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—Rendering courtesy of Bernardo Wills Architects PC

Meridian affiliate buys building on lower South Hill

Developer hopes to convert former insurance claims facility into medical office space
Treva Lind
MMDC Properties LLC, a development division of Spokane Valley-based Meridian Construction Inc., plans to renovate a nearly 5,000-square-foot vacant building into leasable medical space on Spokane's lower South Hill.Mark D'Agostino, president of
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Health exchange call center operator takes Valley space

Divcon upgrades interior of building at Pinecroft; facility set to open this fall
Treva Lind
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
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Graham wins $14.3 million Finch construction project

Students to be displaced extra half-year as district extends time to finish job
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
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

CHAS clinic transforms on North Side - Art only

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.
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HUD to close Spokane office in consolidation

Seattle bureau to provide federal agency's services to Inland Northwest clients
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
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Shamrock garners project to repave stretch of SR 291

Crews will work at night to avoid lane restrictions during days, DOT says
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
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
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Construction jobs increase in Spokane

Growth here keeps pace with state; employment drops in Coeur d'Alene
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
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Price-point diversity drives momentum at Lewis Construction

Lewis Construction sees strong demand for both affordable, custom homes
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
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Cheaper U.S. energy said helping manufacturers compete

Increase in natural gas production contributing to favorable price trend
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
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