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St. Luke's absorbs practice, expands physiatry staff

Outpatient area remodeled, more exam rooms slated

June 30, 2016

St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute has bolstered its physiatry department and is expanding and remodeling its outpatient physiatry area, says Nicole Stewart, director of communications for Inland Northwest Health Services, which operates St. Luke's.

Providence Health, St. Joseph merger gets green light

Systems review conditions imposed by California AG

June 30, 2016

Kim Crompton

A proposed merger between Providence Health & Services, the Renton, Wash.-based parent of Spokane-based Providence Health Care, and smaller Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health has been cleared to move ahead, albeit with a host of conditions. The Calif

Yost Gallagher awarded South Hill apartment project

$9.3 million complex will have 72 living units in all

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

Yost Gallagher Construction LLC, of Spokane, has been awarded the contract to construct a 72-unit, $9.3 million apartment complex on the South Hill, says Jeff Gallagher, the company's vice president. The complex, which Spokane-based Dave Black Propert

Lincoln Heights retail center gets $10.5 million refinancing

Newmark Realty arranges 20-year loan for borrower

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged $10.2 million in permanent financing for Lincoln Heights Shopping Center. Demetri Koston and Skip Slavin, vice presidents of Newmark, respectively based in Spokane and Seattle, arranged the loa

Guest commentary: Medicare steps up its insolvency march

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June 30, 2016

Guest Commentary

The Medicare trustees released their annual report last week. The report shows a continuation of the gradual march to insolvency for the health insurance plan. Medicare began in 1965 as a government-run health insurance plan for seniors that provided an

The Journal's View: Unified pitch for Fairchild is key

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June 30, 2016

Staff Report

The Spokane community reacted with optimism when Fairchild Air Force Base made the short list of sites that the U.S. Air Force is considering to house its next generation of air-refueling tankers. We join our neighbors in applauding that good news. Now,

Farm microbe producer to move to new building

Tainio Technology to put its operations under one roof

June 30, 2016

Mike McLean

Tainio Technology & Technique Inc., a Cheney-based pioneer of biological agricultural and farm products, has broken ground on a new $1.5 million headquarters building, says Amy Becker, the company's vice president of marketing. The 15,000-square-foot b

Bye-bye to medical marijuana dispensaries

Deadline elevates concerns for customer patients

June 30, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Senate Bill 5052, the Washington measure to close all medical cannabis dispensaries not licensed with the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board, will take effect this Friday, July 1. Signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee this past April, the bill, now titled

Pool World builds new home for its Cd'A store

Structure near I-90 slated to be finished next March

June 30, 2016

In an effort to boost exposure and meet growing demand, Spokane-based Pool World Inc. is starting construction of a larger building in Coeur d'Alene. 'As the economy has emerged from the Great Recession, our market segment has been no different,â€ s

Riverfront Park work to roll

First of $64.3 million in jobs to start by summer's end

June 30, 2016

More than 18 months after voters approved a $64.3 million facelift for Riverfront Park, the city is preparing to start turning dirt there. City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department Director Leroy Eadie says contractors could break ground before sum