Special Report

Hart Capital's stock index up 7 percent

Idaho bank, Clearwater, Potlatch top performers; INW market value drops

April 25, 2013

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the stock value of 15 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies as measured in an overall index it compiles rose nearly 7 percent in the first quarter.Hart's index uses a to of

Some may wait to take Social Security

April 25, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane financial planners say the idea of tapping into an individual retirement account and delaying Social Security once someone reaches retirement age does hold merit, but it's an option that shouldn't be considered a one-size-fits-all Nord, for

Core competition

Intermountain, STCU, Numerica ready plans for strong downtown presence

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Downtown Spokane's large financial core soon will get bigger as three financial institutions are in position this year to launch new branches and expand business services there. Intermountain Community Bank, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and in

Overlooking downtown Spokane - art only

April 11, 2013

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is far along on a $1.5 million addition and facade upgrade at a Holiday Inn Express, located just north of downtown at 801 N. Division. Basalt Hospitality LP, a company headed by Spokane hoteliers Cal and

Residential remodel activity, interest rising, study finds

Improving the look, feel of living space remains key driver for projects

April 11, 2013

Business Wire

Significantly more U.S. homeowners are moving forward with renovation projects compared with this time last year, a new study has found.Fifty-three percent of the homeowners surveyed in the second annual Houzz & Home survey said they also now is

CNI lands big park job in Lake City

Site work gets under way at high-profile McEuen property near downtown

April 11, 2013

Mike McLean

Site work is under way on the McEuen Park project near downtown Coeur d'Alene for which Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, recently landed a $14.6 million contract, says Tony Berns, director of Lake City Development Corp., that city's a

Vet acquires land to develop larger clinic, move practice

Construction at new site in Indian Trail area eyed for summer or fall 2014

April 11, 2013

Mike McLean

A Spokane veterinarian has bought 4 acres of land in northwest Spokane and says he plans to develop a building there for the Indian Trail Animal Hospital PS practice.The veterinarian, Ryan Brown, who is a partner in the animal clinic, also heads

Laborers' union considers replacing its office building

Structure would double Local 238's space at site on downtown periphery

April 11, 2013

Mike McLean

Laborers Local 238 is considering constructing a new, larger building at its current location north of downtown, says Dave Hawkins, the union's business manager.A 5,400-square-foot building would replace the current union building Local 238 owns

Arena seat addition, upgrade set to begin in late summer

Project will push capacity of venue beyond 12,000, cost about $1.4 million

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

The Spokane Public Facilities District plans to start work late this summer on a project to replace all of the seating in Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and to add a few hundred seats, which will bring the facility's capacity to just over Seating

Halme is low bidder for water project

Work includes replacing existing booster station with different structure

April 11, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Davenport, Wash.-based Halme Construction Inc. is the apparent low bidder on a $1.8 million city of Spokane water project that involves replacing the Lincoln Heights booster station, says city spokeswoman Marlene Feist. Construction is slated to