Spokane Public Schools has selected WLK Joint Ventures, a Spokane-based partnership of Walker Construction Inc. and Leone & Keeble Inc., as general contractor and construction manager for a Mullan Road Elementary School renovation and addition project. G

Blew's Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has won a $1 million contract for a second phase of remodeling work at Spokane Valley Tech, a technical- and career-based learning center for high school students. Blew's started construction on Dec. 16 to

Spokane-based Northwest Mining Association, a 119-year-old trade organization representing hard-rock mining and mineral industry members, recently changed its name to the American Exploration & Mining Association. Laura Skaer, executive director of the o

A large fitness gym in a portion of the Animal Wellness Center, in North Spokane, caters to canines, even though it rivals some workout centers designed for human exercise. The 1,100-square-foot gym is filled with therapy balls, ladder-like floor obstac

The wood products sector is expecting continued, steady improvement next year, largely due to anticipated ongoing recovery in the U.S. housing market, industry observers say. Shawn Church, editor of Eugene, Ore.-based Random Lengths, a publication that t