Kim Frlan

Cheney street work slated to begin at end of this month

Shamrock Paving, Spokane Rock Products bid $842,000 for arterial, residential streets

July 29, 2010

Twelve short sections of street in Cheney soon will undergo renovation. Shamrock Paving Inc. is the apparent low bidder for a residential street project, with a bid of $435,000, and Spokane Rock Products Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an a

Transit plan seeks public involvement

First open house suggests preference for streetcars, light rail, electric trolleys

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Streetcars, light rail, and electric trolley buses were the preferred modes of transit cited by attendees of a June 29 open house designed to solicit public comment about alternative transportation possibilities for the downtown Spokane area.The

Ingots on the Internet

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Businesses as diverse as cabinetmakers, motorcycle accessory dealers, tattoo parlors, giftware wholesalers, and antique reproduction manufacturers need metal parts. If they want to make their own, they'll need a foundry, and Lost & Foundry, of has

Bankruptcy filing pace slows down here

Attorneys say workload remains steady; North Idaho filings jump 25 percent

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here continued to grow during the first half of this year, but at only a 4 percent pace, well below the 44 percent jump in the first six months of 2009 and the 31 percent jump during all of last year. Meanwhile, in

Sawtooth to leave mall; sushi on way

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Sawtooth Grill, located on the main floor of River Park Square downtown, says it's looking for a space to relocate. Meanwhile, a Seattle-area sushi restaurant says it plans to take Sawtooth's space. "Our lease was up, and we couldn't negotiate a

Graham now low bidder on NSC project

$22 million project will add southbound freeway lanes between Freya and Farwell

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane Valley, is the new apparent low bidder for a now $21.5 million contract to construct the southbound lanes of a 3.7-mile section of the North Spokane Corridor, after earlier bids were thrown out due

New natural-gas pipeline going in west of Whitworth

Owner plans to replace nearly 4,000-foot section, lets $1.7 million contract

July 15, 2010

Kim Frlan

Williams Northwest Pipeline, of Salt Lake City, is replacing nearly 4,000 linear feet of a natural gas transmission pipeline it owns in a hilly residential area west of Whitworth University.The company recently awarded a $1.7 million contract

White House Grill plans to expand to Spokane

Post Falls restaurant owner to open South Hill outlet under same name

July 15, 2010

Kim Frlan

Raci Erdem, owner of a Post Falls restaurant called The White House Grill and a nearby bistro and martini bar called The Oval Office, says he is expanding into the Spokane market with a White House Grill restaurant on the South Hill. Erdem says

'Groovy things' on North Monroe

Funky businesses strive to enhance image of street

July 15, 2010

Kim Frlan

New thrift stores, most of which feature collectibles from the 1950s to the 1970s, are proliferating on North Monroe.The small businesses, many with limited resources, say they've begun to profit from each other's goodwill and are working to the

East Hillyard revitalization eyed

Advisory board forms to seek funds, map infrastructure

July 15, 2010

Kim Frlan

The city of Spokane and Hillyard business leaders have begun work on plans to create a revitalized industrial area in northeast Spokane.Spokane Mayor Mary Verner earlier this year named East Hillyard a targeted development area, meaning the city