Jessica Valencia

STA to remodel structure close to its headquarters

Agency bought building last year to use for offices, maintenance operations

July 18, 2013

Spokane Transit Authority is moving forward with plans to remodel a building near its main complex that it bought in the spring of 2012, and it expects to occupy the building by mid-2014, says STA spokeswoman Molly Myers.STA wants to relocate of

Liberty Lake roundabout slated at Mission, Harvard

William Winkler bids lowest on $1.2 million DOT project

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Newman Lake, Wash.-based contractor William Winkler Co. is the apparent low bidder on a $1.2 million Washington state Department of Transportation project to construct a roundabout near the Interstate 90-Liberty Lake westbound exit, says DOT Al be

County awards $3 million in street repaving projects

Spokane contractors plan to start work on Argonne, Farwell roads this month

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane County has awarded two large road repaving contracts totaling $3 million to contractors here, with work expected to start this month on both projects, says senior engineer Bob Brueggeman.Spokane-based Shamrock Paving Co. is the on a $1.8

$5 million project planned at Fred Meyer along Thor

Remodel is slated to start at beginning of new year, wrap up by next summer

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Portland-based Fred Meyer Stores is planning a $5 million interior remodel of its store at 400 S. Thor, with construction expected to start around the first of the year, says Bellevue, Wash.-based company spokeswoman Amanda Ip. Although still in

Tate Technology founder company's reins to son

Former president plans to transition to part time

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Former Tate Technology Inc. President Lee Tate has transitioned ownership of the company to his son Scott Tate, as of last month, after selling the company's assets to him, the elder Tate says. While Scott Tate focuses on growing the company at

Seasoning sensations

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Pete Taylor has been in the restaurant industry for most of his life, working most recently as an executive chef with a catering company when he decided to spice things up by launching his own business, SAVORx LLC.The company, which Taylor two I

Parts Wholesalers projects sales growth

Company doubled size of store in Cd'A this year; employee count steady

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Parts Wholesalers Inc., an automotive parts wholesale and retail chain based here, is expecting its second year of sales growth this year following the opening of a Post Falls store last year, and a larger new Coeur d'Alene store earlier this year,

Military veterans' skills get lost in translation

Unemployment rate remains higher than for rest of population

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Felicia Jensen, a 45-year-old operations officer stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, is nearing the end of a 26-year career in the U.S. Air Force, although looking for a job during the past few months has left the question of "What's next?" her

Northern Quest completes $1 million sports bar upgrade

Valley-based contractor completes $1 million Northern Quest upgrade

July 3, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Northern Quest Resort & Casino has completed an approximately $1 million remodel of The Q sports restaurant space located in its West Plains complex and has changed the restaurant's name to Epic, says spokeswoman Kyndra Gamache.The venue that in

Bike lanes, signage to be added in, near downtown Spokane

Spokane contractor bids lowest on city project; work to start this month

July 3, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane-based contractor Red Diamond Construction Inc. is the apparent low bidder on a $395,000 second phase of a city project intended to improve bicycle routes downtown and on its periphery, says city spokeswoman Julie Happy.Work is scheduled