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CHAS's Maple clinic site prepared for expansion

Bulk of $4 million project set to begin next spring

November 17, 2011

Community Health Association of Spokane, a nonprofit dental-, medical-care, and pharmacy services provider, recently began work at its Maple Street Clinic to prepare for an estimated $4 million renovation and addition to the Bouten Construction Co.

Historic ties at Hurd Mercantile

November 17, 2011

Chey Scott

Nestled into the rolling hills of the Palouse and 17 miles south of Spokane's South Hill is the quaint 500-person farming town of Rockford. Tucked away in the town's block-long downtown business district is one of its main attractions, the Hurd & a

Rendering courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wal-Mart to start work on Valley store

$11.6 million supercenter near Costco on Sprague to open within 14 months

November 17, 2011

Mike McLean

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the giant Bentonville, Ark.-based retail chain, says it plans to start construction soon on a 160,000-square-foot supercenter in Spokane Valley.Building permit information at the city of Spokane Valley estimates cost at is

Gold Reserve faces delisting threat

Toronto exchange to mull trading suspension, weeks after NYSE Amex grants reprieve

November 17, 2011

Linn Parish

The Toronto Stock Exchange is considering suspending trading of Gold Reserve Inc. stock.Gold Reserve, a publicly traded Spokane-based mining company, received notification on Nov. 11 that the Toronto exchange would move forward with a delisting

Walgreens plans store near GU

Conceptual plan shows outlet to replace three buildings on Hamilton

November 17, 2011

Mike McLean

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. has submitted preliminary plans to construct a Walgreens pharmacy and retail store along Hamilton Street, near Gonzaga University.Conceptual plans on file with the city of Spokane show the proposed stand-alone

Fast growing firm draws ire on ascent

Electronic-payment firm makes Inc. Magazine list, fields 23 BBB complaints

November 17, 2011

Chey Scott

Merchant Services Direct LLC, a young Spokane Valley-based company that specializes in electronic payment processing services, was ranked 237th on a list of the 500 fastest-growing privately-held companies in the U.S. on a list published in August

Insurer leases large space, plans remodel

Liberty Mutual to move in April into big building at Liberty Lake tech park

November 17, 2011

Mike McLean

Liberty Mutual Group Inc., the Boston-based insurance conglomerate, has leased a major portion of the Meadowwood Technology Campus, where it plans to open operations in the spring, following a big tenant improvement project, sources in Liberty Lake

Retailers upbeat for holidays

Many stores increase stock volume, keep inventory practical

November 17, 2011

Treva Lind

Merchants in the Spokane area say they've selectively increased their holiday inventory this year for a gift-giving season that many retailers are expecting to show slightly merrier sales volumes.Helping to bolster optimism is a sharp increase a

IP Street starts to see traffic

Technology giants among those using Spokane startup's service

November 17, 2011

Chey Scott

IP Street Inc., a young Spokane-based venture that provides inventors, attorneys, and business executives the ability to analyze complex patent data, is starting to see some heavy traffic—or at least, traffic from some heavy hitters in the its

Complicated collectibles market emerging from its swoon

Some investors consider unusual market as option for portion of portfolios

November 17, 2011

Personal Investing

The economic downturn hit the collectibles market hard.Prices tumbled and many collectible items were not even put up for sale because owners who had purchased during the price run-up feared offers would be too low. Many potential buyers were to