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Several high-impact projects planned on Idaho highways

State of Idaho to repave six miles of busy U.S. 95, re-deck overpass at I-90

April 9, 2009

The Idaho Transportation Department is planning three high-impact projects this summer and fall in North Idaho.In two separate projects, the department plans to spend a combined about $7 million to repave more than six miles of U.S. 95 through a

Valley company to develop 66-unit apartment project

Four-building complex to be located on Sprague west of University City

April 9, 2009

Mike McLean

Diamond Rock Construction Inc., a Spokane Valley builder and developer, plans to erect a four-building 66-unit apartment complex in Spokane Valley.The project, tentatively called Appleway 66, will be located at 10108 E. Sprague, west of the City

Legally blind manager guides growth

Impaired vision doesn't hinder Harrison's lead at Watson property-management concern

April 9, 2009

Mike McLean

Rawley Harrison, who was diagnosed 27 years ago with macular degeneration, hasn't let the serious progressive eye disease hinder his ability to steer his prominent independent property-management agency here toward growth during a is the broker and

Goebel wins first phase of sewer job

Second phase to be bid, estimated at more than $32 million for off-site job

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Robert B. Goebel General Contractor Inc., of Spokane, has begun work on the $7.6 million first phase of an estimated $43.5 million project to build a wastewater treatment plant for the city of Airway Heights. Airway Heights, which doesn't have a

Pampering TENANTS

Unico Properties uses customer service to boost occupancy amid difficult market

April 9, 2009

Kim Crompton

Unico Properties LLC, a Seattle-based real estate concern, entered the Spokane market just two years ago, but is making strong gains in filling space in its high-visibility downtown property and is earning praise from some of its tenants for its of

Small Business Watch: April 9, 2009

April 9, 2009

Family-owned photo studio opens in Valley Uniquely U Images & Gallery, a photography studio that specializes in family portraits, senior and wedding pictures, and modeling photos, has opened in a space at 521 S. Pines, says Cheryl who

If you spend a day giving help, you might just help yourself

Assist at your customer's place of business to walk in their shoes, learn a ton

April 9, 2009

Sales & Marketing

I read that several political hacks predicted the economy would bottom out by late 2009. Please tell me this: How the heck do they know?What is "the bottom," and how long until we are at "the top?" The answer is, they have no idea! What you a

Red Diamond lands two city contracts

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Red Diamond Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has been awarded two city of Spokane contracts, worth a total of about $500,000, for work in northwest Spokane.One of those projects, which entails replacing the traffic signals at the of Avenue

Owners also move their specialty landscaping business to new location

April 9, 2009

David Cole

Monte and Kelly Tareski, who own Innovative Landscape Design LLC here, have developed a structure in Airway Heights to house the company's specialty landscape business and a new retail store it is launching to sell garden stone dcor, home dcor,

Eller set to get rebuild project on South Hill

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Eller Corp., of Newman Lake, is the apparent low bidder, at $1.9 million, for a city of Spokane project to repave a deteriorated section of a busy South Hill commuter route.The project calls for repaving a 1.2-mile section of Southeast between a