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WSU plans $32.6 million residence hall project

Work to start in a year, to be completed in '13; 300 beds are envisioned
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Washington State University says it plans to build a new $32.6 million, 300-bed residence hall on the north side of its main campus in Pullman.The university has called for qualifications from prospective design-build firms for the project and a
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Highway interchange funds come in

Off-ramps, on-ramps at Cheney-Spokane, U.S. 195 are projected to cost about $13 million
May 19, 2010
Chey Scott
The Washington state Department of Transportation recently received the remaining portion of funding it needs to construct a new interchange at Cheney-Spokane Road and U.S. Highway 195, in southwest Spokane.The estimated $13 million project both
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—Photo courtesy of Grant County PUD

Contractors team up to land dam job

Kuney Goebel JV expects to receive $27.4 million contract for fish bypass
May 19, 2010
Chey Scott
A joint venture of two Spokane-based construction companies is the apparent low bidder for an about $27.4 million project to construct three fish bypass structures at the Priest Rapids Dam, located on the Columbia River in central B. Goebel General
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—Rendering courtesy of ALSC Architects PS

Bulking up the cougar den

$75 million project will add 2,200 seats, new football operations center
May 19, 2010
Mike McLean
Washington State University has selected a Spokane architect and an Oregon contractor to design and construct improvements estimated at $75 million to the football stadium on the Pullman campus. ALSC Architects PS, of Spokane, is designing the a
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Small Business Watch

May 19, 2010
Couple opens second discount perfume shop A Spokane-based discount perfume retailer, called Fragrance Station Inc., has opened a store in Spokane Valley Mall, its second outlet here. The business is owned by husband and wife Sunny and Parveen a
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BumbleBar secures big contract

Snack maker projects it will boost production by up to 500,000 bars a year
May 19, 2010
Treva Lind
BumbleBar Inc., a Spokane Valley-based manufacturer of gluten-free snack bars, has landed another sizable contract to create products under a private-label agreement with an undisclosed company.BumbleBar founder and co-owner Liz Ward says the a
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Eatery opens near county courthouse

Sidebar & Grill replaces Hale's in building space next door to Milford's
May 19, 2010
Treva Lind
A new restaurant and bar, The Sidebar & Grill, has opened near the Spokane County Courthouse.Grant Cagun, a retired Spokane Fire Department deputy fire marshal, and his wife, Becky Cooke, opened the business in early May in a leased building at
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Restaurateur sells Isabella's to reinvent Geno's near GU

Former Onion employee, dad buy eatery downtown; they plan to rename it
May 19, 2010
Treva Lind
Spokane restaurant owner William Webster has sold Isabella's Restaurant & Gin Joint downtown and plans to reinvent and open Geno's restaurant, at 1414 N. Hamilton near Gonzaga University, in late September.He says he sold Isabella's, at 21 W. in
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CRC Health Group plans substance-abuse clinic here

National provider eyes Spokane Valley locations for outpatient facility
May 19, 2010
Chey Scott
CRC Health Group Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based behavioral health and substance abuse treatment provider with facilities nationwide, says it's planning to open an outpatient clinic in Spokane Valley.John Peloquin, vice president of operations a
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-Staff photo by Chey Scott

West Plains traffic study calls for U.S. 2 alternative

Draft also suggests road widening, enhanced bus routes
May 19, 2010
Chey Scott
The West Plains area of Spokane County continues to experience a steady increase in population and development. To address related transportation needs, the Spokane Regional Transportation Council recently completed a long-range study that includes
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