Special Report

Sacred Heart reduces rate of C-section births

After record high, hospital worked to lower surgeries

December 3, 2015

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has reduced Cesarean sections in recent years to a level a doctor here says is more acceptable and beneficial for the long-term health of mothers.

Mental health crisis center to open in Cd'A

Former FBI agent named to head behavioral facility

December 3, 2015

Mike McLean

Idaho's second state-funded mental health crisis center will open on Dec. 9 in Coeur d'Alene.

WSU team to lead study of ACA effect on disabled

$2.5 million, federally funded project set to last five years

December 3, 2015

Staff Report

A Washington State University researcher will lead a $2.5 million examination of the federal Affordable Care Act's impact on what might be the largest group in need of its services: people with disabilities.

Teaching health clinic enclosed

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December 3, 2015

Mike McLean

Bouten Construction Co., of Spokane, appears to have structural work mostly completed for the Spokane Teaching Health Center's $15 million University District Health Clinic, which is located at the southeast edge of the Washington State University Spoka

Occupational medicine's presence expands

Providence program said currently serving 3,000 injured workers annually

December 3, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Just over a year old, Providence Health Care's occupational medicine program has grown quickly, with plans to expand next spring, adding a third location from which to provide its services.

Meridian lands fire station, community college projects

Central Washington job values total $6.4 million

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is working on two sizable Central Washington projects valued at a total of $6.4 million, says Kathryn Johnson, Meridian's contract administrator.

Goodwill erects drive-thru at Third Avenue complex

Project to help traffic flow, give shelter from weather

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest is constructing a drive-thru donation center on the west end of its longtime facility east of downtown Spokane.

Leone & Keeble selected for project at Whitworth

$13.5 million music building addition, remodel underway

November 19, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Whitworth University says it has named Spokane-based Leone & Keeble Inc. as the general contractor for a big music center remodel and addition project.

Crescent Court owner erred in tenant eviction, appeals court says

Ruling overturned against ex-Daiquiri Factory owner

November 19, 2015

A Washington state appellate court panel here has reversed a Spokane County Superior Court ruling that had favored the owner of the Crescent Building in downtown Spokane in a dispute with the tenant owner of the former Daiquiri Factory bar.

Garco wins $22.4 million job for performance venue

Big Federal Way project to be completed in 2017

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Garco Construction Inc. has been awarded a $24.2 million contract to construct a performing arts and events center for the city of Federal Way, Wash., says Theresa Yvonne, the center's executive director.