Education & Talent

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories to improve power grid at Stanford University

Work to enable centralized control of campus system

April 10, 2014

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., the Pullman-based producer of energy protection equipment and systems, is working on a power-grid upgrade for Stanford University campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, says Eddie Schweitzer, SEL business developm

Meridian Construction wins contract to construct gym at Salk Middle School

$6.1 million junior high job to be finished late this year

April 10, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Spokane Public Schools has accepted a $6.1 million bid from Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, to build a gymnasium at Salk Middle School, on Spokane's North Side, says Greg Brown, the district's director of capital projects. The total pro

Education projects in region are going strong

Gonzaga, Spokane Public Schools construction contributing heavily to mix

March 13, 2014

Treva Lind

Capital projects in the education sector this year are robust in number and scope, with about $300 million in projects under way or expected to begin, including major construction jobs for Gonzaga University and Spokane Public Schools. The Spokane school

WSU Spokane starts work on master-plan update

College looks to address future needs at Riverpoint

February 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update. The focus of the master plan

Mullan Road school remodel set to start this spring on South Hill

Spokane contractors team up to handle $17 million project

January 16, 2014

Treva Lind

Spokane Public Schools has selected WLK Joint Ventures, a Spokane-based partnership of Walker Construction Inc. and Leone & Keeble Inc., as general contractor and construction manager for a Mullan Road Elementary School renovation and addition project. G

Gonzaga gets interest break with tax-exempt bonds

$53 million mostly will go to university center project

January 16, 2014

Mike McLean

The Washington State Higher Education Facilities Authority last month issued revenue bonds that will help finance a new university center that's under construction at Gonzaga University, executives at the Jesuit school here say. Chuck Murphy, Gonzagaï¿

MPM Technologies, partners pursue biofuels niche

Parties hope to advance alternative gas production

January 16, 2014

Treva Lind

MPM Technologies Inc., a 25-year-old Spokane-based provider of environmental control systems and developer of waste-to-energy technology, says it's working with Washington State University and a software consulting company to research and develop gasifi

Spokane STEM Network integrates with GSI

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January 7, 2014

Linn Parish

Greater Spokane Incorporated announced today that it has begun leading the day-to-day operations of the Spokane STEM Network, a nonprofit organization that works to advance science, technology, engineering, and math learning and innovation. Alisha B

Inland Northwest economy continues to make positive strides

While some industries face challenges, others report return to prerecession levels

December 19, 2013

Linn Parish

In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers. In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though

Graham Construction awarded job to add Hillyard skills center space

Company also will manage project, which has expected total cost of $13.7 million

December 19, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane Public Schools has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, as the general contractor and construction manager for a planned $13.7 million addition to the NewTech Skills Center in Hillyard, where work is scheduled to start next