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Sacred Heart ponders next move

Expansion plans in flux after state's denial; rivals opposed additional beds
Kim Crompton
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital was expected to decide by a deadline late this week whether to appeal the Washington state Department of Health's recent denial of its certificate of need application for 152 more a of
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Calendar: July 2, 2009

July 2-29, 2009
Meetings & Events The Northwest Independent Film Video & Entertainment Society will hold its July meeting on Thursday, July 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Greenbriar Inn, 315 Wallace Ave., in Coeur d'Alene. Winners of the short
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Little Caesars outlet to open on Sullivan

Salt Lake City concern buys multiple locations in Eastern Washington
David Cole
Sizzling Caesars LLC, of Salt Lake City, has bought six Little Caesars outlets in Eastern Washington, including one here, will open another in Spokane Valley next month, and plans a third here before long.Mitch Lowe, the company's general and of
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St. Vincent de Paul chapter leases former Cd'A library

Social-service providers to create one-stop help center for homeless there
Mike McLean
Coeur d'Alene-based St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho has leased the former Coeur d'Alene Public Library and says it and other social-service providers are moving into the 13,000-square-foot structure.The agencies plan to collaborate in a one-stop
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Arc to buy electric co-op's property east of downtown

Nonprofit to consolidate operations there, vacate two North Side buildings
Kim Crompton
rves people with developmental disabilities and their families, has agreed to buy the Inland Power & Light Co. building and property east of downtown and plans to consolidate its operations there, says Greg Falk, its executive director.The has a
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City South Auto Body shop expanding collision center

Partners plan to add mechanical shop later, increase staff by seven
Jeanne Gustafson
The owners of City South Auto Body, of Spokane, are expanding that business here and also plan to open a mechanical shop later at the same location.The two partners, Dave McGillivray and John James, are working to open what McGillivray calls a
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Small airports plan upgrades to spur development, safety

More than $2.3 million in taxiway, related jobs slated in rural areas
Jeanne Gustafson
A number of rural airports in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are preparing projects, worth a combined about $2.3 million, to add space for private hangars or to improve safety. Among those with projects soon to be under construction are Dam
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Idaho's labor agency buys land for Post Falls building

Agency plans $4.3 million structure there, will move from leased offices in Cd'A
Mike McLean
The Idaho state Department of Labor says it plans to move its Coeur d'Alene offices into a $4.3 million structure it will build on 2.8 acres of land it has bought in Post Falls.The planned building site, which the state agency bought for is just
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