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Arc of Spokane expands holdings east of downtown

Organization to continue leasing out CU structure, hold it for future growth

May 23, 2013

The Arc of Spokane, a nonprofit that has been based for the last two years in the former Inland Power & Light Co. building, at 320 E. Second, has bought an adjacent building occupied partly by Horizon Credit Union, says Greg Falk, Arc's executive a

Liberty Lake surveillance product maker OpenEye fill big national contract

Liberty Lake's OpenEye sells equipment placed in Carl's Jr., Hardee's outlets

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Liberty Lake-based PC Open Inc., a maker of digital video recorders and surveillance equipment doing business as OpenEye, says California-based CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. is rolling out its products in 900 Carl's Jr. and Hardee's eateries is 80

Spokane mulls food truck regulations

Changes to food vendor ordinances likely to go before council in June

May 23, 2013

Jessica Valencia

With mobile food vendors gaining popularity here, the city of Spokane is considering changes to its municipal code that would affect food-truck and food-cart operators as early as this summer.The proposed changes, which were the subject of a and

Caterpillar distribution center clicks into high gear

Spokane's distribution plant runs first full-volume year; posts top on-time delivery

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

The new Caterpillar Logistics Service Inc. distribution plant on the West Plains, which was built last year and began stocking last fall, has ramped shipping up to 10,000 heavy-equipment parts per day.Brad Gile, the logistics center's manager, a

Casual comeback for Spokane's formal wear

Attire errs on simpler side; industry shows signs of life

May 23, 2013

Jessica Valencia

The formal-wear industry took a hit from the recession as more consumers tightened their purse strings, a decline that experts here say hasn't been helped by a trend in recent years of weddings and social events opting for more casual some tuxedo a

Roughly $25 million in construction planned at River Run

Builder to erect 172 housing units valued at $25 million

May 23, 2013

Mike McLean

Copper Basin Construction Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, has begun a flurry of planned residential construction valued at roughly $25 million on a portion of the big River Run development near the Spokane River in northwest Spokane.The construction a a

Coeur d'Alene lighting distributor taps LED niche

Catalyst foresees bright future for energy-saving products at business sites

May 9, 2013

Mike McLean

Cory Turnbull, president and owner of Catalyst LEDs LLC, says the outlook for the Coeur d'Alene company is growing only brighter.Catalyst specializes in designing and distributing commercial and industrial lighting systems that use diodes, than

Hecla's earnings dip slightly

May 9, 2013

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported today first-quarter net income of $11 million, or 4 cents a diluted share, down from income of $12.4 million, or 4 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Phillips S. Baker Jr., Hecla's president and

Calendar: May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane-Economic Update on Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m., at the Red Lion at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Steve Scranton, chief information officer for Washington is

In the News: May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013

May 7 / Red Lion reports smaller lossRed Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, reported a first-quarter net loss from continuing operations of $3.2 million, or 17 cents a share, which compared with a loss of $7.1 million, or 37 cents a share, in the in