Treva Lind

T.W. Clark starts projects at Tri-Cities, near Yakima

Education building jobs have combined value of about $2.2 million

August 16, 2012

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane Valley, has two sizable school projects under way outside of Spokane, with a combined total value of about $2.2 million.T.W. Clark is erecting a planetarium for Columbia Basin College in Pasco under a $1.2

Valleyford firm wins job to remove SCC buildings

Demolition of old structures is cleanup after tech facility construction done last fall

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Western States Construction Inc., of Valleyford, Wash., has won an $866,000 contract to demolish about 42,000 square feet of old structures on the Spokane Community College campus as final cleanup work after recent construction.Last year, Graham

Davenport to revamp, operate spa

Worthys expect to complete their renovation, expansion in lower lobby next month

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

The Davenport Hotel has started to remodel space formerly occupied by Spa Paradiso and plans to open its own luxury Davenport Spa and Salon there by September.Spokane developer Walt Worthy, who with his wife Karen Worthy reopened the remodeled a

Brick by brick, Mutual Materials plant add layers here and abroad

Mutual Materials' products adorn prominent structures

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

The bricks that enhance the appearance and structural integrity of many highly visible buildings in the Spokane area have their origins as a high-temperature-fired clay product crafted only a few miles south of Spokane Valley.Along state Route a

Revett Minerals posts loss as copper production drops

Valley mining company cites increased costs, says weather hindered access

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. says it had a second-quarter net loss of $2.2 million, or 7 cents a diluted share, down from net income of $7.9 million, or 16 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.For the first six

Northwest Farm Credit Services posts jump in earnings

Ag lender says income up after refund of premiums, lower loan loss provision

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, says it had second-quarter net income of $56.1 million, up sharply from $29.4 million in the 2011 second quarter.For the first six months of 2012, the federally chartered ag lender reports earnings of

Wheat prices rise; good Inland Northwest crops eyed

Yields likely to be lower than last year, but still above average

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Eastern Washington wheat farmers say a run-up in wheat prices in recent weeks is being caused primarily by the severe Midwest drought, as more livestock operators prop up feed supplies with the grain to offset dwindling corn crops.Meanwhile, to

Yes, Yahoo, ag has jobs

Spokane industry leaders join Agri-Business Week to expose youth to careers

August 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Jobs in the agricultural sector are expected to grow, say Eastern Washington proponents who were among industry advisers to high school students from around the state attending an Agri-Business Week gathering last month in Ellensburg.Such is at

M&As should rise post-election, Cascadia executive says

Q2 brought slower activity amid political uncertainty, Europe debt crisis impact

August 2, 2012

Treva Lind

The number of companies growing through mergers or acquisitions slowed beginning in the second quarter but should pick up after the election, says Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of the Seattle-based advisory firm Cascadia Capital LLC.Butler at

Sterling Financial adds vice chairman

DePillo, company's chief credit officer, recognized for efforts in turnaround

August 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Sterling Financial Corp. has appointed David DePillo, Sterling's chief lending officer, to a newly created role of vice chairman of the corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Bank.DePillo, who gained extensive in as a