Special Report

Deaconess' ER project underway on North Side-Art only

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June 4, 2015

Rockwood Health System broke ground late last month on this $10.2 million Deaconess Hospital North freestanding emergency department, which is going up on a 6-acre site at 8202 N. Division, on Spokane's North Side. The 12,700-square-foot medical center

Most states add jobs in construction, AGC says

Washington among those with most industry growth

June 4, 2015

Staff Report

Construction companies added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April and the year-earlier month, according to an analysis of U.S. Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Riverstone Ramp-Up

New homes in Cd'A urban village exceed $30 million

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

Residential construction activity in the big Riverstone urban village northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in stride with 50 luxury and custom homes valued at a total of more than $30 million now in some stage of development.

Itron appoints two veterans of industry to its board

New appointees are set to take positions June 1

May 21, 2015

Staff Report

Itron Inc., a Liberty Lake-based maker of automated meter reading technology and related services, says it has appointed to its board of directors Diana Tremblay, vice president of global business services at General Motors Co., and Frank Jaehnert, former

A telling trip into the heart of oil fracking country

Closer look suggests more boom than bust in future

May 21, 2015

Michael Maehl

I recently took the opportunity to visit and spend time in and around Williston, N.D., to see the future being made. While my original intent was simply to visit, what I saw going on there and the impressions it made upon me have led me to write this piec

Trucking hits record high in revenues, report says

In '14, industry sales said to have crested $700 billion

May 21, 2015

Staff Report

Last year, the trucking industry generated $700.4 billion, according to the latest edition ofÂ American Trucking Trends, making 2014 the first year in history the industry topped $700 billion in total revenue.

Hydrafab is on steady growth track

Spokane Valley metal fabricator eyes five-year goal to double revenue

May 21, 2015

Mike McLean

Hydrafab Northwest Inc., a Spokane Valley metal fabrication company, has been on a consistent growth path since owner and President Chris Henjum started the company 20 years ago.

A small town with big distribution hopes

Junction city Ritzville ranks high in commissioned report

May 21, 2015

Adams County economic development proponents are looking ambitiously at the potential for turning the quiet farm town of Ritzville, located about an hour's drive southwest of Spokane at the junction of Interstate 90 and U.S. 395, into a bustling hub for

Purcell Systems' major push

With EnerSys' financial backing, company adds new regions, diversifies

May 21, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Purcell Systems Inc., the Spokane Valley-based company that makes temperature-controlled outdoor cabinets for the telecommunications industry, is diversifying and expects 40 percent growth over the next fiscal year, says Chris Craig, its general manager.

Reducing preventable visits to emergency rooms

State coalition cites gains, attracts national attention

May 7, 2015

Staff Report

A coalition that has been working for several years to reduce preventable emergency room visits in Washington state claims it has improved utilization and quality of care, and created savings, while also drawing national attention for its efforts.