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Christ Clinic sees greater need as it expands in new space

Facility serves 60 percent more patients than before, hopes to add volunteers
Jeanne Gustafson
Christ Clinic, a nonprofit medical clinic at 914 W. Carlisle, says its patient load has risen sharply since it moved into a larger building in the fall of 2008.Danielle Riggs, a nurse practitioner who's the clinical director of Christ Clinic, now
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Antioxidants not always good for your health, studies find

Researchers say praised nutrients sometimes can impair muscle function
News Wise
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show they also can cause harm.Researchers in K-State's Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory have been how a
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—Staff photo by Kim Crompton

NW MedStar maintains steady climb

Spokane-based critical-care air transport service faces challenges in coming year
Kim Crompton
Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance service operated by nonprofit Inland Northwest Health Services, achieved a continuing, gradual climb in patient volume and revenues last year, banking clear of the dark clouds of the foresees some
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

A new potential market LIGHTS UP

E-cigarettes emerge here, touted as satisfying to smokers; regulators are dubious
Mike McLean
Smart Smoke Inc., an electronic cigarette retailer here that targets longtime tobacco smokers, has enjoyed strong growth in its first year of operation, says Aaron Rollins, director of sales and marketing.Smart Smoke, which opened its first in a
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Small Business Watch: February 11, 2010

Caf owner announces plans to offer classes Rita Marie's Caf, located in 1,800 square feet of leased space in an office building at 605 E. Holland, soon will start offering cooking classes evenings and weekends.Rita Schlosser, who a
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Telecom company launches indoor digital sign division

Black Box's office here says moving-image, flat-screen signs well-received so far
Kim Frlan
Black Box Corp., a Lawrence, Pa.-based telecommunications company that operates a 32-employee regional office in Spokane, has launched a division that sells commercial flat-screen monitors that can be programmed to display informational and a for
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DOT set to move, upgrade state line weigh station soon

Wenatchee company submitted lowest bid, $6.7 million, for work
Jeanne Gustafson
The Washington state Department of Transportation has opened bids for a project it plans to begin in the spring to relocate the weigh station on Interstate 90 near the Washington-Idaho state line. The apparent low bidder for the work is Selland of
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North Idaho builder enters Spokane area

Victory Homes hopes to fill a 'void' left here by recession
Jeanne Gustafson
Victory Homes, a Coeur d'Alene-based home builder that previously had concentrated on the North Idaho market, says it's expanding into the Spokane market. The company recently began building single-family homes in the Prairie Crest development
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Douglass plans apartments near Shelley Lake in Valley

Longtime developer here submits permit application to build 256-unit complex
Mike McLean
Prominent Spokane developer Harlan Douglass plans to build a 256-unit apartment complex in Spokane Valley.Douglass couldn't be reached for comment, but a building permit application filed with the city of Spokane Valley shows that the Shelley 16
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Graham Construction bids lowest for Havana overpass

Spokane company submitted $6.6 million bid for project
Jeanne Gustafson
Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder, with a bid of $6.6 million, for the second and final phase of work to construct a bridge to carry Havana Street over railroad tracks near Broadway Avenue. That phase
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