Spokane International Airport says it plans to conduct a study soon that will help determine the alignment of its long-anticipated third runway and help guide land-use planning efforts on the West Plains.SIA has received a $150,000 grant from a
Golfing enthusiast Dusty Metcalf used the direct route to advance out of an early-morning job mowing greens at a Western Washington golf course.He agreed to play a friendly round of golf with the courses head professional one afternoonand a
Study finds institutional expectations, incentives, to be significant factor
February 26, 1997
The legal profession, its associations, firms, and law schools have spent years and considerable money encouraging lawyers to do more pro bono work. A study by University at Buffalo sociologist Robert Granfield concludes, however, that mandatory a
Dunn & Black PS, a boutique law firm here, asserts that despite its small size, it has grown over the past 15 years to become one of the top eminent domain law and construction law firms in the region.While the firm has chosen to focus on only
Lukins & Annis PS, one of Spokanes largest law firms, is growing again after the departure of a quarter of its attorneys over the past year, says Jed Morris, the longtime firms president.The firm recently hired two associates and now has a
Employers arent accustomed to hearing good news about their health-benefit costs, but might take some comfort in the findings of a recent survey by Mercer Health & Benefits. The survey shows that rising costs have leveled off in each of the past
It ranked ahead of paid vacation, retirement, training in recent study
February 26, 1997
Low-income earners are interested in helping design employment benefits chosen to meet their needsand paying attention to their choices could improve their health, say authors of a new survey of Washington, D.C.-Baltimore-area low-income earners
Creighton Engineering Inc.s fire risk management business is ablaze, says company President Scott Creighton. From 1996 until 2004, Creighton Engineering completed about a dozen risk-engineering projects in Washington state, he says. Since 75
Fresenius Medical Care North America plans to open a new dialysis center near Hayden, Idaho, in November. The Waltham, Mass.-based company operates five other dialysis centers in Spokane, Post Falls, and Coeur dAlene in a joint venture with a
The city of Spokane has chosen five companies from around the U.S. and Canada to supply six small wastewater treatment units for use in a two-year, $7.7 million pilot project, says Dale Arnold, the citys director of wastewater management. Hayden,