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Articles by Kevin Blocker

—Kevin Blocker

TidyHut looks to stir the pot in portable toilet field

TidyHut builds alternative it will market as cleaner
February 13, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Erik Nelson can't contain himself when he's asked to discuss his 'passion project.” He's been hard at work for the last couple of years as he prepares to try to enter a $2 billion industry. Nelson thinks his creation – the TidyHut – has the
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Sandra Hilson opens art gallery in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Spokane Valley-based artist Sandra Hilson recently opened her own gallery in 800 square feet of space at 9011 E. Euclid, in Millwood. The work of the 68-year-old abstract artist is as diverse as her life's experience.
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Crafted Beauty medical spa proves popular downtown

Restaurants & Retail
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Melissa Berg, a licensed registered nurse, has opened Crafted Beauty, a medical aesthetic and cosmetic spa, in a first-floor suite in the Cutter Tower, at 510 W. Riverside. The business operates in 2,800 square feet of space and has
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LO Boutique opens north of Spokane

Restaurants & Retail
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
What does a native of Argentina who spent a year living in Utah decide to do after traveling across the Pacific Northwest in search of a permanent home in the U.S.? She builds a women's fashion boutique in Spokane County.
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Spokane Tribe prepares for hotel in Chewelah

Report also says 2nd phase of casino set
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
As published earlier this month by the Cheney Free Press, the Spokane Tribe of Indians plans to break ground on a new hotel in Chewelah this summer. That publication also reported the tribe has announced plans to begin construction soon on the second
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Kevin Blocker

Spring offers boost to environmental consulting

Firm's owner has desire to serve small business
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Beth Fifield Hodgson says she didn't plan to start an environmental consulting firm in which most of the staff would be made up of women. It just worked out that way. Fifield Hodgson co-owns Spring Environmental Inc., with her sister
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Expansion on the Horizon: Spokane, Boise credit unions to combine

Combined assets to approach $1.5B after Horizon-Icon merger is completed
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
With a continued desire to meet the changing appetites of the marketplace, officials at Spokane Valley-based Horizon Credit Union and Boise-based Icon Credit Union say 2020 is a good time to merge fully.
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Fatbeam Inc.

NY firm acquires majority stake in Fatbeam

$36 million transaction completed on Jan. 28
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
SDC Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private investment company, has bought a 51% interest in Fatbeam LLC for $36 million, says Greg Green, president of the Coeur d'Alene-based fiber optics company.
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Finally Friday: Hecla to ramp up North Idaho mine

Labor dispute resolution comes at opportune time for metals company
January 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
A new year finally has brought a new labor agreement between Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. and nearly 250 one-time striking workers at the Lucky Friday Mine, in North Idaho.
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Latah Creek manufactured home park proposed

Applicant says plans aren't yet concrete
January 16, 2020
Kevin Blocker
A Southern California-based developer wants to build a more than 200-space manufactured home park in Spokane's Latah Creek area.
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