Treva Lind

Hart Capital boosts INW stock coverage

Company now provides more frequent updates on 15 companies it tracks

June 2, 2011

Spokane-based investment company Hart Capital Management Inc. has increased the frequency of investment information it compiles and provides regarding the 15 largest publicly traded Inland Northwest companies.Hart Capital says it now publishes a

Investment bank co-founder stays grounded in Spokane

Cascadia Capital exec says startup environment here is maturing, active

June 2, 2011

Treva Lind

Most investment bankers end up based in New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.Cascadia Capital Holdings LLC co-founder Kevin Cable keeps centered in Spokane while focusing on fast-growing companies that need to negotiate acquisition deals or a

Western States to erect building for East Spokane Water District

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

Western States Construction Inc., of Valleyford, Wash., has been awarded a contract to erect a $500,000 office building in Spokane Valley for the East Spokane Water District, and is beginning work on the project now. The new building, which is

Spokane cyclists see better bike commute options

City adds bike lanes; more businesses cater to bicycle commuters

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

Cycling advocates say Spokane is clipped in to serving its two-wheel commuters, with a growing number of bike-friendlier options.With more bike lanes and some national recognition for its bike friendliness, the community has pedaled in a would a

Ritzville hospital buys advanced CT scanner

Machine replaces outdated technology, provides better imaging speed, quality

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

East Adams Rural Hospital, in Ritzville, has installed a $372,000 advanced computed-tomography (CT) scanner for speedier diagnosis at its 20-bed facility.The Toshiba Aquilion 16 scanner, which was installed in April, has replaced an outdated and

COHE prepares to expand here under new legislation

Pilot program becomes permanent; Spokane operation to add staff

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

Suzanne Heeren, a Red Lion Hotels Corp. claims assistant, says a majority of the company's employees here return to work faster after job injuries because of an ability to track their cases through the Centers for Occupational Health and Education

Racing toward awareness

Couple help Parkinson's Disease support group grow, assist others with disorder

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

At least two years before her diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, Judi Sloane remembers the earliest sign that something was wrong. She found it difficult to fasten the buttons of a blouse. "I remember thinking, how did these button holes shrink?"

Valley company to develop West Side biomass system

Atlas Systems expects work for mill to have value of up to $2 million

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based Atlas Systems LLC, which custom designs bulk-material storage and retrieval systems, has landed a project to develop a wood-waste storage system at a Port Angeles, Wash., mill operated by Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. In a

Bouncing off the walls

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

A retrofitted warehouse space filled with multiple trampoline courts—for flips, bounces, even dodgeball—draws more than 2,000 people a week to Sky High Sports Spokane LLC just east of downtown.Sky High Sports opened five months ago at

INW stock composite sets record

Collective market cap for 15 local companies reaches $13.6 billion

May 5, 2011

Treva Lind

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm that tracks the region's top publicly traded companies, says the composite market value of 15 Inland Northwest stocks reached a record of $13.6 billion for the first quarter of 2011, up