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Advanced Dermatology rises at Riverstone - Art only

October 20, 2011

Work is well under way on a new building that Spokane Valley-based Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery PLLC is developing in the Riverstone complex, in northwest Coeur d'Alene. Yost, Mooney & Pugh Contractors Inc., of Spokane, is the general on the

Demolition work clears way for SFCC projects next year

Talisman is well along on $580,000 contract to raze three structures

October 20, 2011

Treva Lind

Talisman Construction Services Inc., of Spokane, is completing $580,000 worth of demolition work this month at Spokane Falls Community College, mainly to clear space for two projects that could start as early as next spring.Talisman Construction

Small Business Watch

October 20, 2011

Bias Software buys, remodels building Bias Accounting Inc., which does business as Bias Software, has purchased a building at 327 E. Pacific that formerly housed a laboratory.Bias Software bought the 5,200-square-foot building in August to

Sandpoint-based Air Idaho gains Spokane, Cd'A clientele

Charter flight service up for federal contract; plans second airplane

October 20, 2011

Mike McLean

Air Idaho Charters LLC, a Sandpoint, Idaho-based charter flight service, says most of its business has been generated though Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, and it recently has landed a contract with the U.S. Forest Service.The company currently has

Belgian beer buffs prepare for production in Post Falls

Selkirk Abbey pursues government approvals to launch craft brewery

October 20, 2011

Mike McLean

A pair of craft beer enthusiasts has joined forces with a professional brewer to found Selkirk Abbey Brewing Co., in Post Falls, and the team expects to begin producing Belgian-style ales by early next year.Jeff Whitman, who's been developing be

INW stock composite plummeted last quarter

Hart Capital says equity market value has declined $4.1 billion from Q1 peak

October 20, 2011

Treva Lind

Hart Capital Management Inc.'s Inland Northwest Composite, which gauges the aggregate market value of 15 publicly traded companies in the region, fell by $2.3 billion, or 19 percent, in the third quarter, as weighty market forces reversed earlier a

Arbor Crest aims to expand into beer, add wine brand

Demand for more drink options spurred decisions

October 20, 2011

Chey Scott

Longtime Spokane Valley winery Arbor Crest Wine Cellars plans to begin making two microbrews early next year as part of an effort to expand its beverage offerings to guests at private events held on its grounds.Also, on Jan. 1, Arbor Crest plans

A 'pink' panoply

October 20, 2011

Chey Scott

Stepping into Pink Salvage Gallery LLC, a newly opened store at the west end of downtown Spokane, is a bit like stepping into a vintage wonderland.The eye candy greeting visitors to the shop, located in the historic Luminaria building at 154 S.

Trade zone garners its first client

Advocates hope customer will be example for others transporting goods to U.S.

October 20, 2011

Linn Parish

Fourteen years after it was first approved, the Spokane-area foreign trade zone has its first customer. Inland Empire Distribution Systems Inc., a Spokane Valley-based warehousing company whose facility is considered part of the trade zone, this

Fast Way Freight buys competitor's assets

Trucking concern doubles size by purchasing hauling side of Spokane Transfer

October 20, 2011

Treva Lind

Fast Way Freight System Inc., a Spokane-based trucking company, has bought the freight-hauling assets of former competitor Spokane Transfer & Storage Co.Financial terms of the transaction, which became effective Oct. 1, weren't Transfer, at 407