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Medical Lake interchange moved to higher priority

Washington DOT says project now sits behind North Spokane Corridor
September 27, 2012
Jessica Valencia
The Washington state Department of Transportation plans on making Interstate 90-Medical Lake interchange improvements a higher priority when considering state fund disbursement due to an increase in business development near there, says Keith the a
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Sports: It's in the bag

September 27, 2012
Treva Lind
Curtis Medlen, 47-year-old co-founder of Spokane Valley-based Sport SAQ USA Inc., says he first got the idea 20 years ago to create athletic bags with specially-designed compartments to carry the gear specific to a sport such as basketball.As in
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Long-envisioned aerospace museum lands lease at Felts Field

Airport board approved third of an acre location unanimously last week
September 27, 2012
Jessica Valencia
The Spokane Airport Board has agreed to lease land at Felts Field Airport to the Armed Forces & Aerospace Museum as a potential site for the long-envisioned museum.Larry Krauter, CEO for Spokane International Airport, says the three-year lease a
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Two Unicep Packaging executives buy company

Purchase culminates packaging concern's succession strategy
September 27, 2012
Mike McLean
Two Unicep Packaging Inc. executives, Marcus Anderson and Clint Marshall, have bought the assets of the Sandpoint, Idaho-based contract packaging company from its founder John Snedden, and now are operating it as Unicep Packaging LLC, the company a
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$25 million-plus development to advance at Beacon Hill

$25 million-plus project with 256 living units could start next spring in East Spokane
September 27, 2012
Treva Lind
Envisioned since 1983, a large Beacon Hill development could start next spring with the first-phase construction of a $25 million-plus, 256-unit townhouse-and-apartment complex at the base of that hill in East Spokane.Beacon Hill Spokane One by
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Franchising seen as future at Red Lion Hotels Corp.

Hotel chain continues to add new franchisees as it sheds its properties
September 27, 2012
Linn Parish
In the midst of a transition that involves selling hotels, paying off debt, and a subtle rebranding, Red Lion Hotels Corp. expects franchising to emerge as a primary vehicle for its growth. The Spokane-based hotelier has announced hotel sales in
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Peppertree hotel developers toss in towel on long-stalled project

Hoteliers list long-stalled project site on Division for sale for $2.5 million
September 27, 2012
Mike McLean
Rita and John Santillanes, owners of the highly visible quarter-block lot at the northwest corner of Division Street and Third Avenue where a hotel construction project has been frozen in its initial stage for nearly four years, have decided to up
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Silverwood Theme Park extends season with Scarywood

Scarywood, community days keep attendance on the rise
September 27, 2012
Mike McLean
Silverwood Theme Park's season-extending strategies, which include community promotions in September and converting the park to a spooky attraction in October, help the park continue to set new attendance records, says Nancy DiGiammarco, marketing
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