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Smoking during pregnancy far more prevalent here

17.4 percent of newborns here had mothers who smoked while pregnant
David Cole
Spokane County has a far higher percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy than other areas of the state, a statistic well known to public health officials here, who say that while it's not entirely clear why that's the case, they hope to of a
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Property owner to divide 13 lots west of Spokane

Application submitted for large-lot subdivision near town of Deep Creek
David Cole
The owner of about 285 acres of farmland in the Deep Creek area west of Fairchild Air Force Base says he hopes to sell about 13 10-acre lots from the property for home construction.The property is located south of U.S. 2 and just west of Ritchey
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Post Falls eyes master plan for Corbin Park upgrades

Initial conceptual design envisions campground, reconfigures current uses
Mike McLean
The city of Post Falls says it's working on a proposed master plan for Corbin Park that envisions adding a small campground and several picnic shelters and reconfiguring roads, parking, a softball field, and the park's disc golf course.In to and
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Real Estate Roundup

Mike McLean
Sonrise Land LLC, of Spokane, has bought the 7,500-square-foot, three-story Jockey Club building, at 114 N. Washington, as an investment. Greg Byrd, of Byrd Real Estate Group, and Grant Person, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.JJ's Pen a
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Liberty Lake office project takes shape - Art only

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is erecting a 6,100-square-foot office building pictured here at 1328 N. Stanford Lane. Bernardo Wills Architects PC, of Spokane, designed the $1.1 million project, a portion of which will be by
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City awards $1.3 million in sewer, storm-water jobs

Work to include installing series of 28 sunken planters along Broadway Avenue
Jeanne Gustafson
The city of Spokane has awarded $1.3 million in contracts for storm-water and sewer projects here, one of which will close Aubrey L. White Parkway, in Riverside State Park, to vehicular traffic from mid-February to May. In that project, MDM of a
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City buys former Kar Brite property on East Sprague

Spokane pays $756,000 for 1.8 acres of land, will use for runoff retention
David Cole
The city of Spokane has bought 1.8 acres of land that includes a former Kar Brite car wash site, at 902 E. Sprague, for future development as part of its storm-water retention system.The city bought the property for $756,000 from Michael and Joy
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County ponders entry-level subdivision near Millwood

Home builder to purchase lots from land developer if preliminary plat is OK'd
Mike McLean
A Western Washington land developer and an Oregon home builder are proposing to develop a 16-lot residential subdivision, to be called The Orchards Along Upriver, in the Pasadena Park area north of Millwood.The land developer, Landed Gentry & a
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Orthotics building rises east of downtown - Art only

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is building a $2 million, 12,400- square-foot structure, at 401 S. Sherman, that will be the new home of Spokane-based Thompson Custom Orthotics & Prosthetics Inc. Smart Spaces by Design LLC and CSQA
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