci Erdem, owner of a Post Falls restaurant called The White House Grill and a nearby bistro and martini bar called The Oval Office, says he is expanding into the Spokane market with a White House Grill restaurant on the South Hill. Erdem says

MJM Grand low bidder on Wellesley job

$1 million street project will rehab west section of North Side arterial

July 15, 2010

Mike McLean

MJM Grand Inc., of Spokane, has submitted an apparent-low bid of $1 million for a street rehabilitation project that includes rebuilding a nearly three-quarter-mile section of Wellesley Avenue between Driscoll Boulevard and Assembly Street in says

$5 million project on West Plains permitted

Cedar Builders to erect 21 structures north of its big apartment complex

July 15, 2010

Mike McLean

Spokane development company Cedar Builders Inc. has obtained building permits for a $5 million residential project on the West Plains that will include 20 duplex structures and a single-family home for a total of 41 living units, Spokane County is

Sharing a love of art

July 15, 2010

Chey Scott

Sue Bradley always has had a passion for the arts, even when her early vocations seemed to lead her in other directions. Before she devoted herself to the world of art, she was a trial lawyer and a sports promoter. "I have always had a choice

Funds sought for aerospace tech center

Community Colleges of Spokane has about $2.75 million so far

July 15, 2010

Chey Scott

Community Colleges of Spokane is seeking $4 million in federal funds for the construction of a new Aerospace and Technology Center, to be used for Spokane Community College's aviation maintenacnce technology program, Spokane Falls Community flight

Immigration to move to Broadview Dairy

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July 15, 2010

Mike McLean

The U.S. General Services Administration says it has leased two floors in the Broadview Dairy building north of downtown, and that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to move its Spokane this

Five Guys burger chain to open here

Franchisee hopes to open five Spokane-area outlets, eyes Tri-Cities, Yakima

July 15, 2010

Mike McLean

A Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise owner says he plans to open an outlet of the Lorton, Va.-based chain here in late summer with the first of several restaurants that he expects to have in the Spokane area.The franchisee, William Sheffield, a

Many qualify for help with heating bills

Programs reached only one-fourth of eligible households in county

July 15, 2010

Richard Ripley

Some 43,000 households in Spokane County, or about 24 percent of all households in the county, were eligible during the winter of 2007-2008 for the two largest heating-assistance programs here, says a study done by the Eastern Washington University

Avista puts big focus on technology

With capital budget for IT at $23 million, utility has host of projects under way

July 15, 2010

Paul Read

If you think your capital spending budget for technology has become unwieldy, wrap your brain around this number—$23 million. That's what Avista Corp. plans to spend this year on information systems, technology, and cybersecurity.In ranging