Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc., which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., is building a $56 million West Side jail, says the director of the facility, which is scheduled to open in September 2011.The jail director, Penny Bartley, says Lydig

Itron Inc., of Liberty Lake, has released what it says is North America's first gas meter with an integrated remote disconnect valve that enables a utility to shut off the flow of natural gas to a customer for safety reasons without sending out a a

Todd Harnetiaux, founder and president of Modern Construction & Consulting Services LLC, says the company has managed to grow in one of the toughest markets for building contractors these days—retail construction.Harnetiaux, a 25-year for a

Sleep City, a Missoula, Mont.-based mattress retail chain, has leased 4,000 square feet of retail space at 148 Bosanko, in Coeur d'Alene, for a new outlet. Chad Carper, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction.All States Drywall, a new

Skyline Contractors Inc., of Spokane, says it expects to start work this month on three out-of-town construction projects with a combined contract total of $2.5 million.The largest of the three projects is a $1 millionremodel of a building on a

Avista Corp. has launched a new online tool aimed at helping contractors, home builders, and developers manage power at construction sites.Found on Avista's builder services website, www.avistautilities.com/builder, the service allows a to the a