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Articles by LeAnn Bjerken

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Students 4 Seniors bridges the tech gap

Startup here pairs computer-savvy students with seniors
July 28, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Students 4 Seniors is putting the skills of tech-savvy students to use, teaching technology to seniors in the community. After a brief testing period in 2014, founder Angela Quadry decided in May of this year to start the business, which is a sol
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GSI submits strategic plan to its directors

Organization hopes to boost business climate
July 28, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Greater Spokane Incorporated has submitted to its board a strategic plan for implementing changes designed to help improve the Spokane area's business climate. The recommended course of action stems from a $300,000, three-part study called Driving Comp
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Creator of dental referral app expands network

Orthodontist here devised Refer.to to simplify process
July 28, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane creator of Refer.to, a Web application that enables dentists to send referral information digitally to colleagues and patients, has begun expanding the number of dental offices within its network. Orthodontist Josh Johnson came up with the idea
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Housing market prompts Realtor rebound

Number of real estate agents rises with home sales
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
With home sales increasing here, so too is the number of active real estate agents. Rob Higgins, executive officer of the Spokane Association of Realtors, says membership in the association has increased this year to about 1,700, up 6 percent from last
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Sacred Heart starts work on special pathogens unit

Unit funded by federal grant to treat infectious diseases
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has begun a $1.3 million remodeling project for a new special pathogens unit there. Dr. Joel McCullough, Providence Health Care's medical director for community health and epidemiology, sa
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Pro Builders erects new building in Hillyard

Company to move from shared location nearby
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Pro Builders General Contractors LLC is constructing a new office building at 4445 N. Freya in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood to serve as its new headquarters. Chad McDonald, who operates Pro Builders with his father, owner Terry McDonald, says the c
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Itron invests in STEM education curriculum

Course details relationship between energy and water
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Throughout its history, Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. has encouraged utilities to invest in automated meter-reading equipment and other technologies that improve efficiency and conservation. Now, the company also is encouraging students to invest in STE
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Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Medical Lake community sees wave of new business

Owners say they're looking to fill community needs
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
The small town of Medical Lake just southwest of Spokane is seeing a mini-surge in business activity with a number of new businesses having opened recently and several others reopening under new ownership. Nine businesses, mostly retail, have opened ther
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Restaurant project at Indiana-Monroe intersection shelved after city's input

Plan called for Burger King at former Shari's location
July 14, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Plans to develop a Burger King restaurant at the site of a former Shari's restaurant at the southwest corner of the busy intersection of Monroe Street, Indiana Avenue, and Northwest Boulevard have been shelved, sparking complaints from a commercial real
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