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Airport Board issues RFQ for upgrades at Felts Field

Spokane airfield's electrical system said in need of upgrade
December 4, 2008
David Cole
The Spokane Airport Board has issued a request for qualifications from electrical engineering firms interested in providing design and also possibly construction-oversight services for electrical-system improvements at Felts Field Airport. The says
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—Photo courtesy of Bay Shore Systems Inc.

Short drills, deep holes

December 4, 2008
David Cole
The small North Idaho city of Rathdrum—population 6,500—is a long ways from San Francisco, both geographically and in terms of size. But northern California's Bay Area is where one of Rathdrum's current and growing manufacturers began 20
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West Plains binding site plan sought

Hawkins Edwards Inc. applies to county to divide nearly 12 acres into 16 lots
December 4, 2008
David Cole
A Spokane real estate company has taken a preliminary step toward dividing nearly 12 acres of vacant light industrial property on the West Plains into 16 lots and possibly making them available for sale.The company, Hawkins Edwards Inc., a site
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

WSU project said health-center 'destination'

Arthritis Northwest patients would see other practitioners at proposed new building
December 4, 2008
Richard Ripley
The approach that Washington State University and NexCore Group LP, of Denver, are taking to develop 3.5 acres of land at the Riverpoint Campus is different from past efforts employed there.This time, WSU and its developer plan to develop a as a
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West Plains apartment phase starts

Building permits valued at $7.6 million obtained for 10-structure project
December 4, 2008
Mike McLean
Building permits have been issued to a Liberty Lake developer for a 100-unit, second phase of a multifamily housing complex on the West Plains, records on file with Spokane County show.The developer, Rudeen Development LLC, will act as its on
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Health plan hikes show little letup

Best many employers here can hope for is rate increase in single digits
December 4, 2008
Kim Crompton
Spokane-area employers can't expect that the nation's economic strife will translate into slower-rising health-plan costs next year. To the contrary, one of the big questions is to what extent the recession will cause those costs to soar even the a
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URM mulls new building for Peirone

Grocery supplier's board to consider that project, big expansion next month
December 4, 2008
Kim Crompton
URM Stores Inc., the Spokane-based grocery distribution cooperative, is considering moving ahead with construction of a long-postponed, multimillion-dollar building on the West Plains for Peirone Produce Co., which it owns.Dean Sonnenberg, URM's
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

A wish list for difficult times

Business advocates here will seek tools for growth, stimulus
December 4, 2008
Mike McLean
In the face of economic turmoil and a projected $5.1 billion state budget shortfall, business advocates here say their wish list for the Washington Legislature's upcoming session includes a stimulus package of capital improvements, expanded local a
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Ann Seaburg, of Deaconess' neonatal intensive care unit, displays one of 10 new "giraffe bed" isolettes being used there

CHS begins capital spending push

New owner of Empire hospitals spends $11.5 million
December 4, 2008
Mike McLean
Christmas has come early at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital & Medical Center.The two Spokane hospitals have been unwrapping some of the $11.5 million in new equipment that's being bought this quarter by their new owner, Franklin, of
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Four-day Snoqualmie Pass closure cost $27.9 million

Economic impact study totes up losses from storm; major project to start soon
November 20, 2008
Richard Ripley
The four-day closure of Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass last winter cost the state 170 jobs and the loss of $27.9 million in economic output, $1.42 million in state revenue, and $8.6 million in personal income, a Washington state Department of at
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