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Film industry back from the dead as Z Nation enters fourth season

Eleventh-hour renewal of state incentive program draws cheers
July 6, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
The future of the film industry here looks bright, and the dead are still very much alive in the Spokane area, as crews begin shooting the fourth season of Z Nation, a show on the Syfy television network. The show, which began production for the new sea
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—Leann Bjerken

Combating elder fraud

Edward D. Jones group focuses on seniors, retirement issues in D.C. trip
June 22, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
With cases of elder financial fraud on the rise, Edward D. Jones & Co., one of the nation's leading suppliers of financial services for individual investors, sent 85 employee volunteers to Washington, D.C., last month to meet with legislators to discuss
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—Mike McLean

Tekoa touts rail trail

Small town sees economic hope in former railroad line
June 22, 2017
Mike McLean
A small group of Tekoa-based boosters of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail hope a tentative agreement they've reached with owners of farmland between their town and the North Idaho town of Plummer will connect a three-state network of rail trails. The group
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Douglass family members request five comprehensive plan amendments

Changes seek to increase levels of land development
June 22, 2017
Mike McLean
Prominent Spokane developers Harlan Douglass and his sons, Harley and Lanzce, are seeking a total of five amendments to the Spokane County comprehensive land-use plan. One request seeks to tweak language to clarify that development of access from major m
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City explores housing quality action

Next public meeting will be held June 30
June 22, 2017
City of Spokane officials are reaching out to community organizations and residents this month to gather input about housing quality in the city. Three public meetings have been held in June to review recommendations offered by Mayor David Condon's Hou
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—Trapp+Longwell Architecture PLLC

Coeur d'Alene begins City Hall renovations

$1.9 million project slated to be completed by late fall
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
The City of Coeur d'Alene has launched a $1.9 million remodel project of its City Hall building, at 710 E. Mullan, at the east end of the city's central business district. The intent of the project is to prolong the life of the City Hall building in
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—Mike McLean

Appraiser shortage hits both private, public sectors

Profession has been losing workforce in recent years
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Filling a national shortage of real estate appraisers comes down to a matter of compensation catching up with demand, says Michael Robinson, owner of Hearthstone Appraisal PLLC, of Spokane. He adds, however, that some forces within the industry don't
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Spokane County preps for $19 million in Bigelow Gulch projects

Official says projects will improve, widen roadway
June 8, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
The Spokane County Public Works Department plans to start two projects worth a combined total of $19 million as part of its continuing work on Bigelow Gulch and Forker roads. Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter, Spokane County's public works information and o
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—City of Spokane

Work on Riverfront Park projects hits full stride

Ice ribbon, structure set for November completion
June 8, 2017
The city of Spokane parks department says it plans to open the new Riverfront Park ice rink-and ticket office for the rink and Skyride facility-in November. 'The desire is to make the ice ribbon a destination place as the holidays approach,” says
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—Mike McLean

Spokane's road work backlog: Year of the big fix

Extreme wet winter, spring compound annual breakup
June 8, 2017
Mike McLean
Although a number of long-planned transportation system improvements are underway, it likely will take much of this road construction season-if not longer-for street crews to complete urgent repairs of winter and spring water damage. In Spokane, the
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