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Increasingly independent real estate agencies

Nonaligned real estate brokerages see growth, say reduced fees attract agents

June 5, 2014

Some independent real estate brokers here say their agencies are growing rapidly despite not having the brand recognition of regional and national franchise operations. Dan Lysek, co-owner and designated broker at Spokane Valley-based Live Real Estate LL

WEA charter school suit misguided

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June 5, 2014

Liv Finne

Last month was National Charter School Week and Mother's Day.Â What better gift could we have given to the mothers of children in Washington state than to drop the ongoing effort to stop kids from attending a charter school? A charter school is a commu

Mammography bus expands capabilities, reach

Five-year-old vehicle here adds portable defibrillator

June 5, 2014

Kim Crompton

Providence Health Care's five-year-old mammography coach, which has seen recent growth in the number of mammograms it performs and is extending its reach into additional rural areas, soon also will be equipped with a portable defibrillator, giving it th

Ballet-inspired barre workout trend grows

Movements said to boost injury recovery, mental well-being

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

The ballet-inspired barre workout, a recent craze in women's fitness, has made a home and grown in Spokane during the last several years with both franchised and independent studios. Barre workouts, Spokane Barre studio co-owner Courtney Wick says, mo

Waste services companies join forces

Concerns submit transfer station operations proposal

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

PacifiClean Environmental LLC, a subsidiary of Spokane-based SRM Development Co., has partnered with Waste Connections of Washington Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver, Wash.-based Waste Connections Inc., to provide waste management services to Spokane Coun

Comcast to move its service center to Division Street space

Xfinity outlet to be cable company's sixth in state

June 5, 2014

Kim Crompton

Comcast Corp., the big Philadelphia-based cable, entertainment, and communications company, says it plans to open an Xfinity store on north Division Street and to move its Spokane customer service center there from its longtime location at 1717 E. Buckeye

Silvey Construction to construct office building along Nevada Street on North Side

$3 million project to be completed within a year

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley contractor Silvey Construction Inc. has obtained a building permit to construct a $3 million office building on Spokane's North Side. The proposed project site is a vacant parcel of land at 9911 N. Nevada, just north of a Horizon Credit

Air ambulance launches service in Coeur d'Alene

Life Flight to employ 14 people at Boyington Field

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Aurora, Ore.-based Life Flight Network plans to base a helicopter ambulance service in Coeur d'Alene beginning later this month. Life Flight, which claims to be the largest nonprofit medical flight program in the U.S., provides critical care transporta

Gymnastics studio plans new $1.8 million facility in Hillyard area

Dynamic to expand offerings after move

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Harris Athletics Corp., which operates Spokane gymnastics and cheer academy Dynamic Gymnastics & Cheer, is developing a new $1.8 million facility in the Hillyard area, and plans to relocate there from a smaller space on north Division Street, says owner A

Combating county's high maternal smoking rate

Low income, other stressors contribute to gap, officials say

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Despite the well-known dangers of smoking cigarettes during pregnancy, the percentage of expectant women who smoked in Spokane County is almost twice the rate of pregnant smokers in Washington state as a whole, say Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD)