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COHE leaders aim to make pilot project a state program

Efforts help injured workers return to jobs, cut employers' costs

November 25, 2009

The Center of Occupational Health and Education, a pilot project launched in 2003 with a center here and one in Renton, Wash., has succeeded in cutting workers' compensation costs, and now its leaders are working on a plan to elevate it to a as as

Safety first, even in recession

Though innovation has slowed, sales are steady for some gear, Spokane vendors say

November 25, 2009

David Cole

Safety equipment vendors here say product innovations are scarce these days, as manufacturers have pulled in their horns to weather the recession. Meanwhile, sales are generally softer, though there are some bright spots in the safety market.For

Real Estate Roundup

November 25, 2009

Mike McLean

Wong Financial Services Inc., a Spokane Valley financial planning service, has leased 1,200 square feet of office space at 12704 E. Nora and has moved there from smaller quarters at 25 S. Blake Road. Tom Watson, of Re/Max of Spokane, and Mike King,

Retail building near North Side WinCo progresses - Art Only

November 25, 2009

Kilgore Construction Inc., of Colbert, is erecting this $1.6 million, 10,200-square-foot retail center at 920 E. Hoerner, just east of the WinCo Foods Inc. supermarket on Spokane's North Side. The center is expected to house up to nine tenants. The

West Side organizers form green property owners, managers group

November 25, 2009

Bellevue, Wash.-based organizers say they have formed a national nonprofit organization called the Association of Green Property Owners and Managers (AGPOM) to respond to growing demand for green building practices that result in financial savings.

SpineTeamSpokane's flagship office under way - Art Only

November 25, 2009

Silvey Construction Inc., of Spokane, is building this $1.7 million, 10,000-square-foot medical building at 510 E. Holland for SpineTeamSpokane. Dr. Daniel Dibble, who owns SpineTeamSpokane, in Spokane Valley, says the structure will become the for

State Parks plans Centennial Trail extension project near Long Lake

November 25, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

The Washington state Department of Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking environmental approval for a proposed project to extend the Centennial Trail 2.2 miles to the northwest from its current western ending point near Nine Mile Falls Dam. of

Coeur d'Alene office facility being built on Linden Avenue

One-story, 3,800-square-foot building's construction cost said to be about $650,000

November 25, 2009

David Cole

General contractor Todd Sanders, of Coeur d'Alene, is building an office building there that will house an accounting firm and marketing firm and will have room for another tenant.The single-story building, to be located at 302 E. Linden, will a

South Hill office building rises - Art Only

November 25, 2009

Legacy Group Development LLC, of Spokane, is developing the 29th & Martin Professional Building, at 2008 E. 29th. Silvey Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is the contractor on the $3.5 million project, which is expected to be completed next and

One of AMC's downtown theaters gets IMAX gear

Retrofitted auditorium to include bigger screen, new projector, and sound

November 25, 2009

David Cole

One of the 20 theaters in the AMC River Park Square 20 multiplex in downtown Spokane is being retrofitted with IMAX equipment and a larger screen, and could be ready to show IMAX movies by Thanksgiving, theater officials say.The multiplex's AMC