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Fairchild Air Force Base upgrades landing system

New equipment replaces 40-year-old technology
October 22, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, west of Spokane, are working on installing and upgrading what is known as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) on the flight line. The ILS is known as a ground-based instrument approach system that uses a combination o
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—NAC|Architecture PS

Public Facilities District to improve Spokane Arena's ticket area, administrative offices

$1.5 million project to start soon, wrap up in February
October 8, 2015
A $1.5 million project to remodel the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena's ticket and administrative offices at 720 W. Mallon is scheduled to start this month.
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Median income growth rate in Spokane County topped state, U.S. last year

Trend aided by increase in high-paying job sectors
October 8, 2015
Mike McLean
Household median income in Spokane County rose at a higher rate in 2014 than statewide or national rates for such growth, although the county still lags behind both in other income and wage measures, says Patrick Jones, executive director of Eastern Washi
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—Kevin Blocker

Proposition One opposition ramps up

Business leaders worry about measure's effects
October 8, 2015
Spokane business owners say they are increasing education efforts in the community to try to persuade city residents to vote no on the looming Proposition 1 ballot measure also known as the Worker Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, Greater Spokane Incorporated,
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Avista's energy supply deemed adequate through 2020

Eventually, utility might add natural-gas powered plant
September 24, 2015
Avista Corp. projects having adequate generating resources to meet customers' energy needs through 2020, according to its latest integrated resource plan filed in August with regulators in Washington and Idaho. The Spokane-based utility submits an IRP
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—ALSC Architects

Contractors compete for $27 million Sportsplex project

PFD expects to select builder by month's end
September 24, 2015
Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Kevin Twohig says the PFD will make a decision by month's end about which local contractor will be selected for construction of a proposed $27 million sports field house north of the Spokane River. Bouten Construc
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Business found not liable for assault at its premises

Appeals court case stems from incident at Denny's
September 10, 2015
A Washington state appellate court panel here has upheld a lower-court ruling that a business isn't liable for injuries caused by one customer assaulting another on its premises. In the case, Star Crill, a customer of the Denny's restaurant at 2022 N
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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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