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Cd'A design firm lands Valley City Hall contract

Architects West also has two big school jobs on tap

May 21, 2015

The city of Spokane Valley has awarded the design contract for its planned new City Hall facility to Coeur d'Alene-based Architects West Inc.

Work starts on health clinic designed by NAC|Architecture - Art only

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May 21, 2015

Staff Report

Russell C. Page Architects rides surge in projects

Commercial firm designs small- to mid-sized projects

May 21, 2015

Mike McLean

Russell C. Page Architects PS, a small but prolific Spokane design firm, has been enjoying a strong upturn in business over the last two years, says Russ Page, the firm's principal architect.

Green Building Council recognizes Wells Fargo

Bank ranks first in industry in terms of sustainability

May 7, 2015

Staff Report

Wells Fargo & Co. has been recognized as theÂ green building leaderÂ among financial institutions in a new report published by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Prickly lettuce shows promise for rubber production

WSU study suggests weed could be cash crop source

May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Rubber from lettuce, a non sequitur if there ever was one, is the topic of study for Washington State University scientists who say a weed called prickly lettuce could provide raw material for rubber production.

Gonzaga tabbed as one of most sustainable colleges

Student-managed projects supported by Green Fund

May 7, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Gonzaga University has been named for the second year as one of more than 350 most environmentally responsible colleges by the Princeton Review, a college ranking publication, for its sustainability initiatives and environmental programs, says Jim Simon,

New EWU recycling center aims to raise output

Cheney campus ranked 15th in an EPA challenge

May 7, 2015

Eastern Washington University has opened a new recycling center that it hopes will help it advance its recycling efforts.

Eco Depot's success on the 'solar coaster'

Owners hope to achieve $1 million in sales this year

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Over the last several years, Nadine Sullivan and her brother Bruce Gage have narrowed the focus of Eco Depot Inc.'s environmentally friendly building products to concentrate mostly on selling and installing solar-electric systems.

Courtland Place strives to convey luxury, intimacy

42-unit facility in Valley stays near full occupancy

April 23, 2015

Jim Coghlan says he would put Courtland Place, an independent senior living facility in the Spokane Valley, up against any upscale retirement complex in the area. He's so confident of how well it would match up that he compares the facility to a luxury

Washington Trust Bank's Jeff Schlenker: Maximize Social Security benefits with key steps

Your plan should be part of 'whole picture' analysis

April 23, 2015

Jeff Schlenker

What can you do to make Social Security work better for you? Don't take it for granted. Although it sounds simple, Social Security is surprisingly complicated. Whether going through this process alone or with the help of a financial professional, be sur