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Co-op gets $52 million in financing

Kootenai Electric to use federal loan to upgrade, expand its infrastructure

March 26, 2009

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Inc., a member-owned rural electric utility that serves mostly North Idaho residents, has been approved by the federal government to receive a $51.7 million multiyear loan, which it says it plans to spend mostly on and

Avista looks at beefing up hydropower

Utility launches effort to assess upgrade potential of Nine Mile Falls units

March 26, 2009

Richard Ripley

Avista Corp. is looking at increasing the hydropower-generating capacity at its Nine Mile Falls Dam here, partly because of the U.S. government's recent extension of tax credits for development of renewable-energy generating facilities.While an

Ridpath's top floors, annex put on block

Sealed bids to be accepted May 1 for parts of formerly prominent downtown hotel

March 26, 2009

Kim Crompton

The top two floors of the 13-story Ridpath Hotel tower downtown and the entire four-story annex just east of the tower are scheduled to be offered at auction May 1, in a nontraditional marketing approach, after developers' visions for both failed a

Prognosis mixed for office market

Ailing economy could put strong lease sectors at risk

March 26, 2009

Mike McLean

Some sectors of the Spokane-area office market experienced strong demand in 2008, but the number of lease transactions is expected to slow this year and possibly next year, industry observers here say.Also, rents for such space could hold their

Aircraft painter might move here

Company's plan, 40 jobs depend on hangar loan

March 26, 2009

Kim Crompton

An Everett, Wash.-based commercial and military aircraft painting company plans to move its headquarters and about 40 jobs here if the Spokane Airport Board can secure a $3.9 million loan to construct a hangar facility for the company at Spokane on

History might offer some helpful guidance to investors

Once resurgence begins, it could be wild ride, so you'd better buckle up

March 26, 2009

Personal Investing

While history does repeat itself, the rerun is never identical.That's why providing investors with a signal as to when and how current economic and market woes will end is an inexact science.If historical precedents hold up, small-cap stocks

In the News

March 26, 2009

March 25 / Bouten lands $7.8 million park project The Spokane Park Board awarded a contract for construction of the first phase of recreational facilities at the Albi-Merkel Sports Complex to Bouten Construction Co., which submitted a

March 26-April 9, 2009

Meetings & Events

March 26, 2009

The nonprofit group Community Frameworks will present a Homeownership Resource Fair, on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. Prospective home buyers will find information about down-payment 6

Rendering courtesy of Coeur d'Alene architects Rann Haight and Roy Marshall

2009 to bring modest health-care construction, but more to come

First piece of Sacred Heart's big capital program to start; North Idaho work continues

March 12, 2009

David Cole

Only a smattering of larger health-care-related construction projects are under way or planned to start this year in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene market, but a major capital plan that's expected to begin at Spokane's largest hospital portends much at

Big North Idaho projects hold spotlight amid slowdown

List includes envisioned Wal-Mart megastores in Post Falls and Hayden

March 12, 2009

Mike McLean

Some observers of the struggling construction industry are seeing glimmers of hope in an unsettled economy as highly anticipated projects, such as two new retail megastores in Kootenai County are nearly ready to get rolling.Also work on a big in