Mike McLean

Lydig set to land big prison job

Walla Walla penitentiary work worth $26.8 million to include inmate housing

September 22, 2011

The Washington state Department of Corrections says it expects to award a $26.8 million construction contract to Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc.The project will include constructing two housing structures and a kitchen expansion at the in

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Caterpillar moves earth

Local subcontractors handle site preparation, pour concrete for $42.7 million project

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Construction has started at the Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. plant planned on the West Plains, and local subcontractors are moving earth and laying the foundation work for the huge facility.Caterpillar declines to disclose the cost of the

Father-son team takes over Schaffer's

Company founder retires, another former co-owner stays there as employee

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Schaffer's Towing, a longtime Coeur d'Alene towing service, has new owners.Tim Vulles says he and his son, Terry, have acquired the business. Vulles declines to disclose the terms of the transaction.The new owners decided to take over the a a

Five Guys hamburger chain plans outlet on North Side

Eatery will hire 30 to 40 employees for opening scheduled for late fall

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise owner Wayne Sheffield says he plans to open a third Spokane-area restaurant this fall on the North Side.The restaurant will occupy 2,700 square feet of leased space in a multitenant retail building near the of

McDowell seeks to rescind land deal, hang onto option

Office high-rise on hold near fire station pending turnaround in economy

September 22, 2011

Mike McLean

Spokane developer Mick McDowell is asking the city of Spokane to rescind a real estate deal involving downtown land a company he heads agreed to buy in 2008. The land is located east of the Spokane Fire Department Station No. 1, which is along a

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N. Idaho auto dealer earns $20,000 in green rebates

Avista awards incentives for Taylor & Sons' efforts to reduce its energy needs

September 8, 2011

Mike McLean

Avista Corp., of Spokane, recently awarded $20,000 in rebates to Taylor & Sons Chevrolet for energy efficiency measures employed in constructing its new dealership facilities in Ponderay, Idaho.The measures incorporated in construction of & and

Water clarity projects come into focus for Blue Ribbon

Environmental concern's expertise grows beyond cleaning spills

September 8, 2011

Mike McLean

Blue Ribbon Environmental Products Inc., a Spokane company that originally specialized in selling products for cleaning up fuel spills, now is concentrating more on cleaning up entire bodies of water, says Gary Snyder, the company's environmental a

Real Estate Roundup

September 8, 2011

Mike McLean

Northwest HVAC/R Association & Training Center, a nonprofit education and training organization, has bought a 7,500-square-foot office building at 204 E. Nora and has moved there from leased space at 811 E. Sprague. Doug Byrd, of Byrd Real Estate &

CNI garners $7.9 million tech-ed job

Cd'A builder to construct North Idaho high school to develop skilled workers

September 8, 2011

Mike McLean

A consortium of three North Idaho school districts has selected Coeur d'Alene-based Contractors Northwest Inc., to be the general contractor for the Kootenai Technical Education Campus planned on the Rathdrum Prairie.CNI was the lowest bidder a

VA seeks partner to develop housing for homeless vets

Special lease proposed for land near hospital in northwest Spokane

August 25, 2011

Mike McLean

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a public or private developer to build and manage permanent housing for homeless veterans on underused land at its hospital campus in northwest Spokane.Cheryl Wood, chief of engineering at a