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Downturn could be worse

Sense among hotels and restaurants here is that 2009 will be stable overall

April 9, 2009

Business from travelers is off for restaurants and hotels here, with numbers down or flat across the board. Most property owners and managers, however, say that although times are tough, they're grateful that business isn't worse, and they a fairly

Travelers spent $15.7 billion in state in 2008

Inflation-adjusted outlays were flat from 2007 level; jobs in industry were, too

April 9, 2009

Richard Ripley

Direct travel spending in Washington state totaled $15.7 billion in 2008, up 5.7 percent from 2007, although after adjusting for inflation, travel spending decreased by 0.1 percent, says a report to the Washington Legislature.The report, by Dean

Expanded convention center beating sales projections

Arena, performing arts center also show consistent profitability

April 9, 2009

Mike McLean

The Spokane Convention Center is exceeding revenue projections that the Spokane Public Facilities District (PFD) developed years ago in anticipation of the center's $89 million in expansion and renovation projects completed in 2006 and 2007, says a

Interstate Concrete tabbed for Post Falls road project

City also plans to add two traffic roundabouts at intersections on Poleline

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Interstate Concrete & Asphalt Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has begun work on a city of Post Falls project to improve 15th Street near Post Falls Middle School.The $750,000 project includes widening 15th in places so that the entire stretch of road is

Coeur d'Alene U-Haul plans $5 million storage building

New structure to have 681 rental spaces; some to be climate controlled

April 9, 2009

David Cole

U-Haul International Inc., the large Phoenix-based "do-it-yourself" moving and storage company, says it plans to construct a more than $5 million self-storage building in Coeur d'Alene at the location of its U-Haul Moving Center there, at 750 W. in

Garco Construction lands upgrade jobs at two schools

Garfield and Longfellow projects will improve buildings' energy efficiency

April 9, 2009

David Cole

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $4.95 million contract for new roofs and heating, venting, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems at Garfield and Longfellow elementary schools here, the first construction-related improvements &

Avista to replace part of gas main

April 9, 2009

Avista Corp. plans to upgrade a 3.5-mile section of its natural-gas distribution line just northwest of Spokane.The Spokane-based energy company doesn't have a cost estimate for the project yet, but will put it out to bid this month, spokeswoman

North Side self-storage gets 440 more units

Owner Harlan Douglass also is having second complex built in Valley

April 9, 2009

David Cole

Spokane developer Harlan Douglass is adding four buildings and about 440 rental spaces to his self-storage complex on North Foothills Drive, says Jon Johnson, its operations manager.The complex, called Self-Storage on North Foothills, is located

Nonprofit agency to develop affordable homes in Valley

Community Frameworks to act as own contractor on $4.3 million project

April 9, 2009

Mike McLean

Community Frameworks, a Spokane nonprofit, says it will develop a $4.3 million, 30-unit affordable housing project in Spokane Valley, beginning this summer.The development, to be called Valley Pointe, will be located on 4.4 acres at 10309 E. a a

LDS stake plans $2 million Idaho church

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

The Coeur d'Alene-Post Falls Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' plans to construct a church in Post Falls this year. Construction bids are being considered for the project, which is expected to cost more than $2 million. vice