As demand for aerospace products rises worldwide, the industry here and across the state is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and the gap could continue to widen, industry leaders here say. Mike Marzetta, president of Liberty Lake-based Altek ...
Full StoryAs more people take to the skies for business and pleasure, airlines around the globe will purchase nearly 30,000 jets during the next 20 years to accommodate world travel and to replace aging and less fuel-efficient aircraft. In order to meet this increa...
Full StoryOver the last several years, the aerospace industry has remained robust—and Spokane is no exception. Commercial airline orders are experiencing a multiyear backlog, production rates are increasing, and the combination of low interest rates and a high de...
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The ballet-inspired barre workout, a recent craze in women’s fitness, has made a home and grown in Spokane during the last several years with both franchised and independent studios. Barre workouts, Spokane Barre studio co-owner Courtney Wick says, mo...
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Despite the well-known dangers of smoking cigarettes during pregnancy, the percentage of expectant women who smoked in Spokane County is almost twice the rate of pregnant smokers in Washington state as a whole, say Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) ...
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Providence Health Care’s five-year-old mammography coach, which has seen recent growth in the number of mammograms it performs and is extending its reach into additional rural areas, soon also will be equipped with a portable defibrillator, giving it th...
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Nystrom+Olson Architecture, a nine-year-old Spokane firm, says it anticipates steady growth during the next several years following a down period in the real estate market six years ago, as it focuses on several high profile projects downtown as well as a...
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Architecture and engineering firms here have been busy lately, but some still don’t have the backlog that they had hoped for, meaning the outlook for continued turnaround in the construction industry is uncertain, design sources say. Bob Wills, a pri...
Full StoryBC Engineers Inc., a Hayden, Idaho, structural engineering company, has purchased the assets of Northwest Roof Consultants Inc., of Coeur d’Alene, and has created a roof consulting division, says Jason Erickson, vice president of BC Engineers. BC En...
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A group of Washington State University students has designed a plan for an innovative and economical fueling station that it believes could help make environmentally friendly, hydrogen-powered cars a viable option for future transportation. The idea took...
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