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Greenstone Corp.'s next Kendall Yards phase advances

Proposed $6 million multifamily project would add 56 living units
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. is continuing to develop Kendall Yards mixed-use development northwest of downtown at a steady pace, recently airing predevelopment plans to construct a $6 million, 56-unit apartment complex, says Jim Frank, The
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Two truck-service concerns start projects on West Plains

Spokane contractors gear up to build facilities with $4.6 million total value
August 29, 2013
Treva Lind
Construction projects for two trucking-related companies are getting under way near the Interstate 90-Medical Lake interchange on the West Plains.Located a short distance apart along Westbow Lane, the separate projects for Kent, Wash.-based King
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—Staff photo by Linn Pairsh

Ambassadors Group hopes to stem five-year slide

Spokane travel provider projects delegate volumes will flatten, grow modestly
August 29, 2013
Linn Parish
With a proxy battle behind it and longtime executives out of office, Spokane-based travel provider Ambassadors Group Inc. believes it will stem a five-year decline and start to build up its traveler volumes again. Meanwhile, interim CEO Anthony
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Spokane steps up spending to curb river pollutants

Up to $350 million in projects expected over five years
August 29, 2013
Treva Lind
The city of Spokane expects to issue about $65 million in bonds next year and $100 million in 2015 to fund future phases of its integrated clean water plan to reduce the volume of untreated discharges into the Spokane River. Similar to hundreds
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—Photo courtesy of Ground force Worldwide

Post Falls-based Ground Force expands overseas

Mining truck outfitter's foreign growth said fueling jobs here
August 29, 2013
Mike McLean
Ground Force Worldwide LLC, the Post Falls-based parent company of Ground Force Manufacturing LLC and Underground Force LLC, has launched manufacturing operations on two other continents and is looking to expand to a fourth, says Ron Nilson, the in
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Calendar: August 29, 2013

August 29, 2013
August 29, 2013
Meetings & EventsThe Washington Policy Center, an independent, nonpartisan think tank promoting sound public policy based on free-market solutions, will hold its 2013 Annual Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Spokane Center,
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Unemployment rate hits 8.1 percent for July

August 15, 2013
The Washington state Employment Security Department announced today preliminary July employment data that put the Spokane County unemployment rate at 8.1 percent, down from 8.6 percent in July 2012 but up from 7.9 percent in June.A separate, state
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Key Tronic's earnings dip for quarter, increase for year

August 15, 2013
Key Tronic Corp., Spokane Valley-based provider of electronic manufacturing services, reported this afternoon net income of $2.4 million, or 22 cents a diluted share, for its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter that ended June 29. That's down from earnings
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Hadley to step down as GSI president, CEO

August 15, 2013
Greater Spokane Incorporated, the combined chamber of commerce and economic development council for the Spokane area, announced this afternoon that its president and CEO, Rich Hadley, will step down in April 2014. Hadley, 66, has served as the for
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