Chey Scott

Mark Webb Jewelers relocates to East Spokane

Mark Webb says new spot is more secure, allows for private customer meetings

March 29, 2012

Longtime Spokane-based Mark Webb Jewelers Inc. has recently moved from the Northpointe Plaza shopping center to a space in a newly constructed building at 604 N. Freya.Mark Webb, who owns Mark Webb Jewelers and specializes in designing his own I

Revita Rehab to move into two locations

Revita to close operation in U District, open offices on North Side, in Valley

March 29, 2012

Chey Scott

Revita Rehab LLC, a Spokane-based rehabilitative services provider that specializes in a proprietary treatment method for back, neck, and shoulder pain, is moving from its current location in the University District and expanding into two Neff, a a

Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood mill gets major upgrades

$160 million in improvements position Kaiser for growth

March 29, 2012

Chey Scott

As part of an effort to ensure it remains a competitive player in the growing global aerospace industry, Kaiser Aluminum Corp. is making ongoing investments to improve the efficiency and capacity of its Spokane Valley Trentwood Works plant that new

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Transportation projects pick up pace for 2012

New, ongoing road projects here total more than $200 million

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

With the spring and summer roadwork season just around the corner, many Spokane-area entities are ramping up to continue or to start work on a number of significant transportation projects across the Inland Northwest.Planned new projects that to

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Spokane-based Partnering for Progress funds health care, health education in Kenya

Spokane-based nonprofit funds health clinic, more in Kenya

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

Stacey Mainer and Sandy Ivers left for Kopanga, Kenya, in the early morning of March 6. The trip from Spokane to the rural African community takes two full days, including more than 17 hours in the air. It's a route that's become familiar to the

E.J. Roberts mansion owner remodels Browne's Addition home for bistro

Roberts Mansion owner remodels historic home for restaurant, hits snags

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

Spokane business owner Mary Moltke plans in June to open a new eatery, called E.J.'s Garden Bistro, in a newly remodeled and updated 19-century home in Spokane's historic Browne's Addition.Moltke says she encountered a number of unexpected the a

Avista subsidiary Ecova launches home energy-usage tool

Typically serving corporations, Ecova tests new market

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

Ecova Inc., the Spokane-based Avista Corp. subsidiary that provides energy-management services to large corporations with multiple sites, has launched a new feature to enable residential utility customers to monitor their energy consumption.The

Evoking inspiration

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

If you're looking for inspiration, one might say Post Falls couple Shawn and Jannette Bendinelli have got your back covered. With a line of T-shirts, the Bendinellis want to instill in others the importance of following a passion in life, and in

76 Spokane-area supermarkets, other retailers look to sell liquor

Applications from stores here hoping to carry spirits are pouring in each week

March 15, 2012

Chey Scott

Dozens of Spokane-area supermarket chain stores and other independently-owned outlets are applying for licenses through the Washington state Liquor Control Board to stock their shelves with spirits by June 1, the date on which liquor sales in will

Mobile health-care group seeks to standardize care

On Site for Seniors tests effort to ensure patients recover from procedures

March 1, 2012

Chey Scott

On Site for Seniors, a Coeur d'Alene-based mobile primary medical-care provider, recently started a test pilot program to evaluate an integrated-care approach for its elderly clients who are recovering from a medical procedure.Lynne Martin, On a