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DOT seeks replacement of Lake Roosevelt ferry

On average, 150 vehicles board vessel daily; state also to improve terminals

September 22, 2011

The Washington state Department of Transportation recently sought bids to replace a more than 60-year-old ferry that serves travelers needing to cross Lake Roosevelt between Lincoln and Ferry counties.The Martha S., also known as the Keller 21 a

T.W. Clark begins erecting Othello elementary school

$11 million project is one of three school jobs that contractor is handling

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, began work in early August under an $11 million contract to build a new elementary school in Othello, Wash.Steve Sunleaf, a T.W. Clark project manager, says the contractor will erect a 60,000-square-foot

Kalispels to start Sprague realignment near casino

$2.8 million project will move road section south to allow for development

September 22, 2011

Chey Scott

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians recently opened bids for a project to move and reconstruct a stretch of Sprague Avenue located just south of the tribe's Northern Quest Resort & Casino to make way for future development of land it owns there.The is

West Plains annexation prompts fire station job

Ginno starts construction of 'semi-temporary' facility north of Spokane airport

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Ginno Construction Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has started building a fire station near the Spokane International Airport as part of the city of Spokane's preparation to annex nearly 10 square miles of land on the West Plains.Ginno won a $932,600 for

Chase Bank branch rises along Indian Trail - Art only

September 22, 2011

The new branch for JP Morgan Chase & Co., of New York, is well under way at the Sundance Plaza shopping center, in northwest Spokane's Indian Trail neighborhood. The 4,200-square-foot branch is expected to open in November and is one of 12 new Bank

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Graham wins bid to build new Yakima high school

$78.7 million project will replace aging structure; completion set for 2013

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, has won a $78.7 million job to construct a high school in Yakima to replace an older, smaller one.The Yakima School District lists $106.6 million as the total cost to build and equip a modern, a

Hanson builds retail structure by Valley mall

Verizon Wireless to take majority of new building near Jo-Ann Fabrics site

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Hanson Industries Inc., of Spokane Valley, is developing a two-bay retail building in its Market Pointe I shopping complex that will be anchored by a Verizon Wireless store.Carl Guenzel, a Kiemle & Hagood Co. real estate broker here who is the a

Spilker hopes to build on stack of work

Longtime brickwork contractor has 10 jobs, employs 75 in a rebound from a slow 2010

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Spilker Masonry Co., of Spokane, has stacked up a number of jobs that will amount to a sizable improvement over last year, and it hopes to continue to build on that momentum, says Mike Spilker, the company's president.The company, which in and a

Lydig set to land big prison job

Walla Walla penitentiary work worth $26.8 million to include inmate housing

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

The Washington state Department of Corrections says it expects to award a $26.8 million construction contract to Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc.The project will include constructing two housing structures and a kitchen expansion at the in

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Caterpillar moves earth

Local subcontractors handle site preparation, pour concrete for $42.7 million project

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Construction has started at the Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. plant planned on the West Plains, and local subcontractors are moving earth and laying the foundation work for the huge facility.Caterpillar declines to disclose the cost of the