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Gonzaga gets interest break with tax-exempt bonds

$53 million mostly will go to university center project

January 16, 2014

The Washington State Higher Education Facilities Authority last month issued revenue bonds that will help finance a new university center that's under construction at Gonzaga University, executives at the Jesuit school here say. Chuck Murphy, Gonzagaï¿

Acme Concrete expands its reach, lands big projects

North Dakota has provided large amount of recent work

January 16, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane business Acme Concrete Paving Inc. has landed more than $100 million in road work in North Dakota during the last two years, with another $37 million currently in bid review, says company project manager Bryan White. The company also has been aw

Meridian erects multitenant buildings near Cd'A WinCo

Structures to include space for up to 14 retailers

January 16, 2014

Mike McLean

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is erecting two multitenant commercial structures at The CrossRoads Coeur d'Alene retail center in northwest Coeur d'Alene, says Mark D'Agostino, Meridian's president. The 16-acre CrossRoads Coeur dâ

Community center plans move to Browne's Addition

Part of Lutheran church to be remodeled for youth programs

January 16, 2014

Mike McLean

The Peaceful Valley Community Center plans to move to the lower level of All Saints Lutheran Church, in the Browne's Addition neighborhood, following a reno-vation project there, says church pastor Alan Eschenbacher. The construction cost for the proje

Four more structures slated near Target store

Dave Black Properties to develop retail buildings at Regal Plaza

January 16, 2014

Mike McLean

The city of Spokane has issued commercial building permits at the Regal Plaza shopping center development for four new structures, in addition to the big Target store project under construction there. Dave Black Properties LLC, of Spokane, is developing

More apartments to rise at Riverstone

Two complexes will have 152 units, $13 million total value

January 16, 2014

Mike McLean

Hayden developer Whitewater Creek Inc. has obtained permits to build two apartment complexes, with 152 living units combined and a total construction valuation of $13 million, in the Riverstone mixed-use community in northwest Coeur d'Alene, city record

Small Business Watch

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January 16, 2014

Staff Report

Public-company landscape changes

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January 16, 2014

Linn Parish

Publicly-traded companies soon will begin rolling out their fourth-quarter and year-end earnings results en masse, spelling out in dollars and cents how they performed in 2013. As we prepare to review the profits and losses for the 14 publicly-traded comp

Mining group changes name to reflect broader reach

Association here boasts 2,400 members worldwide

January 16, 2014

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Northwest Mining Association, a 119-year-old trade organization representing hard-rock mining and mineral industry members, recently changed its name to the American Exploration & Mining Association. Laura Skaer, executive director of the o

MPM Technologies, partners pursue biofuels niche

Parties hope to advance alternative gas production

January 16, 2014

Treva Lind

MPM Technologies Inc., a 25-year-old Spokane-based provider of environmental control systems and developer of waste-to-energy technology, says it's working with Washington State University and a software consulting company to research and develop gasifi