Treva Lind

Riverview taps active seniors

Retirement campus builds wood shop, fitness center for current, future tenants

April 25, 2013

Riverview Retirement Community, in Spokane, drew nearly 100 woodworking fans to watch an expert's recent how-to sessions hosted inside of its newly built 2,100-square-foot wood shop, which is designed mostly for its residents to use.CEO Patrick

Hart Capital's stock index up 7 percent

Idaho bank, Clearwater, Potlatch top performers; INW market value drops

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the stock value of 15 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies as measured in an overall index it compiles rose nearly 7 percent in the first quarter.Hart's index uses a to of

Core competition

Intermountain, STCU, Numerica ready plans for strong downtown presence

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Downtown Spokane's large financial core soon will get bigger as three financial institutions are in position this year to launch new branches and expand business services there. Intermountain Community Bank, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and in

Potlatch tops regional market capitalization list

Wood products company takes spot typically held by Itron, mining concerns

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, has jumped to the top of a market value composite that measures the worth of publicly traded companies here, says an analysis that Hart Capital Management Inc. publishes.The investment company compiles a quarterly to

Vestis Systems buys awning maker F.O. Berg

Vestis Systems to focus on commercial projects, moves next to Berg Cos.

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Vestis Systems Inc., of Spokane Valley, has purchased the assets of longtime Spokane manufacturer F.O. Berg Co.As Vestis Systems, the company will make and install awnings and shading systems for commercial customers from a10,000-square-foot

Felts Field control tower plan stirs turbulence

Legal fight ensues in effort to keep air traffic control operating

April 25, 2013

Treva Lind

Citing both safety and economic impact concerns, several operators at Felts Field are voicing support of Spokane Airports' legal fight to stop the Federal Aviation Administration from closing that airport's air control tower on June 15.FAA of to

Arena seat addition, upgrade set to begin in late summer

Project will push capacity of venue beyond 12,000, cost about $1.4 million

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

The Spokane Public Facilities District plans to start work late this summer on a project to replace all of the seating in Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and to add a few hundred seats, which will bring the facility's capacity to just over Seating

â€”Rendering courtesy of Gonzaga University

Walker lands Gonzaga job to build tennis-golf facility

$6 million indoor complex for two programs, practices set south of Mission Park

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a contract to construct Gonzaga University's new $6 million tennis and golf center on vacant property south of Mission Park, a few blocks east of campus.The complex will be constructed on a

â€”Rendering courtesy of Design West Architects PA

Builders here win school projects throughout state

Spokane contractors' jobs combined top $100 million from Tri-Cities to Auburn

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

Three Spokane-based contractors have landed contracts for school construction projects throughout Washington state that are worth more than $100 million combined.Lydig Construction Inc. began work in February on an $80.3 million contract to do a

Meadowbrook helps clients tackle learning obstacles

Some adults seek service for job-required test prep; company also helps kids

April 11, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Meadowbrook Educational Services Inc., which provides learning assessments and educational support to children and adults, has had recent successes in helping clients who struggle taking job-required tests, though they show at work to