EWU to build recycling center on its campus

Treva Lind

Eastern Washington University plans to build a 5,000-square-foot recycling center on the north side of its Cheney campus, with site-preparation work scheduled to begin this month.Shawn King, EWU associate vice president for facilities and says a...

West Side-based security concern opens Valley outlet

Mike McLean

Absco Alarms Inc., a Lynnwood, Wash.-based supplier of security surveillance systems, has leased 1,600 square feet of space in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park, at 3020 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley, where it has opened a Spokane sales and a...

Health exchange call center operator takes Valley space

Treva Lind

Hampton, Va.-based Faneuil Inc., the contractor selected by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to operate a call center here, has leased a 10,400-square-foot building at the Pinecroft Business Park, in Spokane Valley.The building that the is...

Low-income senior project in Valley secures funding

Mike McLean

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently provided financing needed to complete the funding package for the planned $4 million Appleway Court II low-income senior apartment project in Spokane Valley, says Alan Curryer, CEO of Spokane...

HUD to close Spokane office in consolidation

Mike McLean

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to close its Spokane field office as the federal agency restructures its programs to reduce costs, says Lee Jones, a Seattle-based spokesman for the federal agency.HUD will offer options...

Graham wins $14.3 million Finch construction project

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has selected Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, to be the contractor for its Finch Elementary School renovation and addition project, says Greg Brown, the district's director of capital improvements. Graham a...

Shamrock garners project to repave stretch of SR 291

Jessica Valencia

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded Shamrock Paving Inc., of Spokane, a $3.8 million project to repave an 11-mile stretch of state Route 291, says DOT spokesman Al Gilson.The project will extend between Division Street...

Construction jobs increase in Spokane

Construction employment increased in 170 out of 339 metropolitan areas, including Spokane and Seattle, in April compared with the year-earlier month, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released late last month by the Associated...