Lucas Thayer

Nystrom+Olson foresees stretch of sustained growth

Mixed-use, multifamily work on rise, firm says

May 22, 2014

Nystrom+Olson Architecture, a nine-year-old Spokane firm, says it anticipates steady growth during the next several years following a down period in the real estate market six years ago, as it focuses on several high profile projects downtown as well as a

Sacred Heart Medical Center nets big savings with lighting upgrade

Nearly 10,000 bulbs have been replaced in project

May 8, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Sacred Heart Medical Center has completed a major phase of a lighting upgrade project at its campus just south of downtown Spokane, replacing nearly 10,000 32-watt fluorescent bulbs with 25-watt bulbs and more energy-efficient fixtures, as well as install

Coeur d'Alene elder law firm works to assist retirees in protecting assets

Elder law specialists help navigate health care costs

April 24, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Issues faced by seniors and those preparing for retirement are more complicated than they were 30 years ago, says Michael Wytychak, who founded Wytychak Elder Law PLLC in Coeur d'Alene in 1984. Seniors need to prepare for the rising cost of living and h

Owner plans to spruce up Holiday Inn near airport

Work expected to start by fall, cost $1.5 million

March 27, 2014

Lucas Thayer

BHG Hotels LLC, the Wilsonville, Ore.-based company that owns the Holiday Inn Spokane Airport, at 1616 S. Windsor, plans to renovate the 80,000-square-foot hotel's two meeting spaces, 122 guest rooms, main lobby area, and its in-house restaurant, Peppe

Daybreak Oil & Gas starts drilling work in Kentucky

Company eyes positive cash flow this fiscal year

March 27, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Daybreak Oil & Gas Inc, a Spokane-based company engaged in gas exploration, development, and production, says it plans to drill 20 wells in Eastern Kentucky. The company says in a news release that it broke ground on the first of those wells March 19 an

Sacred Heart Children's Hospital attains top designation

Facility is second in state to be tabbed

March 27, 2014

Lucas Thayer

The neonatal intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital has received the American Academy of Pediatrics' level IV designation, which the AAP describes as the highest level of care for premature and critically ill newborns. Sacred Heart s

Former Merlyn's building to become marketplace

Saranac owner renovates structure, to open May 1

March 13, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Saranac Building LLC is renovating the building at 19 W. Main where Merlyn's Comics & Games LLC formerly operated and plans to open a marketplace there on May 1 that tentatively is being called The Saranac Commons. The 7,000-square-foot building will

Big Dipper gains a star

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March 13, 2014

Lucas Thayer

The blue building sits at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Spokane. A newly-renovated painting of a young woman sitting on the constellation Ursa Minor, more commonly known as The Big Dipper, graces one wall. For th

Banner's net declines for quarter, all of 2013

Bank reports increases in total assets, deposits

February 27, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Banner Corp., the Walla Walla, Wash.-based parent of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, has reported fourth-quarter net income of $11.6 million, or 60 cents a diluted share, a decrease from $13.3 million, or 69 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.