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Associated Painters shelves construction of second hangar

Airport ends land lease for project building site; concern agrees to terms

June 6, 2013

Associated Painters, a commercial- and military-aircraft painting company based here, has shelved plans to erect a proposed $8 million second hangar facility at Spokane International Airport.At its May 29 meeting, the Spokane Airport Board a land

Spokane Valley is short on funds for Sullivan Road bridge project

Envisioned $20 million replacement not in state budget

June 6, 2013

Jessica Valencia

The city of Spokane Valley is facing a funding shortfall on a Sullivan Road Bridge renovation project that has been in the works for the last three years, says city spokeswoman Carolbelle Branch.The Valley stands to lose $3.5 million in funding

Feeding Fido from afar

June 6, 2013

Jessica Valencia

For 13-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her two golden retrievers, Kayla and Zoey, has become a whole lot easier thanks to a visually interactive dog treat dispenser known as iCPooch she invented late last year and plans to begin marketing this top a

Four-story, $6 million mixed-use project mulled near Gonzaga

Four-story, $6 million structure would have retail, office, living space

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

A Spokane company is considering a new concept for a future commercial and residential development on Hamilton Street just east of Gonzaga University, a predevelopment application on file with the city of Spokane shows.The project being floated

Roundy's motor-sport dealership to close; Mead school district buys building

Mead School District leases Roundy's building to house STEM academy

June 6, 2013

Kim Crompton

Roundy's, a longtime family-owned motor-sport dealership here, plans to close, and Mead School District has leased the dealership property with plans to move the bulk of its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program there the

Post Falls development anchored by Cabela's changes hands

Agreement still in effect for commercial center at Pointe at Post Falls

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The big Pointe at Post Falls commercial development, which is anchored by a Cabela's Inc. sporting goods store and a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. supercenter, has changed hands.Wadsworth Development Group, of Draper, Utah, has acquired the vacant of in

Upgrades at Garco Building Systems fuel growth

Garco Building Systems has doubled sales since '11, adds more workers

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

Garco Building Systems Inc., an Airway Heights pre-engineered building maker, has more than doubled its sales and steadily increased employment since 2011, with the installation of new equipment helping it expand its production capacity.Garco's

Inland Group, Kalispel tribe plan $23 million housing complex in Airway Heights

$23.2 million apartment complex eyed on tribal land in Airway Heights

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

A Spokane Valley developer is proposing a $23.2 million, 216-unit apartment complex on Kalispel tribal land in Airway Heights.The Washington State Housing Finance Commission has scheduled a public hearing June 7 in Seattle to consider issuing up

Wage gap in Spokane lingers compared with Washington state, U.S.

Health care, advanced manufacturing said bucking trend

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane County has some altitude to climb to close a wage disparity with the West Side and the nationwide average hourly wage, the latest data show, but regional economists and business leaders say they aren't overly concerned. Rather, observers

Vivint to expand into Spokane, hire 400 in 18 months

Home-automation company plans to open big Liberty Lake center in mid-July

June 6, 2013

Linn Parish

Vivint Inc., a large, privately-held Provo, Utah-based home-automation system maker, plans to open a sales call center in Liberty Lake this summer that it expects will employ 400 people within 18 months.Eric Patrick, Vivint's senior vice of says