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City takes steps to update its aging regulations on signs

Draft code that includes some added restrictions to go to Plan Commission
David Cole
The city of Spokane says its sign code, which hasn't undergone a thorough review since the 1950s, needs to be updated to reflect new sign technology.The city's planning services department is working to update the sign code, and the Spokane Plan
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Plasma center slated to open on North Side

Facility on East Francis is expected to employ about 20 people initially
David Cole
Talecris Plasma Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Talecris Biotherapeutics Inc., says it planned to open a plasma donation center in north Spokane this week.Steven Goldsmith, a Talecris spokesman, says the will
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Farm Credit Services posts sizable gain in net income

Lender earns $39 million in quarter; loans soar 21.4 percent year to date
Richard Ripley
Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, has reported third-quarter net income of $39 million, up from $28.4 million in the year-earlier quarter.The federally chartered ag-lending cooperative says its earnings through the first nine months up
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Guilds' School mulls erecting larger facility, eyes locations

Structure could cost $10 million; funding is uncertain
David Cole
The Spokane Guilds' School & Neuromuscular Center is exploring building a much larger facility that would enable it to serve more children and families, says executive director Dick Boysen. The school is badly crowded now, he says."It's pretty
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—Staff photo by Ben Rascoff

High-tech scans for Rover

Ben Rascoff
Just like their bipedal human counterparts, dogs and other four-legged pets are subject to accidents and infections that can rob them of their personality, leave them feeling sick, and lead to premature death.Jeff Siems, a doctor of veterinary of
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Former Sylvan warehouse will be retail space

Duo to spend $1.9 million on acquisition, renovation for commercial tenants
Ben Rascoff
A Spokane insurance agent and her daughter are buying a roughly 30,000-square-foot building at 116 W. Pacific that formerly served as a warehouse for the now defunct Sylvan Furniture Co. and plan to renovate it for commercial tenants.The Robi to
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—Rendering courtesy of Steven P. Elkins Architects Inc.

New hotel planned near Airway Heights

Mike McLean
A Seattle-area developer says he plans to start a hotel project northwest of Spokane International Airport before the end of the year.The developer, Surinder Khela, says he will develop a 79-unit La Quinta Inn & Suites south of U.S. 2, at the of
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Pact signed on land at Riverpoint

Denver developer leases old Jensen-Byrd parcel, others, plans building
Mike McLean
Washington State University has reached a preliminary agreement with Denver-based developer NexCore Group LP for development of 3.5 acres of land that include the former Jensen-Byrd warehouse building and three other parcels in the Riverpoint east
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Key Tronic's new clients create buffer

Contract manufacturer says diversification push starts to pay dividends
Kim Crompton
Key Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, expects its revenue this quarter to be lower than projected earlier, but company executives say the forecast could have been much gloomier if not for the addition of 18 new customers
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Avista sees eventual IPO at subsidiary

Advantage IQ's board undergoes revamping to prepare for future
Richard Ripley
Executives at Avista Corp. and its Advantage IQ subsidiary long have talked about taking Advantage IQ public or exploring other ways for Avista to capitalize on its investment in the subsidiary. Now, they're getting more serious about it."We to
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