Jeanne Gustafson

Hotel network here continues brisk growth

Magnuson Hotels adds almost 200 establishments to network in two months

January 29, 2009

Magnuson Hotels, of Spokane, says it has added nearly 200 hotels to its independent-hotel marketing group in the past two months and has boosted its revenues 42 percent over the last year. The 6-year-old company, which markets independent on

Beck Road-I-90 interchange could get under way this fall

Foursquare to pay for work up front, be reimbursed later

January 29, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

A private developer, Foursquare Properties Inc., of Carlsbad, Calif., which is developing the Pointe at Post Falls retail project, is moving forward with plans to construct a new freeway interchange at Beck Road and Interstate 90, on the west edge

Coeur d'Alene concrete concern wins $5 million federal highway paving job

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Interstate Concrete & Asphalt Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has been awarded a $5 million contract by the Western Federal Lands Highway Division to repair pavement along the Coeur d'Alene River Road in Shoshone County, Idaho.The division, which is in

Rendering courtesy of Bernardo Wills Architects PC

Deer Park dental practice plans $2.2 million building

Partner says new office is expected to be ready for occupancy this fall

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Deer Park dentists Steven Bates and Greg Miller say they plan to construct a new office building in a $2.2 million project, at 309 W. Crawford, in Deer Park, for their growing family dentistry practice.Bates says the building will be a with a

Commercial strip rises in Suncrest community

Project worth more than $2 million has three tenants set for phase-one building

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

A $2 million-plus retail center, anchored by a long-planned Zip's Drive In restaurant, is rising in the Suncrest area northwest of Spokane. Spokane's Vandervert Construction Inc. is constructing the small shopping center, named Suncrest Plaza,

WSU plans specialty vet clinic here

New facility would offer 'outpatient' care in fields like dermatology, dentistry

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Washington State University says it plans to open a satellite veterinary clinic in Spokane's University District by next winter.Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder, with a base bid of just over $1 million, to renovate

Court stops Clare House trustee sale

Partnership seeks time to sell distressed parcels as a unit to retain value

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

In two separate actions, a Spokane County Superior Court judge has blocked until March 5 trustees' sales of two portions of the Clare House senior housing complex on the South Hill. Trustees' sales of the two properties, owned by Clare House LP,

River Ridge store closes after one year

Affiliated Sunshine Dairy files under Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

River Ridge Food 4 Less, a northwest Spokane grocery store that opened a year ago, has closed its doors, and a member of the family who owns it says it suffered from poor business volume and undercapitalization.Separately, an affiliated venture,

Bonanza Ford shuts its doors

Property owner files breach of contract suit in Superior Court here

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

West Plains auto dealer Bonanza Ford has closed its doors, and its inventory has been repossessed.The dealership, located at the Four Lakes-Cheney interchange with Interstate 90, is owned by Bonanza Ford Inc., which moved the operation there in

County eyes study for big new arterial

Proposed roadway would connect North Division to U.S. 2, I-90 on West Plains

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

In a potential project that eventually could cost tens of millions of dollars and help ease traffic congestion here, Spokane County wants to study developing a northwest connector that would link North Division to the West Plains area, with there a