David Cole

Sales weaken for high-tech manufacturers

Companies combat lull with job cutback, efforts to broaden customer base

July 2, 2009

High-tech manufacturers here have seen sales decline in 2009, causing them to cut jobs, seek new markets, and mine current accounts for new opportunities.Meanwhile, the sales outlook for the rest of the year is hard to read, but looks like more a

Ginno Construction Co. to remodel Cd'A school

Contractor to improve middle school's HVAC system, energy efficiency

July 2, 2009

David Cole

Ginno Construction Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has been awarded a $3.7 million construction contract to remodel Lakes Magnet Middle School in Coeur d'Alene.Coeur d'Alene School District spokeswoman Janet Feiler says the total project cost is expected

MDM Construction lands $2.7 million sewer contract

Greenacres-area project to make sewer service available to 310 homes

July 2, 2009

David Cole

MDM Construction Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, has won a $2.7 million project to install sewer lines in the Greenacres area near Greenacres Road and Appleway Avenue, east of Spokane Valley.Cindy Grasso, a Spokane County program specialist, says the is

CCS projects worth $30 million slated

Work at both campuses here set to begin this summer; Seattle concern wins $20.8 million in bids

July 2, 2009

David Cole

More than $30 million worth of construction is expected to get started this summer at Community Colleges of Spokane's two main campuses, following the recent opening of bids for three big projects.At Spokane Falls Community College, in northwest

Avista awards big contract for HQ project

Seattle-based McKinstry to replace HVAC system, windows, update bathrooms

July 2, 2009

David Cole

McKinstry Co., a Seattle-based mechanical engineering and construction concern with two Spokane offices, has been selected as the general contractor for a five-year $14.8 million project at Avista Corp.'s headquarters here to upgrade the building's

Designing a path through a slowdown

Architectural firms seek to be more competitive in tight market

June 18, 2009

David Cole

Architectural firms here say they're weathering the recession well—by making changes to be more versatile and competitive in a market where there is less design work to win.Some firms accustomed to having plenty of work say there're more are

Spokane physician heads new health-care company

Premera starts Vivacity to help employers find health-care cost savings

June 18, 2009

David Cole

An affiliate of regional health-care insurer Premera Blue Cross has launched a subsidiary that will offer services to employers aimed at improving the health of their employees and reducing health-care costs—and has named a Spokane doctor to a

NW Orthopaedic launches Spokane Hand Center

Four of clinic's surgeons have specialty training to offer care, do surgery

June 18, 2009

David Cole

Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists PS, of Spokane, says it has formed what it calls the Spokane Hand Center to help it market the services it offers to patients who suffer ailments and injuries to the hands, wrists, and elbows.The center offers a

Valley maker of equipment plans move

Prime Equipment Inc. says it needs more space, is headed to West Plains

June 18, 2009

David Cole

Prime Equipment Inc., a Spokane Valley business that assembles customized packaging equipment for food and pharmaceutical companies, plans to move its operations to Airway Heights because it needs more space, company owner and President Ron Kyhl $1

Oregon contractor lands Hampton Inn hotel work

106-room hotel near Spokane Valley Mall to cost about $11 million

June 18, 2009

David Cole

Jansen Construction Co., of Oregon City, Ore., has been awarded a contract to build a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in Spokane Valley, in a project that will cost an estimated $11 million.Gustin Property Group LLC, of Albuquerque, N.M., is the will