Special Report

Health exchange call center operator takes Valley space

Divcon upgrades interior of building at Pinecroft; facility set to open this fall

June 6, 2013

Hampton, Va.-based Faneuil Inc., the contractor selected by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to operate a call center here, has leased a 10,400-square-foot building at the Pinecroft Business Park, in Spokane Valley.The building that the is

Graham wins $14.3 million Finch construction project

Students to be displaced extra half-year as district extends time to finish job

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, to be the contractor for its Finch Elementary School renovation and addition project, says Greg Brown, the district's director of capital improvements. Graham a

CHAS clinic transforms on North Side - Art only

June 6, 2013

Community Health Association of Spokane has completed the second phase of the expansion of its Maple Street Clinic, located at 3919 N. Maple. The third and final phase currently under way is expected to be completed late this month.

HUD to close Spokane office in consolidation

Seattle bureau to provide federal agency's services to Inland Northwest clients

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to close its Spokane field office as the federal agency restructures its programs to reduce costs, says Lee Jones, a Seattle-based spokesman for the federal agency.HUD will offer options

Shamrock garners project to repave stretch of SR 291

Crews will work at night to avoid lane restrictions during days, DOT says

June 6, 2013

Jessica Valencia

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded Shamrock Paving Inc., of Spokane, a $3.8 million project to repave an 11-mile stretch of state Route 291, says DOT spokesman Al Gilson.The project will extend between Division Street

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Coeur d'Alene school district awards $9.2 million in project

T.W. Clark, Ginno awarded construction projects scheduled for Canfield, Sorensen schools

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene School District has awarded two contracts totaling $9.2 million to Spokane and Coeur d'Alene contractors for construction projects planned at Canfield Middle School and Sorensen Magnet School, says Laura Rumpler, spokeswoman for a

Construction jobs increase in Spokane

Growth here keeps pace with state; employment drops in Coeur d'Alene

June 6, 2013

Construction employment increased in 170 out of 339 metropolitan areas, including Spokane and Seattle, in April compared with the year-earlier month, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released late last month by the Associated

Price-point diversity drives momentum at Lewis Construction

Lewis Construction sees strong demand for both affordable, custom homes

June 6, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane homebuilder Tim Lewis, president and founder of Lewis Construction & Development Inc., says the ability to construct homes at multiple price points has carried his company through the recession and sputtering recovery.Lewis, a former in

Cheaper U.S. energy said helping manufacturers compete

Increase in natural gas production contributing to favorable price trend

May 23, 2013

Market Wired

The U.S. manufacturing industry is competing globally again, thanks to lower natural gas prices and a renaissance in the oil and gas energy sector, said panelists at a recent "Perspectives on the Energy Industry" forum sponsored by Houston-based of

Conveyor maker here views acquisition as springboard

Concern handles equipment for parcel distribution sites of UPS, FedEx in five states

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Opportunity Industries Inc., a Spokane Valley-based company that installs, maintains, and repairs conveyor systems for companies such as United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp., among others, is hoping a recent acquisition will help it broaden its at