Spokane Journal of Business

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Nonprofit here plans third project in Valley

Northwest Regional Facilitators, a Spokane nonprofit organization, plans to begin building its third adjacent affordable housing apartment complex in the Spokane Valley next month.The planned 25-unit complex, which is to be called Hidden Pines,...

Wal-Mart is considering expanding Valley store

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the giant Bentonville, Ark.-based retail chain, is looking to expand its store in the Spokane Valley into a supercenter store that would carry groceries, in addition to its typical mix of general merchandise.Wal-Mart has an...

Lydig Construction gets $29.9 million U-High job

Central Valley School District has selected Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, to build the planned new University High School in the Spokane Valley.Dave Jackman, the school districts director of auxiliary services, says the project, near of...

Defaults here keep on rising

The number of foreclosures in Spokane County will climb into record territory this year if a current upward trend doesnt soften.A total of 691 foreclosures on deeds of trust were recorded through August of this year here, up about 24 percent a...

Bringing oceanic life inland

Helen Givens grew up not far from the Oregon coast, became a competitive swimmer at an early age, dreamed as a child about being a mermaid, and developed a lasting appreciation for aquatic life.Given such a background, its not surprising that...

Garco starts Colville Aladdin plant

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on the new, $4.5 million manufacturing and administrative facility in Colville, Wash., announced recently by Aladdin Hearth ProductsConstruction began last month on the about pre-engineered a...

Work gets under way on retail center

The Sullivan Group LLC, a development company here headed by Spokane real estate executive Mark Pinch, has broken ground on an about $2 million retail center in the Spokane Valley.Pinch says the project, which is located at 506 N. Sullivan, is...

Evergreen interchange contract goes to Harcon

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded an $11.2 million contract to Harcon Inc., of Spokane, for construction of a new interchange at Interstate 90 and Evergreen Road, as well as other related work.Regional DOT spokesman a...

Chef plans production kitchen in Rathdrum

A new North Idaho company called Kettle Works plans to make soups and sauces for the restaurant industry at a new food-processing plant now under construction in Rathdrum, Idaho.The 21,000-square-foot production kitchen being built in the Thayer...

Shea is expected to get $28.6 million LC job

Shea Construction Inc., of Spokane, is expected to receive a $28.6 million contract for the planned Lewis & Clark High School expansion and renovation project.Spokane School District 81s board of trustees has recommended to the state of that a...

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