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Waterford to become Touchmark

April 21, 2011

Waterford on South Hill, the big retirement complex owned and operated by Touchmark Living Centers Inc., of Beaverton, Ore., says it will change its name later this year to Touchmark on South Hill.Also, it says it is nearing completion of a big

Making seniors feel at home

Pack With Compassion sees demand grow for move-consulting service

April 21, 2011

Treva Lind

Carlyn Morisset has her favorite chair, handmade porcelain dolls, and an oil painting she did as an artist. She picked these few possessions with the help of Deb Fry, who through her business, Pack With Compassion: Living & Moving Transitions, the

Regional distributors give clients more food for thought

In-house chefs, experts boost aid to restaurants as margins get squeezed

April 7, 2011

Chey Scott

Two major food distributors here say they've stepped up efforts to help their recession-pinched customers operate more efficiently, including by using in-house chefs to help them come up with new, economical menu items.The distributors, Sysco of

Investors lose appetite for many restaurant stocks

Some quick-casual eateries have performed better than fast food, casual dining

April 7, 2011

Andrew Leckey

The restaurant industry, hit hard by recession and high unemployment, is seeing less investor appetite for its stocks.While people must eat, they are increasingly careful about how they spend their money to do so.As in any severe shakeout, of

Hotels.com report says rates rose

Room prices worldwide increased by 2 percent; business travel returned

April 7, 2011

Hotels.com, an online provider of lodging worldwide, has released its Hotel Price Index, noting a theme of recovery in the travel industry as global hotel rates rose 2 percent in 2010. Despite the increase in year-over-year rates, consumers can

Post-banner year convention activity livelier than expected

2012 looks even better; 12 national events are already on the books

April 7, 2011

Treva Lind

Looking ahead to the rest of 2011 and beyond, Spokane is starting to see an uptick in the number of conventions and group meetings booked here, industry leaders say. In a nutshell, 2011 doesn't appear as bad as expected, and 2012 looks even than

Hospitality industry steps up

New organization forms to market Washington as tourism destination

April 7, 2011

Linn Parish

Hospitality professionals throughout Washington are working to fill a void that will occur this summer, if, as appears inevitable, the state government stops funding and shutters the Washington State Tourism Office. As importantly, industry say

DOT resumes resurfacing work on two-mile stretch of Division

April 7, 2011

Chey Scott

The Washington state Department of Transportation was scheduled to start work this week to finish repaving a two-mile stretch of north Division Street.The DOT last year awarded an about $3.6 million contract to Inland Asphalt Co., of Spokane, of

- Rendering courtesy of Mahlum Architects

WSU to renovate two older dorms on Pullman campus

$22.6 million project also to include connecting two buildings with an addition

April 7, 2011

Chey Scott

Washington State University will start work next month on a renovation and expansion of two of its oldest dormitories on the Pullman campus, Duncan-Dunn and Community halls, at a total cost of about $22.6 million.The general contractor for the a

CNI wins $3 million project to upgrade city water system

Contract in Emmett, Idaho, entails building reservoirs, filtration improvements

April 7, 2011

Treva Lind

Coeur d'Alene-based Contractors Northwest Inc. has won a more than $3 million contract to make improvements to a portion of the city water system at Emmett, Idaho.Matt Nason, a project manager for Contractors Northwest, says the contract has the