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Housing program issues funding recommendations

Allocations through county would total $3.3 million
Mike McLean
Spokane County's affordable-housing program has recommended allocating $3.3 million to be divided among four low-income housing projects using funds available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. All of the projects named in th
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—Miller Stauffer Architects PA

Scaled-back project returns to Cd'A's Midtown area

Mixed-use building would include 38 residential units
Mike McLean
A long-envisioned retail and residential project proposed north of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in the forefront after a few years of delays, though at a smaller scale than originally proposed, the Lake City Development Corp. says. The three-story pr
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Katie Ross

Divcon expects biggest year to date

Specializing in tilt-up concrete building, contractor projects $20 million in work
Katie Ross
Spokane general contractor Divcon Inc. is expecting a work volume of about $20 million for 2014, its best year ever, says President Shane Miller. John Miller, Divcon chairman and Shane's father, says the work increase is due partly to the company's
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—Mike McLean

Increasingly independent real estate agencies

Nonaligned real estate brokerages see growth, say reduced fees attract agents
Mike McLean
Some independent real estate brokers here say their agencies are growing rapidly despite not having the brand recognition of regional and national franchise operations. Dan Lysek, co-owner and designated broker at Spokane Valley-based Live Real Estate LL
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WEA charter school suit misguided

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Liv Finne
Last month was National Charter School Week and Mother's Day. What better gift could we have given to the mothers of children in Washington state than to drop the ongoing effort to stop kids from attending a charter school? A charter school is a commu
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—Providence Health Care

Mammography bus expands capabilities, reach

Five-year-old vehicle here adds portable defibrillator
Kim Crompton
Providence Health Care's five-year-old mammography coach, which has seen recent growth in the number of mammograms it performs and is extending its reach into additional rural areas, soon also will be equipped with a portable defibrillator, giving it th
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—Katie Ross

Ballet-inspired barre workout trend grows

Movements said to boost injury recovery, mental well-being
Katie Ross
The ballet-inspired barre workout, a recent craze in women's fitness, has made a home and grown in Spokane during the last several years with both franchised and independent studios. Barre workouts, Spokane Barre studio co-owner Courtney Wick says, mo
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Waste services companies join forces

Concerns submit transfer station operations proposal
Katie Ross
PacifiClean Environmental LLC, a subsidiary of Spokane-based SRM Development Co., has partnered with Waste Connections of Washington Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver, Wash.-based Waste Connections Inc., to provide waste management services to Spokane Coun
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