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Small Business Watch: January 15, 2009

January 15, 2009

Founders to return to operate German eatery at Five Mile George Weimer says he and his ex-wife, Ute Taylor, who together opened the Chic-A-Ria German Inn & Lounge in the Five Mile Plaza and operated it for 12 years until selling it it

In The News: January 15, 2009

January 15, 2009

Jan. 9 / Ambassadors to cut work force Ambassadors Group Inc., of Spokane, said it will reduce its work force of about 720 employees by 15 percent to 20 percent this month because the softening U.S. economy has made families reluctant

Real Estate Roundup

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

Havenwood Caregiver Services, a Spokane elder-care company, has leased 3,400 square feet of office space at 2713 E. Sprague and plans to move there in February from smaller quarters at 907 W. Sharpe. Carlos Herrera, Kevin Edwards, and Mark McLees,

District formed in county for $1.3 million road job

Project includes chip-seal work on five miles of road near Pend Oreille County

January 15, 2009

A group of north Spokane County residents have voted to form a $1.3 million road improvement district to improve about five miles of county roads that will serve as a paved link between paved roads in Pend Oreille and Spokane counties. The would

Downtown warehouse to get new life - Art only

January 15, 2009

Robi Railey and her daughter, Heidi Gudgel, the new owners of the 30,000-square-foot Sylvan Furniture Co. warehouse, at 116 W. Pacific, will begin this renovation of the former creamery building next month for retail use. McCloskey Construction and

City approves retail-residence building

January 15, 2009

City of Spokane Hearing Examiner Greg Smith has approved a conditional-use permit for Brian Jennings and Jeff Gilson, of Spokane, to convert the historic St. Paul Market building, at 2023 W. Dean, into a specialty retail sales and service building

Coeur d'Alene concrete concern wins $5 million federal highway paving job

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Interstate Concrete & Asphalt Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has been awarded a $5 million contract by the Western Federal Lands Highway Division to repair pavement along the Coeur d'Alene River Road in Shoshone County, Idaho.The division, which is in

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Deer Park dental practice plans $2.2 million building

Partner says new office is expected to be ready for occupancy this fall

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Deer Park dentists Steven Bates and Greg Miller say they plan to construct a new office building in a $2.2 million project, at 309 W. Crawford, in Deer Park, for their growing family dentistry practice.Bates says the building will be a with a

Riverstone fish restaurant project shelved indefinitely

Hapa cites weak economy in its decision to postpone venture into Cd'A market

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

Plans to construct a building for a Hapa Fish Co. restaurant in the Riverstone mixed-use development in Coeur d'Alene have been put on hold, even though a Spokane-based developer has obtained a building permit for the proposed $1.4 million SRM LLC,

Storhaug acquires Hayden land-surveying company

Durtschi & Associates to continue under that name, expand services

January 15, 2009

David Cole

Storhaug Engineering Inc., a civil engineering, surveying, land-use planning, and landscape architecture firm based in Spokane, has purchased Hayden, Idaho, surveying company K.A. Durtschi & Associates Inc., says Jerry Storhaug, president and chief