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Churchill's reopens after fire - Art only

April 8, 2010

A large glass chandelier and lots of wood dominate the main floor of the rebuilt Churchill's Steakhouse, at 165 S. Post, which reopened March 24 after having been destroyed two years ago in a three-alarm fire. The establishment also a

Outfitters in Idaho expect gains this year

Any recovery is projected to be gradual, however, whitewater guides say

April 8, 2010

Despite the economic challenges faced during the recession in 2009, a survey of whitewater rafting outfitters offering vacations on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River points to a modest upturn in business in 2010. Middle Fork outfitters are

Entrepreneur takes three-pronged hospitality approach

Owner of restaurant and limousine service opens concert venue

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Restaurateur Jayme Cozzetto thinks he's found an ideal recipe for hospitality success—a melded offering of transportation, dining, and music entertainment—that he hopes will become a popular choice for a night on the town owner of a new a

Sladich bullish as he leaves CVB

Bureau's top executive foresees sharp rebound in tourism despite sour economy

April 8, 2010

Kim Crompton

Harry Sladich surprised civic boosters here when he announced recently he plans to resign as president and CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau to take a job in the private sector, but he says he's seeing a lot of encouraging

Coeur d'Alene contractor builds 18-hangar facility at rural airport

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, is erecting 18 airplane hangars in a "nested," or clustered, facility at the Coeur d'Alene Airport, at a project cost of about $500,000.Foreman Properties LLC, of Hayden Lake, Idaho, is developing to

Jennings Northwest wins $1.8 million Wandermere sewer line, paving job

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Jennings Northwest LLC, a Spokane-area subsidiary of Jennings Cos., based in Honolulu, Hawaii, has won a $1.8 million Spokane County contract to install sewer lines in a neighborhood just north of Wandermere Golf Course.Scott Jennings, owner of

Work on car wash on Thor proceeds - Art only

April 8, 2010

Car Wash Plazas Inc., of Spokane, is building a car wash on Thor Street, across from a Fred Meyer retail store, in east Spokane. Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor on the project, which is expected to be completed before

City of Spokane wins $200,000 grant to plan cleanup of North Side site

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The city of Spokane has won a $200,000 grant from the Washington state Department of Ecology to plan the cleanup of a 28-acre parcel it owns near the University District.The city's water department administrative offices are located on the site,

Idaho concern to handle $2.5 million Spokane County sewer, paving job

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

T. LaRiviere Equipment & Excavation Inc., of Athol, Idaho, has won a $2.5 million Spokane County contract to install sewer line in Spokane Valley that eventually will serve about 250 homes there.The project will include excavating the roadways a

Post Falls, Spokane contractors land $2.6 million in DOT work

April 8, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Spokane and Post Falls contractors are the low bidders for two separate Washington state Department of Transportation projects worth a combined about $2.6 million and involving U.S. 195 south of Pullman, Wash., and U.S. 395 north of Spokane. Poe