Mike McLean

Blue Water Technologies launches new product

Hayden company says its belt filter system removes solids from wastewater

September 13, 2012

Blue Water Technologies Inc., of Hayden, says it has launched its latest product line, which is centered on a rotating belt filter and cleaning system that removes solids from wastewater and is touted to use less space than conventional addition to

Pacific Steel & Recycling boosts scrap-iron capacity

New shear to process larger pieces destined for reuse at mills

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

Pacific Steel & Recycling, the Great Falls, Mont.-based recycling company that got its start here, is installing a massive piece of equipment in Spokane that will increase by four times the company's capacity to process scrap iron destined to be

Drop in enrollment leads to law school lull

Inland Northwest schools say they choose maintaining standards over filling seats

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

The two Inland Northwest law schools—Gonzaga University School of Law and the University of Idaho College of Law—are enrolling fewer students into their three-year programs this year than in recent years, due largely to a declining number

Providence breaks ground on $58 million complex

Medical services provider to expand Valley presence with new outpatient center

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

Providence Health Care, the Spokane-based medical network, has started construction of a $58 million medical center that will expand its outpatient services greatly in Spokane Valley.The 127,000-square-foot facility will be located on 11 acres a

Greenstone Corp. subsidiary plans Liberty Lake apartment complex

Greenstone affiliate airs vision for five-building complex with 47 units

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

A subsidiary of real estate development company Greenstone Corp. plans to construct a five-building apartment complex with a total of 47 dwelling units in the River District south of the Spokane River in Liberty Lake, preliminary plans on file with

Water maker AWG International taps foreign markets

AWG receives export assistance via state grants, SBA initiative

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

AWG International Inc., a Spokane company that makes machines that draw water out of the air, has a promising future in international trade thanks in part to assistance from a U.S. Small Business Administration-backed export program, says Jeff T. a

Spokane developer Ron Wells airs Ridpath Hotel redevelopment proposal

Spokane developer aims to convert hotel rooms into 'micro-apartments'

September 13, 2012

Mike McLean

Wells & Co., a Spokane real estate development company that specializes in historic rehabilitation projects, has approached the city with a plan to turn the long-shuttered former Ridpath Hotel building into an apartment complex.The company has a

HVAC/R training program in Spokane feeds need

Job market for HVAC/R service techicians said steady; future growth is expected

August 30, 2012

Mike McLean

The Northwest HVAC/R Association & Training Center here expects a full enrollment of about 50 students this fall, and any graduate of the course who wants to work in the field of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration, will be to

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Kootenai Health involved in $9 million in new projects

About $9 million in new construction, remodeling under way or planned in Cd'A hospital district

August 30, 2012

Mike McLean

Kootenai Health, the Coeur d'Alene-based hospital district that operates Kootenai Medical Center, says it's involved in a number of construction projects with a combined estimated value exceeding $9 million and ranging in size from kitchen upgrades

Safeway improves truck access at Hillyard distribution center

$1 million project moves freight traffic entrance, exit to Rowan from Freya

August 30, 2012

Mike McLean

Safeway Inc. has launched a $1 million-plus traffic-improvement project at its distribution center in the Hillyard neighborhood, says Dane Albrecht, corporate operations engineering manager for the big Pleasanton, Calif.-based supermarket project a