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Ciena Corp. to close its Spokane Valley office this fall

Tech company employs 65 people here; number of layoffs yet to be decided

July 19, 2018

Ciena Corp., a Maryland-based global supplier of telecommunications networking equipment, software, and services, plans to close its Spokane Valley office this fall. Jamie Moody, a Hanover, Md.-based spokeswoman for Ciena, says the decision to close its

Inland Northwest composite declines

Five of nine companies saw gains in market cap

July 19, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Hart Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says the composite value of the nine Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies decreased to $12.1 billion in the recently completed second quarter of 2018. The decline marks a $539.4 million, or 4.3 percen

Early plans for Division Costco building surface

Warehouse tenants would be gym, trampoline park, others, drawings suggest

July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

As Costco Wholesale Corp. gears up for the scheduled grand opening of its 167,000-square-foot warehouse on Newport Highway tomorrow, July 20, preliminary plans filed with the city of Spokane illuminate possible future uses for the 134,000-square-foot ware

Nonprofit plans $10.2 million Hillyard rental complex

Spokane Housing Ventures project designed to benefit families in NE part of town

July 19, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Housing Ventures plans to build a new housing complex along Francis Avenue, in northeast Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood. Dave Roberts, senior developer for the nonprofit, says the $10.2 million project, which consists of a 48-unit, three-stor

Lydig Construction selected to build $60 million Interdisciplinary Science Center at EWU

Work is expected to start later this month

July 19, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Eastern Washington University has selected Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, as the contractor for the Interdisciplinary Science Center, to be built on the university's Cheney campus. Lydig submitted a bid of $45.3 million for the project-m

Work on Airway Heights recreation center progresses

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July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

The $17.25 million Airway Heights recreation center takes shape at 11405 W. Deno in Airway Heights. The two-story, 45,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed early next year. Lydig Construction Inc. and ALSC Architects PS, both of Spokane, ar

Spokane-area nonprofit services join to roll out mobile food bank

Project funded by several businesses, organizations

July 19, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Several Spokane-area organizations and businesses have come together to provide a new avenue to free fresh food for the residents of some Spokane neighborhoods. Second Harvest, the Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund, The Zone Project, Spokane Transit Author

Spokane International Airport begins $24.1 million in projects

Work includes parking lot, runway improvements

July 19, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane International Airport representatives say this month marks the start of four construction projects, including routine runway and taxiway maintenance, two new parking lot expansions, and tenant improvements with a total cost of nearly $24.1 million

Donor-advised funds see increased popularity

Tax law changes impact charitable-giving choices

July 19, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Financial advisers here say that since the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act earlier this year, taxpayers have become more conscious of the various methods of charitable giving as they look to maximize their 2018 returns. As has been previously

College Success Foundation: Building a pathway for underserved students in Spokane

Support, scholarship system boosts higher ed access

July 19, 2018

Kim Crompton

The College Success Foundation, a Bellevue, Wash.-based nonprofit organization, has elevated its Inland Northwest presence and established a strong philanthropic base of support here since opening a Spokane-area office in 2014. The foundation provides an