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Kuney lands $12.9 million bridge job

DOT project to add lane to busy Wenatchee span

May 21, 2009

Max J. Kuney Co., of Spokane, has begun work on a $12.9 million bridge upgrade project in Wenatchee, Wash., for the Washington state Department of Transportation. The project entails adding one additional lane to the Sen. George Sellar Bridge, a

Promoting CONSTRUCTION

Jim Elmer to head up national association's board next year, to promote competition

May 21, 2009

Mike McLean

Even though the construction industry is in the midst of a national slowdown, longtime Spokane general contractor Jim Elmer knows he's going to be busy next year.Elmer, president of James W. Elmer Construction Co., is chairman-elect of the & a a

Rendering courtesy of NAC/Architecture Inc.

Spokane Schools starts capital project schedule

Design firms to be picked this summer for several big projects

May 21, 2009

Mike McLean

Before the year is out, construction or design work will have started on Spokane Public Schools projects with a total estimated cost of $18 million, and the school district says it will select architects this summer that will start design work next

Small Business Watch: May 21, 2009

May 21, 2009

Lazy Bones Barbecue opens in former Wheat Montana space Lazy Bones Barbecue, a new barbecue-style eatery, has opened in an about 2,600-square-foot space at 4334 S. Regal that formerly housed a Wheat Montana Farms Inc. outlet, says John

With stocks seemingly cheap, finding quality is the trick

Good strategy is to focus on beaten-down industry leaders with great futures

May 21, 2009

Personal Investing

Even in a sea of markdowns, shrewd shoppers can spot the difference between poor-quality merchandise and brand-name labels.The stock market is trickier. All stocks in a bear market appear low-priced, but investors can't be absolutely certain the

In the News: May 21, 2009

May 21, 2009

May 19 / Avista seeks to reduce gas rates; credit rating improves Avista Corp., the Spokane based energy company, filed requests with utility commissions in Washington state and Idaho to reduce natural gas rates by 8.1 percent and 6.7

Calendar: May 21, 2009

May 21-June 4, 2009

May 21, 2009

Meetings & Events Washington Public Campaigns will hold a public forum and panel discussion titled Achieving Health Care for All, on Wednesday, May 27, at 7 p.m., in the Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene. There

Biomedical trade group opens office at Sirti

Seattle-based association offers aid to Washington life-sciences entrepreneurs

May 21, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, a nonprofit trade group for life-sciences enterprises, has opened an office in the Sirti Building on the Riverpoint Campus here.Chris Rivera, WBBA's president, says the organization, which a

Ex-builder files under Chapter 7

Filing says $2.3 million owed mostly business debt

May 21, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

A former home builder and entrepreneur in Greenacres has filed for Chapter 7 protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here, listing debts of almost $2.3 million.In his filing, Victor Jay Grant says he operated a custom-home company of

Gas station owner buys ex-Mercedes land

Family-owned company wants to lease out entire block at Third, Monroe

May 21, 2009

Mike McLean

The company that owns Thompson's Chevron, at Third Avenue and Monroe Street, has acquired the former Mercedes-Benz dealership property next door, and says it's looking for a tenant to take the entire block.The family-owned concern, F.A.T. Family