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BNBuilders wins contract to rebuild Valley fire station

$1.5 million project will replace aging structure along Sprague Avenue

April 12, 2012

The Spokane office of Seattle-based BNBuilders Inc. has won a $1.5 million job to rebuild Station No. 6 for the Spokane Valley Fire Department. BNBuilders will erect the 7,200-square-foot station at 6306 E. Sprague, near the west end of the in a

Work begins on $8 million Cd'A complex

121-unit housing project in north part of Lake City to target senior renters

April 12, 2012

Mike McLean

A Spokane Valley multifamily housing development company has obtained building permits for an $8 million, 121-unit senior apartment complex in Coeur d'Alene. The developer, Inland Idaho LLC, has started work at the project site, which is located

Whitewater Creek proposes Tullamore housing projects

Apartment complex, group homes, medical clinic are included in PUD request

April 12, 2012

Mike McLean

Whitewater Creek Inc., a Hayden, Idaho, multifamily housing developer, plans to construct a 51-unit apartment complex, two duplex-style structures, and a community medical clinic as the next part of its portion of the Tullamore neighborhood in Post

Construction jobs increase in 30 states

Washington, Idaho both had employment rise in February over the year-earlier month

April 12, 2012

Construction employment in February had the best net positive showing since January 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.The organization's analysis showed that employment

Group steps to the plate for new Coeur d'Alene stadium

800-seat facility in northern part of town would replace field that McEuen project would eliminate

April 12, 2012

Mike McLean

The Panhandle Parks Foundation is winding up its opening pitch for a proposed new $2 million-to-$3 million baseball stadium in Coeur d'Alene that would replace the American Legion baseball facility at McEuen Field and allow for other sports and be

Managing efficiency: BOMA Spokane promotes building improvements to add value to properties

Association here promotes building improvements to add value to properties

April 12, 2012

Mike McLean

While commercial property sales, leasing, and development have gone through a recession-related slump, professional property management has seen growth, say members of Building Owners & Managers Association Spokane.BOMA Spokane is one of the of

Entrepreneurial startup weekend planned at Gonzaga this month

April 12, 2012

New Venture Lab, Gonzaga University's student-run business consulting lab, will host an entrepreneurial "Startup Weekend" April 20-22 on the university's campus.Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product

Small Business Watch

April 12, 2012

Janitorial supplier opens showroomJ & J Janitorial Supply Inc., of Spokane, has opened a retail showroom for selling its cleaning products.The business moved earlier this month from a downtown space to a 1,200-square-foot leased space at 6410

Baseball training facility opens in Spokane Valley

Athletic Edge provides customized instruction to individuals, teams

April 12, 2012

Journal Danals

Former minor-league baseball player Teddy Hall and his wife, Sylvia, have opened a new indoor baseball-and-softball training facility called Athletic Edge LLC, at 11110 E. Empire, in Spokane Valley. Athletic Edge opened March 12 and is located

Spokane Transit Authority picks Dallas company to provide paratransit services

$17.5 million contract to end seven-year run with First Transit Inc.

April 12, 2012

Chey Scott

Spokane Transit Authority has signed a five-year, $17.5 million contract with Dallas-based MV Transportation Inc., which will provide supplemental paratransit services to STA passengers.Paratransit services are provided to people who, because of