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In the News: December 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Dec. 8 / Inland Power signs biomass power pact Inland Power & Light Co., of Spokane, signed a power purchase agreement with Barr-Tech LLC, of Spokane, that gives Inland rights to all renewable energy to be generated from a generation a

Renewable energy is likely to benefit U.S. workers' health

Shift to wind, solar power should benefit 700,000, college researchers say

November 25, 2009

News Wise

Expansion of renewable energy should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 U.S. workers employed in the energy sector, suggests a commentary by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers, in Milwaukee. Their review was published in an

Company offers suite of work-related health services

Two nurses launched occupational health shop after working for Kaiser

November 25, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Two occupational nurses who once worked at Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood rolling mill have built a growing business that helps employers here reduce employees' lost work time by managing their health and safety programs better and providing case and

Employers: If you're sick, stay at home

Companies taking extra workplace precautions to combat swine flu's rise

November 25, 2009

Steve Wilhelm

With the swine flu H1N1 pandemic still gathering momentum in this region, corporate and health department leaders are focusing their efforts on keeping sick people away from workplaces.For instance, Seattle-based Pemco Insurance has implemented

COHE leaders aim to make pilot project a state program

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

November 25, 2009

Mike McLean

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