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North Side veterinary clinic plans move to larger quarters

$1.2 million Indian Trail facility to open in summer

November 20, 2014

Rob Brown and Keri Bayley, partners in Spokane veterinarian practice Indian Trail Animal Hospital PS, are developing a $1.2 million clinic and plan to move their practice there from smaller quarters.

Insulation installer debuts energy-efficient showcase

New building incorporates innovations in sustainability

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Intermountain West Insulation & Garage Doors recently moved its Spokane Valley branch into a new building in which it has incorporated many of the energy-saving insulation products that it sells and installs for commercial and residential customers.

Two-building retail centers planned in east Post Falls

Complex near Walmart to have up to 14 tenants

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane real estate investment group is developing a two-building retail center in east Post Falls, says Paul Bielec a member of the investment group, Mullan North LLC.

Inland Northwest ski slopes await nature's course

Some resorts touting big project plans

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Inland Northwest ski resorts have prepared their slopes so they can open as much terrain as the earliest snowstorms allow. Now they're hoping Mother Nature cooperates. Also, at least three Inland Northwest ski resorts are planning sizable projects or ex

Spokane County Assessor's Office endeavors to keep pace with growing market

Property values increase, near peak reached in '09

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

With nearly 72 percent of the votes in the recent election, Republican Vicki Horton has four more years as Spokane County Assessor-and a mandate to keep doing what she's doing.

Kootenai County to move public defender's offices

Leased building said more secure than current space

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Kootenai County has leased a stand-alone building in northwest Coeur d'Alene, where it plans to move its public defender's office, giving it larger space and better security, says Dan Green, Kootenai County commissioner.

Gold Reserve court-win payoff stymied

Venezuela asks tribunal to set aside or annul ruling

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

The Venezuelan government has petitioned a French Court of Appeals to set aside or annul a $740 million award granted to Gold Reserve Inc., the Spokane-based mine exploration company, in compensation for the loss of the company's primary mining property

Affiliate of tenant acquires Broadway industrial park

Fast Way had leased its space there for 20 years

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Havana Properties LLC, a recently formed affiliate of Spokane-based Fast Way Freight Systems Inc., has bought the Broadway Terminal industrial park where Fast Way has been leasing space for more than two decades, says Mark Willard, Fast Way chief financia

Spokane Public Schools floats $204.9 million project list

Capital funding measure, M&O levy set for Feb. 15

November 20, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has finalized its list of projects to be included in a $145 million bond measure that will go before voters on Feb. 15, along with a $202.5 million maintenance-and-operations levy measure.

Big expectations for big expansion at the Spokane Convention Center

Development brings exhibit hall space to 100,000 square feet

November 20, 2014

Katie Ross

The first phase of the $50 million, 92,000-square-foot Spokane Convention Center expansion project should be completed by mid-December, says the Spokane Public Facilities District.