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Big ships bring waterfront changes

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May 7, 2015

The Longshoremen's work slowdown that snarled West Coast ports for nine months is over, leaving behind bitter memories and billions in economic damages. But the global trends that foreshadowed that port disruption remain. Big container ships are coming

PAML inks agreement with Seattle blood center

Lab also starts screening here for measles immunity

May 7, 2015

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories LLC and Bloodworks Northwest, of Seattle, say they've reached an agreement to explore ways to collaborate in hopes of improving patient care. PAML President and CEO Dr. Francisco Velazquez says PAML and Bloodw

Ambassadors unit relocates to Holley Mason building downtown

Student-travel provider departs West Plains site

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

People to People Ambassador Programs, the Spokane-based student-travel provider, has moved its headquarters to the sixth floor of the Holley Mason Building, at 157 S. Howard, downtown. People to People, a subsidiary of Spokane-based Ambassadors Group Inc

International office space provider Regus revamps downtown space

Company sets up work units in the Wells Fargo tower

May 7, 2015

Regus, a Luxembourg-based company that specializes in creating and setting up affordably priced office space, is establishing its first location in downtown Spokane. Regus is revamping the 14th floor of the Wells Fargo Financial Center, at 601 W. First,

Gonzaga tabbed as one of most sustainable colleges

Student-managed projects supported by Green Fund

May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Gonzaga University has been named for the second year as one of more than 350 most environmentally responsible colleges by the Princeton Review, a college ranking publication, for its sustainability initiatives and environmental programs, says Jim Simon,

Panera Bread is developing its first bakery here

Restaurant in Valley to open next month

May 7, 2015

Panera Bread, a Kirkwood, Mo.-based bakery chain, is preparing to open a restaurant in Spokane Valley that will be its first in Eastern Washington. Attempts to reach a Panera Bread representative were unsuccessful.

New EWU recycling center aims to raise output

Cheney campus ranked 15th in an EPA challenge

May 7, 2015

Eastern Washington University has opened a new recycling center that it hopes will help it advance its recycling efforts.

City of Spokane opts to require licenses for short-term rentals

Both owner-occupied, full-house rentals allowed

May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane owners and operators of short-term housing rentals, those rented for 30 days or less, soon will be required to operate as a business and file for city permits, following the City Council's unanimous approval of an ordinance to that effect Monday

Mountain Dog Sign Co.: Signs With Canines

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May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign. Like the 1971 hit by the Five Man Electrical Band, signs are everywhere and everything for Liberty Lake-based Mountain Dog Sign Co. and wife-and-husband owners Marshon and Steve Kempf, who will celebrate five years in busi

Eco Depot's success on the 'solar coaster'

Owners hope to achieve $1 million in sales this year

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Over the last several years, Nadine Sullivan and her brother Bruce Gage have narrowed the focus of Eco Depot Inc.'s environmentally friendly building products to concentrate mostly on selling and installing solar-electric systems.