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Fulfilling a dream

May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
It all started when Raymond Alexander Bregher decided to build his dream boat. After seeing a custom-built boat that wasn't for sale, Bregher set out to build by hand his own version of the boat in his backyard in Southern California. In the end,
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Disc maker touts new technology

Spokane's BlueStar says it has secured European funding, plans Rome plant
May 7, 2009
Kim Crompton
BlueStar Technologies Inc., the Blu-ray disc producer here formerly named BlueRay Technologies Inc., claims in a press release issued online last week that it has developed a system that allows consumers to record on Blu-ray discs, but still piracy
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Valley ENT owners plan $6 million building

New facility to include three-room surgical suite, expanded hearing center
May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
A busy Spokane Valley medical practice plans to construct a $6 million building a few blocks east of Valley Hospital & Medical Center to expand its practice, and says it will hire about 10 additional employees once that building is completed. In
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Agilent eyes options for building here

Company doesn't need big Liberty Lake facility, might sell it, lease space
May 7, 2009
David Cole
Agilent Technologies Inc., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based scientific-instrument maker with a large facility in Liberty Lake, is considering multiple options for the structure, including possibly selling it and leasing space elsewhere in the area, is
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Foreclosures here low on national scale

Despite increase in filings, county's tiny default rate ranks among best in U.S
May 7, 2009
Mike McLean
Despite a one-third increase in foreclosure actions in the first quarter compared with the year-earlier period, Spokane County's default rate was among the lowest in the U.S.'s metropolitan areas, says RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure data the of
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Vinyl window maker here buys another

Cascade Windows acquires Portland-area manufacturer with high-end product line
May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
Cascade Windows, a longtime Spokane Valley manufacturer of vinyl windows, has acquired a Portland-area window maker with more than 100 employees and a high-end window line that will broaden Cascade Window's product mix.Randall Emerson says he &
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WSU sees need to expand here

Master plan update envisions additional 370,000 square feet
May 7, 2009
Richard Ripley
Washington State University Spokane's managers believe the school's branch campus here will need 370,000 square feet of additional space by 2015 to accommodate growing demands.That amount of net new square footage is an estimate developed part a
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Project pipeline at Fairchild huge

Runway work, new fuel line, housing upgrades on list
May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
As much as $260 million in construction work is under way or planned in the near term at Fairchild Air Force Base, including a replacement of its runway, a major fuel-line project, and a continued overhaul of base housing, military officials of the
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Expeditors' data center moves forward

Lydig begins site work on Airway Heights project for logistics company
May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, has begun site work for construction of a multimillion-dollar data center that Expeditors International of Washington Inc. plans to open in Airway Heights.Expeditors, a big Seattle-based global logistics to
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Sun Rental adds store on West Plains

TJH Enterprises plans to seek a larger facility for Airway Heights outlet
May 7, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
The Spokane company that owns five Sun Rental Center outlets here has opened a sixth location in Airway Heights.The company, TJH Enterprises Inc., had been looking for a store location on the West Plains for some time, and saw an opportunity to
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