Jeanne Gustafson

STA selects CH2M Hill to do downtown study

March 11, 2010

Denver-based CH2M Hill Inc. has won a $367,500 contract from the Spokane Transit Authority to conduct a study of alternative ways to provide public transit in downtown Spokane. The study is being conducted as a collaboration between the STA and

Pictures from the ground up

March 11, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Adam Worden and his wife, Leslie, say they like to reach for the sky. Then they shoot a photo of what they see, all via remote control.With their Spokane business, Northwest Elevated Photography LLC, they say they aim to put a different angle on

STCU posts 13 percent increase in net

Membership jumped 10.8 percent in 2009, loans grew 14 percent

March 11, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Spokane Teachers Credit Union posted a 13 percent increase in net income for 2009, despite having a $4.3 million investment loss and a $1.5 million charge to help replenish a national credit union deposit insurance fund.The Spokane-based credit

DOT readies $35 million NSC job bids

March 11, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The Washington state Depart-ment of Transportation says it hopes to seek bids around the fourth week of March for a $35 million North Spokane Corridor project, expectedto get under way this spring.The work is to involve constructing the lanes of

Refrigeration company expands here

Big West Side company leases 100,000 square feet at old SuperValu complex

March 11, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

SCS Refrigerated Services LLC, a big Seattle-area provider of refrigerated and frozen storage, plans to open a 100,000-square-foot cold-storage facility here this month, in the former SuperValu Inc. distribution center, in Spokane Valley.SCS has

Wading into social media

Some seek to optimize marketing with online presence

March 11, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

So-called social media, Web sites that allow people to interact with one another on the Internet, are growing fast and changing the marketing and public relations game, some companies and organizations here say.People engage with social media as

Plumbing goes green

Companies, educators, local governments here emphasize conservation

February 25, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Water conservation has made its way onto the green stage, as it has become the focus of some Spokane city and county initiatives and efforts by some plumbing contractors here to broaden the scope of their work.Richard Dixon, the president of the

Numerica's net income falls, but loans and deposits rise

Spokane credit union says deposit insurance payment contributed to large dip

February 25, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Numerica Credit Union, of Spokane, hurt by investment losses and a special deposit insurance assessment, reported sharply lower earnings for 2009, but its deposits jumped, and its loans, membership, and assets all grew during the net income fell

Bigger budget, more loans

$400 million nationally will go to SBA loan programs

February 25, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

A boost from federal stimulus money improved the lending climate here for small businesses last year, and a proposed near doubling of the U.S. Small Business Administration budget for this fiscal year likely will spur SBA lending further, says Ted

Central Pre-Mix seeks rezone near racetrack

Company bought land at auction in 2008, plans to mine it for gravel later

February 25, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

Central Pre-Mix Development Corp. is seeking to rezone for mining uses 85 acres of land it bought in 2008 at an auction of part of the former Spokane Raceway Park property.Central Pre-Mix, which produces ready-mix cement and sand and gravel to a