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Vandervert named to build Oil Can Henry's on Thor

$750,000 facility near Fred Meyer, car wash slated to open next fall
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
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Investment company here buys River Ridge complex

New owner seeks tenant for northwest Spokane center's anchor space
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
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Itron lands initial phase of meter system in Spain

Iberdrola S.A., a giant in energy industry, plans smart utility metering
Richard Ripley
Itron Inc., of Liberty Lake, has been chosen by Iberdrola S.A., Spain's largest energy company and one of the world's biggest such concerns, to develop the first phase of the energy giant's smart utility-metering program in Spain.Iberdrola, in a
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—Staff photo by Kim Crompton

Guiding roving gamblers

Kim Crompton
Ever watchful for promising opportunities, it took entrepreneurial Spokane publisher Vicki Dar little more than a chat with her daughter to come up with her latest product, the recently introduced Northwest Casino Travel Map.The six-panel chart,
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Pita Pit testing national expansion idea here

Sandwich chain, known as college hangout, seeks to attract business diners
Kim Frlan
The downtown Spokane outlet of fast-food chain Pita Pit, located in the Crescent Court at 707 W. Main, has been chosen as the Coeur d'Alene-based corporation's test store for a planned expansion into financial districts across the U.S.The chain,
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Koreans check out Blue Water

Hayden company hopes Asian country selects its phosphorus technology
Mike McLean
Blue Water Technologies Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, says it hopes to hear within a few months whether the South Korean government has decided to require that sewage-treatment plants in that country implement Blue Water's phosphorus-removal month, a
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—Rendering courtesy of Dell Hatch

Rockwood starts permit process for $90 million project

Big South Hill retirement complex's building plans given to city for review
Mike McLean
Spokane United Methodist Homes, which does business as Rockwood Retirement Communities, has submitted initial building-permit documents to the city of Spokane for its proposed $90 million expansion and renovation project on its South Hill project,
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—Staff photo by Kim Frlan

Next IT turns on a 'built-in growth engine'

Developer of customer-service software for Web sites sees big jump in clients, adds workers
Kim Frlan
Next IT Corp., the Spokane maker of Web site customer-service software known for its answer-giving avatars, is on a growth spurt, having added five clients and 30 new employees so far this year, and also has changed the way it sells its product, it
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How Potlatch looks different as a REIT

Presentation points out 'hard asset' value of timber, gains from sale of lands
Richard Ripley
A timber company fits well in many investors' portfolios, Potlatch Corp. told investors at the REITWeek Conference, in Chicago, last month, and its presentation provided insights into how the Spokane company's conversion into a real estate trust is
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—Photo courtesy of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Industrial auction activity escalates

Poor economy said driving some of heavy-equipment sales here
Kim Crompton
In a span of little more than a week earlier this year, two heavy-equipment auction companies sold a reported total of nearly $12 million worth of machinery at separate events here that attracted hundreds of buyers. Some of those buyers, submitting
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