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Twigs Bistro planned at Valley mall

Indications are eatery will take T.G.I. Friday's spot on East Indiana

August 12, 2010

A Twigs Bistro & Martini Bar location appears to be planned for the vacant T.G.I. Friday's space at 14728 E. Indiana, near the Spokane Valley Mall.Owners of the small, Spokane-based upscale restaurant chain couldn't be reached for comment, but a

Rendering courtesy of Waste Management of Spokane

Recycling facility planned

$12 million center would bring 25 permanent jobs, accept more materials

August 12, 2010

Mike McLean

Waste Management of Spokane, a subsidiary of Houston-based Waste Management Inc., says it plans to build a $12 million recycling facility just west of Spokane that it claims will reduce waste and boost recycling across the Inland Northwest.Ken

WSU picks Graham for project here

Pending funding, work on $78 million biomed building to start in 2011

August 12, 2010

Mike McLean

Washington State University says it has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane Valley, to act as general contractor and construction manager for the planned $78 million first phase of the Biomedical and Health Sciences Building

Rendering courtesy of Womer & Associates Inc.

Tribe amps up cultural center pitch

Spokanes envision $6 million project on river's north bank

August 12, 2010

Kim Crompton

The Spokane Tribe of Indians says it envisions spending $6 million to $8 million on a large cultural center it's proposing to develop on city-owned land along the Spokane River just west of Riverfront Park.The 1.1-acre site, known as the Bosch a

KPBX plans to move downtown

Project expected to boost Pacific Bridge development

August 12, 2010

Kim Frlan

Spokane Public Radio, which has leased space on North Monroe Street for 30 years, says it plans to buy a historic structure in the planned Pacific Bridge redevelopment project downtown and add a state-of-the art studio there. Meanwhile, the company

Growth, competition fuel innovation in online investing

Broker price war leaves most charging less than $10 for basic stock trade

August 12, 2010

Personal Investing

Everybody wants a discount in 2010, and the online brokerage industry is anxious to provide it.Full-service broker Merrill Lynch is the latest to enter the online discount brokerage business with its new Merrill Edge online account. This move by

In the News: August 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Aug. 5 / Avista's net income dips slightly Avista Corp., of Spokane, reported second-quarter net income of $25.5 million, or 46 cents a diluted share, down slightly from $25.9 million, or 47 cents a share, in the second quarter of For

Calendar

August 12-26, 2010

August 12, 2010

Meetings & Events The Washington State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration will host a community roundtable, titled Working Together to Create Change, for minority and women contractors on Tuesday, 17,

Dentist, podiatrist to develop South Hill medical building

Project to be located next to Grand Corner complex, cost more than $2 million

July 29, 2010

Kim Crompton

Longtime Spokane dentist Dr. Stan Sargent says he and podiatrist Dr. Borys Markewych plan to develop and move their practices into an 8,600-square-foot medical building near the intersection of Grand Boulevard and 37th Avenue. The structure will

Putting on an international project event under the gun

Beacon Hill had 20 days to ready gala for BMW plant

July 29, 2010

Richard Ripley

When a joint venture that includes the automaker BMW Group telephoned from Germany on June 10 to ask Beacon Hill Catering & Events to submit a proposal to put on a groundbreaking, the small Spokane company knew it would face logistics issues and a