Jeanne Gustafson

Goebel wins first phase of sewer job

Second phase to be bid, estimated at more than $32 million for off-site job

April 9, 2009

Robert B. Goebel General Contractor Inc., of Spokane, has begun work on the $7.6 million first phase of an estimated $43.5 million project to build a wastewater treatment plant for the city of Airway Heights. Airway Heights, which doesn't have a

Red Diamond lands two city contracts

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Red Diamond Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has been awarded two city of Spokane contracts, worth a total of about $500,000, for work in northwest Spokane.One of those projects, which entails replacing the traffic signals at the of Avenue

Eller set to get rebuild project on South Hill

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Eller Corp., of Newman Lake, is the apparent low bidder, at $1.9 million, for a city of Spokane project to repave a deteriorated section of a busy South Hill commuter route.The project calls for repaving a 1.2-mile section of Southeast between a

ReliOn plans to introduce smaller fuel cell

New system is expected to be available this year for smaller-scale backup

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Spokane Valley technology company ReliOn Inc. says it's developing a new, smaller version of its hydrogen fuel-cell system. Called the Eco-200 fuel-cell system, the new version should be available commercially in the fourth quarter of this year

BPA to build $1 million hangar here

Steel building at airport will house helicopters used to find power line problems

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

The Bonneville Power Administration plans to construct a 6,500-square-foot aircraft hangar at Spokane International Airport, where it keeps one to two helicopters used to spot from the air problems along its power transmission lines.Grace Gates,

Photo illustration courtesy of ALSC Architects PS

Freeman schools plans $30 million in work

Bids to be let soon for high school modernization; elementary school upgrade to follow

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Freeman School District plans to spend about $30 million to modernize its high school and elementary school in Rockford, Wash., over the next two years, beginning with a contract it expects to award early next month that also will include expansion

Acme bids lowest for runway job

$30.7 million project includes expanding, paving SIA airstrip

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has submitted a low bid of $30.7 million for a 19-month Spokane International Airport project to repave SIA's main runway and its two supporting taxiways, and to extend them by 2,000 feet.SIA had estimated

Competition drives down project bids

Government agencies reap cost benefits from economic pressures

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Both public and private project owners are scooping up incredible deals on construction this year, in the form of what seem like incredibly low bids for work. In some cases, contractors' bids for projects are coming in at between 30 percent and a

Five-story hotel planned at Burgans

Envisioned project would cost $10 million to $20 million

April 9, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

A Spokane developer plans to convert the former Burgans Fine Furniture complex north of downtown into a five-story suite style hotel and a retail and events center in a project that could cost $10 million to $20 million. GVD Northwest LLC filed

Genetic breast cancer test helps refine treatment plans

Rockwood Clinic study to gauge tumor risk, include 50 patients

March 26, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Spokane-based Rockwood Clinic PS is participating in a clinical study of a technique to identify genetic markers in cancerous breast tumors that can help doctors predict whether a cancer patient is at risk for developing metastatic cancer later. of