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County starts two big jobs located north of Spokane

$3.7 million total cost to replace bridge, rehab piece of north Mill Road

May 24, 2012

Spokane County's division of engineering and roads recently began work on two projects located north of the Spokane city limits that together are valued at roughly $3.7 million.Senior county engineer Bob Brueggeman says the county has awarded a

Douglass to build 24-unit apartment building here

Project to be located near three other complexes he owns in North Spokane

May 24, 2012

Chey Scott

Spokane developer Harlan Douglass has filed plans with the city of Spokane for a new 24-unit apartment building on Spokane's North Side, near three other residential complexes he owns there.A commercial building permit on file with the city the

Caterpillar Logistics nears completion - Art Only

May 24, 2012

The $42.7 million Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. plant being built on the West Plains is nearly ready to open. The 554,200-square-foot building is located on 72 acres of land along Hallett Road. Clayco Inc., of St. Louis, is the general and on

BNBuilders relocates office here to Valley, adds space

Seattle-based contractor now employs 30 people from location on Indiana

May 24, 2012

Treva Lind

Seattle-based BNBuilders Inc., which provides general contractor services, has relocated its Spokane office to larger quarters in Spokane Valley. The regional office, which serves its clients in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana, moved into

Rendering courtesy of ML Architect & Associates Inc.

Post Falls Boys & Girls Club is being built

Facility expected to cost $1.3 million, house youth programs for at least 750

May 24, 2012

Treva Lind

The Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County, the nonprofit that provides youth development programs, says it has broken ground on a $1.3 million facility next to the Post Falls Library.Ryan Davis, the nonprofit's executive director, says the is at

Deaconess, Valley hospitals plan $14 million in projects

Upgrades will modernize total of 19 operating rooms at Deaconess and Valley

May 24, 2012

Mike McLean

Deaconess and Valley hospitals are planning major operating-room reconfiguration and upgrade projects totaling $14 million in value, says William Gilbert, Deaconess's CEO.Deaconess Hospital, at 800 W. Fifth, on Spokane's lower South Hill, will a

City of Spokane works to accelerate building-permit process

New approach shepherds projects in plan review to faster approval times

May 24, 2012

Mike McLean

The city of Spokane is making strides in reducing the time it takes to process building and land-use permit applications for commercial projects, says Jan Quintrall, the city's new director of business and development services.The improvement is

On the lookout for business outlook

May 24, 2012

Editor's Notebook

In the next week or so, Gallatin Public Affairs and its research partner, GS Strategy Group, will conduct a survey asking likely voters in Washington state for their perspectives on everything from the presidential election to the state of the have

Small Business Watch

May 24, 2012

Clock shop reopens, expands retail areaSpokane Clock, a clock repair and restoration shop on Spokane's North Side, has reopened and expanded its retail showroom after that portion of the business was struck and damaged by a passing vehicle in at

Tech firm consolidates ownership

My Custom IT leases bigger space, says client base more than tripled

May 24, 2012

Chey Scott

My Custom IT, a young software development and information technology venture based here, has undergone an ownership consolidation and has moved into a larger office space to accommodate its growing staff. Cameron Barclift, sales and marketing a