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Peppertree developers get loans

Work on $9 million hotel project to resume this month

September 17, 2009

Developers of the long-stalled Best Western Peppertree Inn & Suites project at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Division Street say they expect to resume construction of the $9 million structure this month, after having secured a portion of

Company touts 'green' CD annual reports versus paper

September 3, 2009

Environmentally minded, publicly traded companies have a new option for distributing their annual reports to shareholders, as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).A new Oklahoma-based company, Green Wise Report, has a it

Engineers find way to make more butanol

Ohio researchers pursue better method to ferment bacteria to create biofuel

September 3, 2009

Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles.The process improves on the conventional method for brewing butanol in a bacterial bacteria

Businesses here find niche in providing energy audits

Green job opportunities could increase through proposed auditor training

September 3, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Increasing demand by home owners and businesses to make their buildings more energy efficient is spawning a growing niche for what's called energy auditing. Meanwhile, programs to train individuals to perform such audits are being funded here with

Group here plans host of eco-focused events in September

Month-long observance includes tours, plantings, street fair, workshops

September 3, 2009

Kim Frlan

Community-Minded Enterprises, a Spokane nonprofit, along with other organizations, businesses, and government agencies, is staging a month-long series of events designed to build awareness of green issues.The about 75-event schedule, dubbed such

State awaits big stream of energy dollars

Stimulus money expected to help weatherize homes, upgrade public buildings

September 3, 2009

Deirdre Gregg

After months of planning by state and local agencies, about $150 million in federal stimulus money for energy efficiency is starting to flow into Washington state.The money should help weatherize thousands of homes, upgrade public buildings, of

Conservation tax credits, rebates boost businesses

Incentives sway many to buy better windows, beef up insulation

September 3, 2009

Mike McLean

Rebates and tax credits for home improvements that conserve energy have increased sales and installation work for some home-improvement businesses and have helped others stay afloat during the recession, contractors and business owners here McVay,

Taking steps to 'go green'

More than just saving energy, businesses here are finding ways to be more eco-friendly

September 3, 2009

David Cole

While it's become common for businesses to seek energy efficiency by upgrading lighting, windows, and air systems, what's less known are the other, often innovative, efforts they're making to "go green." And they say those things aren't just the to

Mortgage loan services concern takes larger quarters in Spokane Valley

September 3, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

UPF Services LLC, a provider of services to real estate lenders, has moved its offices to 12410 E. Mirabeau Parkway, in Spokane Valley, from its former location at 910 W. Boone, in Spokane. The Spokane Valley-based business, which serves mostly

Architecture, engineering firm moves to larger space in Courtyard Center

September 3, 2009

Mike McLean

AHBL Inc., a Tacoma-based landscape architecture, engineering, and land-surveying firm, has moved its Spokane office to larger quarters and plans to add to its staff, says Len Zickler, an AHBL principal here.Zickler says the company's newly in a