Treva Lind

Arena seating addition to cost about $3.2 million

Construction could start in summer 2013 if funds can be secured next year

October 6, 2011

A study exploring the addition of about 700 seats at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena estimates the project cost at about $3.2 million, with construction possibly starting by late summer of 2013.As a step necessary to meet requirements for NCAA a

Magnuson to start online travel venture

Spokane company will run site as option to domains such as Expedia, Orbitz

October 6, 2011

Treva Lind

Magnuson Hotels, the Spokane-based hotel reservation management company, plans to launch a separate company that it says will operate as an international online travel agency.Tom Magnuson, the company's CEO, says the new venture, called Global a

Resale threads get retail surge

Several stores here buy, sell trendy used clothes for cost savings

October 6, 2011

Treva Lind

A market for selling quality used clothes well below original retail prices has flourished both here and nationally.At least a dozen for-profit stores have opened in Spokane within the past five years, including some in recent months, from those

Hypnobirthing grows in use

Relaxation exercises lead to a more positive labor, proponents here contend

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

After learning and then using a program that teaches relaxation techniques and mental tools to manage labor pains, Xylina Weaver, a childbirth educator, makes a bold statement about the delivery of her second child. "I would say my second birth

T.W. Clark begins erecting Othello elementary school

$11 million project is one of three school jobs that contractor is handling

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, began work in early August under an $11 million contract to build a new elementary school in Othello, Wash.Steve Sunleaf, a T.W. Clark project manager, says the contractor will erect a 60,000-square-foot

West Plains annexation prompts fire station job

Ginno starts construction of 'semi-temporary' facility north of Spokane airport

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Ginno Construction Co., of Coeur d'Alene, has started building a fire station near the Spokane International Airport as part of the city of Spokane's preparation to annex nearly 10 square miles of land on the West Plains.Ginno won a $932,600 for

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Graham wins bid to build new Yakima high school

$78.7 million project will replace aging structure; completion set for 2013

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, has won a $78.7 million job to construct a high school in Yakima to replace an older, smaller one.The Yakima School District lists $106.6 million as the total cost to build and equip a modern, a

Hanson builds retail structure by Valley mall

Verizon Wireless to take majority of new building near Jo-Ann Fabrics site

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Hanson Industries Inc., of Spokane Valley, is developing a two-bay retail building in its Market Pointe I shopping complex that will be anchored by a Verizon Wireless store.Carl Guenzel, a Kiemle & Hagood Co. real estate broker here who is the a

H2-Oh! Using liquid to print

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Whether applying pink camouflage to a motorcycle helmet or a burl wood trim look to a Cadillac's interior, Liquid Transformations LLC, of Spokane, specializes in creating a range of colorful designs on three-dimensional objects.Co-owner Steve to

Project set for hotel on basalt bluff

Holiday Inn Express will add lobby space, change building exterior

September 22, 2011

Treva Lind

Basalt Hospitality LP, a partnership owned by Spokane hoteliers Kent and Cal Clausen and former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, is planning a $1.5 million renovation of its Holiday Inn Express just north of downtown Spokane.Vandervert Construction