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Parker Aerospace wins jet missile contract

Liberty Lake operation to design, build parts for Norwegian company

May 9, 2013

Parker Aerospace, which includes the former Liberty Lake-based SprayCool Data Systems Inc. operations, was awarded a project last month to provide cooling components and systems for missiles made by Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg Defence &

Washington Trust Bank mulls Manito complex

$1.6 million construction project would include new three-bay retail structure

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank is exploring plans to replace its Manito branch, at 611 E. 31st, with a $1.6 million mixed-use development that would include a new bank building and separate retail space, says Jack Heath, the bank's chief bank

Number of residents coming into state, county hold steady

Employment, housing conditions here said ripe for in-migration surge

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

Out-of-state driver's licenses surrendered in Spokane County held nearly steady in 2012, following gains in the previous two years, but some economists are expecting a surge of in-migration if the job outlook here gains strength. Electronic by a

URM Stores to expand its big warehouse

Grocery co-op picks CNI to start big addition soon on Spokane's North Side

May 9, 2013

Treva Lind

URM Stores Inc., the Spokane-based grocery distribution cooperative, says it will expand its warehouse and distribution center on the North Side to meet increasing demand for frozen and perishable goods.The co-op has selected Contractors Inc., a

Spokane Club is at crossroads

Venerable downtown group works to retain relevance

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

This month could mark the start of a new era for the venerable Spokane Club, says Shelley McDowell, chairwoman of the club's board of directors.The members-only social-and-athletic club based in the city's core hopes to complete the sale of the

Spokane Valley-based FlyBack Energy readies for launch

Valley tech concern to start marketing its first product this fall

May 9, 2013

Jessica Valencia

On the heels of a change in leadership, energy technology company FlyBack Energy Inc. soon will start marketing its initial product, marking a transition out of a research-and-development phase it's been in since it was founded in 2006, says new a

Molina Healthcare center to relocate to Rock Pointe

Move from west Spokane to involve 90 employees, provide room for growth

April 25, 2013

Mike McLean

Molina Healthcare of Washington Inc., a Bothell, Wash.-based health-maintenance organization, says it has leased 27,300 square feet of office space in the Rock Pointe III building, at 1330 N. Washington, and plans to move its Eastern Washington by

Gonzaga to build $60 million university center

April 25, 2013

Gonzaga University announced today that it formally has approved plans to build a $60 million, 168,000-square-foot University Center on the site of its current student union building, known as The COG, on the west side of campus. Demolition of the

Sterling to acquire Southern California business bank

April 25, 2013

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Bank, announced this morning it has agreed to acquire Newport Beach, Calif.-based Commerce National Bank in a transaction valued at $42.9 million.The transaction is expected to be the

Avista's earnings increase

April 25, 2013

Avista Corp., of Spokane, reported this morning first-quarter net income of $42.3 million, or 71 cents a diluted share, up from $38.4 million, or 65 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Scott Morris, Avista's chairman, president, and CEO, in