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Inland Northwest lenders undergo repo reduction

'Dramatic improvement' said tied to optimism in economy

January 30, 2014

Financial institutions have reduced greatly the amount of repossessed real estate on their books following the Great Recession. Scott Southwick, chief credit officer for Spokane-based Inland Northwest Bank, says nonperforming assets, which include reposs

Geothermal gains share in custom home market

Alternative costs more to install, less to operate

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

Geothermal heating and cooling systems are gaining acceptance in residential construction here, although most adopters of the heat-transfer technology are in the upscale custom home market. Jeff Fountain, a principal at Copeland Architecture & Constructi

Low-impact development said to be in higher demand

Landscape architect reports more inquiries about environmentally friendly architecture

January 30, 2014

Treva Lind

Landscape architect Len Zickler, a principal in the Spokane office of Tacoma-based AHBL Inc., says the company is seeing more requests to design environmentally friendly infrastructure to manage stormwater drainage. He expects this approach, called low-

Kiemle & Hagood subsidiary promotes greener building management practices

brokerage's subsidiary works to help owners find savings

January 30, 2014

Kim Crompton

Kiemle & Hagood Co. says it and a facility-services subsidiary it operates have been using greener building management and maintenance practices they implemented fully three years ago to help building owners and tenants achieve sizable energy savings. Th

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January 30, 2014

Staff Report

City of Spokane stormwater tank projects move forward

Garco Construction named to build what's to be biggest combined sewer overflow container to date

January 30, 2014

Katie Ross

The Spokane City Council awarded in December a $7.7 million contract to Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, to build a 1.5 million gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) tank, says city spokeswoman Marlene Feist. Construction of the tank is slated to beg

Living Water launches landscape-service affiliate

Founders buy North Side property for operations

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

Living Water Lawn & Tree Care Service, of Spokane, now has an affiliate, Living Water Landscape Services. The new company will be located in a 3,600-square-foot building on 2.7 acres of land at 8227 N. Regal. Living Water founders Michael and Lisa Fairbu

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January 30, 2014

Staff Report

AAA renovates South Hill building, readies for move

Organization plans to sell property on Fourth Ave.

January 30, 2014

Treva Lind

Spokane-based J.W. Elmer Construction Co. recently began renovating a 5,600-square-foot commercial space on the South Hill, where AAA of Spokane plans to relocate its downtown office. The travel membership organization will be leasing the building at 131

Skyhawks Sports Academy buys SoccerTots programs

Acquisition gives company programs for younger kids

January 30, 2014

Katie Ross

Skyhawks Sports Academy Inc., a Spokane business that runs athletic programs and camps throughout the country for children ages 4 to 12, has acquired the assets of SoccerTots International LLC, another children's athletic development company here that h