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Conversion work starts on nine fields in city parks

$3 million from 2007 bond will pay for baseball fields that will open in May 2011

July 1, 2010

Schimmels Construction, of Spokane, has begun work under a $1.45 million contract from the city of Spokane to convert into youth baseball fields nine ball fields in city parks.One of the fields is at Liberty Park, three are at Chief Garry Park,

Amendments to Energy Code postponed

Governor asks for delay; implementation now could occur this fall or next spring

July 1, 2010

Kim Frlan

Controversial changes to the Washington state Energy Code scheduled to take effect July 1 have been postponed until at least October and possibly until next April after a building trade group and others challenged them in court and Gov. Chris they

Wolff plans 256-unit apartment complex in Valley

Longtime developer's 55-acre Pine Springs Farm project valued at $25.7 million

July 1, 2010

Mike McLean

The Wolff Co., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based development company with Spokane roots and significant holdings here, plans to develop a $25.7 million, 256-unit apartment complex just south of Spokane Valley, building permit documents show.The project

Leone & Keeble submits low bid for Patterson Hall expansion, rehab

EWU academic building renovation scheduled for completion in April 2014

July 1, 2010

Kim Frlan

Leone & Keeble Inc., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder, with a bid of $12.2 million, for an expansion and partial remodeling project at Patterson Hall, one of the main academic buildings on the Cheney campus of Eastern Washington University. a

City's woeful budget not all bad news

July 1, 2010

Editor's Notebook

Word that the city of Spokane expects to face a $10 million shortfall in its 2011 general fund budget likely has evoked little shock from taxpayers who have grown numb to similar news from all levels of government. The scenario has become routine.

Small Business Watch

July 1, 2010

Tinman Too opens, sells more kids' books The Tinman Gallery is moving its children's book inventory to a new location next door, at 811 W. Garland. The new store, called Tinman Too, will occupy space previously used by the Ruby which

Softechnologies Co. acquires mobile dispatching software

Spokane concern employs 30 people, plans to create online service version

July 1, 2010

Chey Scott

Softechnologies Co., a young Spokane-based software development company, says it has acquired a software product from a New Jersey-based concern that helps businesses organize and track field service workers.The software, called Mobile Command a

Jet boat makers team up to seek export sales in Europe

Lewiston-Clarkston group works with trade experts to make splash in Germany

July 1, 2010

Richard Ripley

U.S. trade officials are working with eight jet boat builders and a boat trailer maker, all in the Lewiston-Clarkston area, to capture sales of the boats in Europe.Janet Bauermeister, director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Spokane Export

Vandervert named to build Oil Can Henry's on Thor

$750,000 facility near Fred Meyer, car wash slated to open next fall

July 1, 2010

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a contract to build a new outlet valued at $750,000 for OCH International Inc., the Portland-based operator of the Oil Can Henry's chain of auto lube stores.The 1,400-square-foot will on

Investment company here buys River Ridge complex

New owner seeks tenant for northwest Spokane center's anchor space

July 1, 2010

Chey Scott

A Spokane-based real estate investment company says it has bought the 152,000-square-foot River Ridge Shopping Center, at the southwest corner of Wellesley Avenue and Assembly Street, for $1.3 million.The company, AJR LLC, which also has other