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Podium sports facility to be updated for those about to rock

Changes to year-old venue designed to provide flexibility, income generating potential
Karina Elias
Less than a year after the doors opened at the Podium, the state-of-the-art athletic facility is undergoing a $3.1 million investment that will allow it to be transformed into a concert venue, says Paul Christiansen, director of sports for
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Parkwater railyard cleanup cleared by Ecology

Soil, water near tracks had been contaminated by petroleum products
Virginia Thomas
Contamination at a Spokane-area railyard has been resolved, the Washington state Department of Ecology has determined. Now, the state agency has proposed lifting groundwater-use restrictions and removing the property from the state's list of hazardous
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Conservation district campus enters new stage

Envisioned site will connect businesses with nature, public
Erica Bullock
The Spokane Conservation District's 50-acre conservation and business campus, dubbed 8th Avenue Quarry, is entering a new stage of development with a goal to bring in businesses to the property to work onsite.
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Cannabis store robberies prompt response

Cashless transaction options available to retailers; industrywide adoption said to be slow
Virginia Thomas
In response to a series of armed robberies in the Puget Sound area, the Washington state Department of Financial Institutions and the state Liquor and Cannabis Board are collaborating to solve the problem of an industry that historically has been
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Whatever happened with: Citywide Internet efforts

Workgroup hasn't been asked to reconvene since before pandemic arrived
Mike McLean
Work by a city-appointed group tasked with exploring options for a fiber optic network has been on hold since the pandemic began. But City Council President Breean Beggs anticipates the city will revisit the subject and perhaps regroup this spring.
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Union participation rate grows in Spokane

Growth outpaces U.S., remains lower than state level, data show
Karina Elias
The union participation rate in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area trails Washington state, but outpaces the nation as a whole, according to recently released data. At all levels, the rate of unionized workers has grown during the pandemic. In the Spoka
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Mike McLean

Post Falls veterans home to be completed in fall

$54M facility to have 64 private rooms
Mike McLean
Construction of a long-planned North Idaho Veterans Home, in Post Falls, is expected to be completed in the fall, says Tracy Schaner, Idaho Division of Veterans Services deputy chief administrator, who's overseeing the project. The 83,400-square foot
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