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Washington state starts power plant carbon-reduction strategy

Utilities must comply fully by 2030
September 10, 2015
Mike McLean
While Washington state is said to be leading among states in developing green and renewable energy supplies, it's still got a lot of work to do to comply with a new Clean Power Plan rule announced last month by the Environmental Protection Agency, indus
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Marijuana retailers fret as state regulations start to shift

Medical dispensaries facing uncertain future
September 10, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
The Cannabis Patient Protection Act, commonly referred to as Senate Bill 5052 has some dispensaries here concerned both for the future of their businesses and the welfare of the patients they serve. The bill, which was passed earlier this summer, seeks to
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—Kevin Blocker

Company challenges Valley mining moratorium

City officials there remain committed to one-year ban
August 27, 2015
A concrete company here is challenging a mining moratorium that the city of Spokane Valley imposed in late February.
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—City of Spokane

City selects Seattle firm to design park landscape

Berger plans to complete initial work in early 2016
August 27, 2015
The Spokane Parks Board has selected Seattle-based Berger Partnership to complete the design and landscape of public spaces and park grounds for the Riverfront Park revitalization. The Park Board approved a $1.5-million contract with Berger Partnership e
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Day-late workers' compensation filing ignites legal battle

Appellate panel overturns Superior Court ruling here
August 13, 2015
A Spokane attorney says he will ask the Washington State Supreme Court to review a Spokane appellate court finding that his client's worker-injury claim, submitted to the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, was invalid because it was fi
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—Mike McLean

SBA touts 504 financing tool

Overlooked loan program promotes job growth, retention here
August 13, 2015
Mike McLean
A U.S. Small Business Administration financing program is helping businesses expand and better position themselves for the economic turnaround, and Ted Schinzel, the SBA's Spokane branch administrator, says more businesses here could benefit from SBA 50
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Spokane-area parks departments foresee jump in ACA costs

City of Spokane reports larger surge than county
July 30, 2015
The city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department estimates it faces a $60,000 per month increase in costs due to the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires employers with more than 200 employees to enroll their employees automatically into the organiza
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Railroad projects to receive $32.9 million in improvements

Funds earmarked for short-line upgrades
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
Three Eastern Washington rail infrastructure and economic development projects have been awarded a total of $32.9 million in funding in the Washington state transportation package that was approved recently by the Legislature. One of the projects, the $1
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PacifiClean Environmental looks to resolve green waste tiff

Ag department suspended treatment at Quincy facility
July 30, 2015
The Washington state Department of Agriculture recently stopped Spokane-based PacifiClean Environmental LLC from transporting yard and food waste from Western Washington to its Quincy, Wash., composting facility after discovering apple maggot larva in com
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—Spokane Transit Authority

Spokane Transit Authority's Central City Line looks for traction

Street-car inspired route on federal project list
July 30, 2015
Mike McLean
The $15 million state portion of funding for the planned $72 million Central City Line is looking secure again, says Susan Meyer, CEO of the Spokane Transit Authority. The recently enacted $16 billion state transportation bill that would provide local fu
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