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Craig Howard

Sharp Wall Technologies makes snap of working with bricks, blocks

Cuban native innovates with system
August 27, 2020
Craig Howard
These days, Lazaro Martinez and his novel approach to construction can be found on a bluff in east Liberty Lake. Using products developed by his young company, Sharp Wall Technologies LLC, Martinez is building a home for his family using nontraditional
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$2 million commerce park planned in Spokane Valley

Three buildings planned to house 23 office tenants
August 27, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Spokane Valley-based Mamer Properties LLC is planning a new three-building, 41,200-square-foot addition to its commercial park in Spokane Valley, according to preliminary planning documents on file with the city of Spokane Valley.
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Natasha Nellis

School project wrap up in time for unusual academic year

Over $242M in work underway at Mead, Spokane, CV districts
August 27, 2020
Natasha Nellis
More than $149 million in construction projects by Spokane-area school districts are wrapping up just in time for school this fall, even though students won't be in them right away, in some cases. Spokane Public School District's $23.5 million
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Kevin Blocker

Blockhouse comes to life in South Perry District

Group's first sustainable development comes online
August 27, 2020
Kevin Blocker
It could be considered a strong endorsement of a housing project when one of its developers decides to take up full-time residence in it. That's just what Andy Barrett and his wife, Liz Barrett, will be doing at the Blockhouse|Life 'smart” housing
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VIRGINIA THOMAS

Financial software company adds Spokane client

Valley-based ESP to handle services for Avista CU now
August 13, 2020
Virginia Thomas
A Spokane Valley software company that caters to credit unions is returning to its roots with the addition of a Spokane client, after almost two decades without a customer in its home market. Shaun Murray, president and CEO of Enhanced Software Products
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Low rates drive surge in mortgage, refinance activity in Spokane

INW banks, credit unions report higher volumes of activity this year
August 13, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Veteran Spokane bankers report strong mortgage growth largely in part due to existing homeowners refinancing in order to take advantage of record-low interest rates.
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Spokane homeowners leave money in bank for now

Observers say far more people tapped equity in Great Recession
August 13, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Despite layoffs and wage reductions, industry observers say homeowners are avoiding using the equity in their homes during this challenging financial time. The mortgage data company Black Knight Inc. says Americans had $6.2 trillion in
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Life insurance policy can be 'the last love letter”

Sufficient coverage can provide security for those left behind
July 30, 2020
Donald Morgan
Jim Lusk remembers going to the wake of one of his clients who had died after being hit by a truck. The client's widow pulled him aside and asked if she and her kids were going to be financially OK. 'I told her, 'We're going to pay off your
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Natasha Nellis

Some employers here make 401(k) adjustments

Study shows rising risk to post-work income due to virus outbreak
July 30, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Americans already were struggling to save for retirement, and the pandemic has only made the situation worse, reports show. Local industry observers say, however, some Spokane employers largely have stayed on track with retirement plans, while others
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Washington State University

WSU to debut senior-living major

Private-sector investment, input led to new emphasis
July 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
About a decade ago, some of the nation's leading senior care providers began reaching out to Washington State University's School of Hospitality Business Management about establishing academic courses in their field.
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