Treva Lind

Health exchange call center operator takes Valley space

Divcon upgrades interior of building at Pinecroft; facility set to open this fall

June 6, 2013

Hampton, Va.-based Faneuil Inc., the contractor selected by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to operate a call center here, has leased a 10,400-square-foot building at the Pinecroft Business Park, in Spokane Valley.The building that the is

Postpartum depression support expands in Spokane

Spokane nonprofits assist new parents overwhelmed by depression, offer referrals

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

After her second son was born nearly a year ago, Spokane resident Elbe Lamoureux recalls a postpartum depression with panic attacks and of greater severity than what she'd experienced following the birth of her first child.After about two months

Associated Painters shelves construction of second hangar

Airport ends land lease for project building site; concern agrees to terms

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

Associated Painters, a commercial- and military-aircraft painting company based here, has shelved plans to erect a proposed $8 million second hangar facility at Spokane International Airport.At its May 29 meeting, the Spokane Airport Board a land

Upgrades at Garco Building Systems fuel growth

Garco Building Systems has doubled sales since '11, adds more workers

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

Garco Building Systems Inc., an Airway Heights pre-engineered building maker, has more than doubled its sales and steadily increased employment since 2011, with the installation of new equipment helping it expand its production capacity.Garco's

Wage gap in Spokane lingers compared with Washington state, U.S.

Health care, advanced manufacturing said bucking trend

June 6, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane County has some altitude to climb to close a wage disparity with the West Side and the nationwide average hourly wage, the latest data show, but regional economists and business leaders say they aren't overly concerned. Rather, observers

Design-build competitions rise

Architecture-contractor teams jousted recently for two big Spokane jobs

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Two multimillion-dollar Spokane construction projects that emerged this spring began their conception in a design-build contest format relatively new to the Inland Northwest.For the planned $55 million Spokane Convention Center expansion and a a

Conveyor maker here views acquisition as springboard

Concern handles equipment for parcel distribution sites of UPS, FedEx in five states

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Opportunity Industries Inc., a Spokane Valley-based company that installs, maintains, and repairs conveyor systems for companies such as United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp., among others, is hoping a recent acquisition will help it broaden its at

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Meridian submits low bid on SCC building addition

Student services facility work set for June start under $5.5 million job

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is the apparent low bidder on a $5.5 million project to construct a 22,000-square-foot addition to a student services building at Spokane Community College, in East Spokane.Dennis Dunham, Community

New Zip's restaurant being built along Trent in Spokane Valley

Restaurant is scheduled to be completed this fall, employ up to 25 people

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Zip's Trent LLC, of Spokane Valley, is building a 50-seat, 1,900-square-foot Zip's Drive-In restaurant at the northwest corner of Trent Avenue and Avalon Road, a block west of Evergreen Road.Chad Fowler, who is co-owner of the planned restaurant

Five Best Westerns across U.S. shift to Magnuson Hotels brand

Independently-owned properties span country from Arizona to Georgia

May 23, 2013

Treva Lind

Magnuson Hotels, a hotel group that offers reservation and property management services with headquarters in Spokane and London, says it has signed licensing contracts with five former Best Western hotels that have converted to the Magnuson says in