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--LeAnn Bjerken

Fairchild Air Force Base receives third tanker squadron

Base on West Plains now hosts 44 aircraft in total
March 30, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Fairchild Air Force Base has added a third squadron to its ranks, with the relocation of the 384th Air Refueling Squadron there this month. Previously located at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas for the past 43 years, the 384th Air Refueling Squadron
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Transit Authority projects set to begin soon

Consultants review the Central City Line
March 30, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Transit Authority has big plans ahead, as it begins some of the first projects from its 10-year-long Moving Forward plan this spring. In last November's general election, voters approved STA's Proposition 1 to fund 25 projects designed to mai
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—Mike McLean

Plans for Mann center end in heap

Shuttered Hillyard landmark razed for Douglass project
March 30, 2017
Mike McLean
After multiple attempts by local public entities to find ways to preserve and repurpose the Hillyard landmark Joe E. Mann Army Reserve Center complex, the long-vacant, brick-and-masonry buildings have been demolished to make way for rental storage units.
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—City of Spokane

Spokane Gives effort expands in scope, influence

Mayor sees potential in private-sector participation
March 16, 2017
Linn Parish
The Spokane Gives campaign has expanded in scope during its first three years. Entering its fourth year, its initiator, Spokane Mayor David Condon, sees potential for more growth in participation from the business sector. 'We're starting to get mo
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—Kevin Blocker

Wage hike weighs on Spokane-area employers

Recent GSI survey outlines challenges businesses face
March 16, 2017
Todd Mielke, the CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, says a survey of its members shows a majority of respondents believe Washington state's mandatory minimum wage increase implemented at the beginning of the year is affecting their businesses negative
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Design work starts for Trent Avenue bridge replacement

Bids for $20 million project to be sought in fall of 2018
March 16, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
The Washington state Department of Transportation is designing a replacement for the East Trent Avenue Bridge, which crosses the Spokane River just east of Hamilton Street in East Spokane. Al Gilson, Spokane-based spokesman for WDSOT, says the $20 milli
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Library outlet set to open in Spokane Valley Mall

The BookEnd to be located by Macy's on second level
March 2, 2017
The Spokane County Library District says it plans to open The BookEnd, providing additional library space, in a vacant 2,200-square-foot area next to Macy's on the second floor of the Spokane Valley Mall at the beginning of May. 'The idea is for tha
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STA debuts real-time updates on route status

Live data available via text, boards, and online
March 2, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
As part of its Smart Bus Initiative, Spokane Transit Authority has begun rolling out some new features to help riders to track bus schedules here better. Brandon Rapez-Betty, STA spokesman, says buses now are equipped with GPS technology that provides r
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Airport reports increased revenues, passenger count

Officials expect trend to continue upward
March 2, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
A preliminary financial report released last month shows revenue and passenger counts both rose at Spokane International Airport in 2016 compared with 2015, again exceeding the airport's projections for the year.  Todd Woodard, director of marketing a
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Tackling workforce education in Spokane

Greater Minds launched to help employees earn degrees, certifications
February 16, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Greater Spokane Incorporated has taken on a big challenge with its new community initiative called Greater Minds that aims to provide working adults with support to return to school. The program's goal is to increase the percentage of adult workers in
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