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Garco Construction wins $32.6 million job at Michigan air force base

Project will support rapid refueling of KC-135 planes

February 25, 2016

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $32.6 million construction contract to build a massive jet-fuel storage and delivery system at Selfridge Air National Guard base, in Michigan, says Katie Fitzpatrick, a Garco spokeswoman. The base,

Optometry practice downtown changes hands

Clay Evans takes over; longtime owner stays on

February 25, 2016

Optometrist Dr. Clay Evans has purchased the Eye Care Team practice in downtown Spokane from longtime owner Dr. Rick Kellogg. Evans took over ownership on Jan. 1. He declines to disclose the purchase price for the practice, which operates in 4,000 square

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February 25, 2016

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Valley boatlift distributor purchased

Pacific Harbor's territory spans Inland Northwest

February 25, 2016

Mike McLean

Brady A. Kriegh, of Spokane, has bought longtime Spokane Valley boatlift seller Pacific Harbor Distributors. Pacific Harbor, which was founded here in 1980, is located at 6506 E. Main, where it occupies about an acre of land with a 1,600-square-foot ware

Excelsior Youth Center's founding CEO passes baton

Center plans to add staff, expand some programs

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Excelsior Youth Center, one of Spokane's largest behavioral-health nonprofits, has changed leadership, transitioning to a new chief executive officer for the first time in the 34 years since its founding. Robert Faltermeyer, founding CEO of Excelsior Y

Owner of NorthTown Mall, Valley Mall posts stronger year

Initial rental rates rose by double digits in '15

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates both the NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall here, has reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. For all of 2015, though, the

Aerospace industry trade groups collaborate

Organizations to share memberships, resources

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium, INWAC, and the Idaho Aerospace Alliance, IDA, have decided to collaborate through reciprocal memberships. The two organizations announced in a recent press release that their respective boards had unanimously a

Q&A with Todd Mielke: Under a new public spotlight

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February 25, 2016

Linn Parish

After spending much of his career in public office, Todd Mielke moves into the private sector, but remains very much in the public spotlight. The 51-year-old Spokane native took over on Feb. 1 as president and CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, step

Virtual reality company here readies first product

NovaWake founders bet on tech becoming ubiquitous

February 25, 2016

The co-founders of a virtual-reality company here think VR is on the verge of becoming another entertainment and communications platform. Now, the self-funded company is looking for ways to convert the technology into a revenue stream.

SNAP Financial Access expects loan volume to hit $700K this year

Total volume increased, defaults declined in '15

February 25, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

SNAP Financial Access, a community development financial institution here, saw a 26 percent increase in loan volume last year and hopes to continue its goal of providing small business development resources through new programs and partnerships, a program