There's a six-block area in Spokane where you can shop for a cool vintage guitar, enroll in a pottery class, learn how to play the mandolin, take in a night of improv comedy or a classic movie, discover chalk painting and learn how to make a quilt.
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Some construction observers here say the industry is poised for a strong start in 2015.
Contractors are starting to compile a backlog of work that will carry them further into the new year than backlogs of the last few post-recession years, says Wayne Br
Spokane-area interests are working to inform lawmakers about their priorities as the Legislature sets to convene its 2015 session, which they say will focus heavily on education mandates and transportation funding.
Last year, the Legislature failed to pa
With individual sectors of the real estate market described as improving to 'darn good†this year, some market observers are anticipating sustained growth in sales and leases in 2015.
Whiz Kids, a locally owned children's toy retailer, plans to move next month to a 4,500-square-foot space on the third floor of River Park Square, the downtown mall located at 808 W. Main.
The store will be located at the west end of the mall, on the
National Native American Construction Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based, minority-owned construction company, started work last week on a $714,000 remodel of part of the Spokane County Courthouse's second floor.
Located at 1116 W. Broadway, the courthouse
PULLMAN, Wash.-Pullman Re-gional Hospital, a level IV trauma center, says it has installed copper components throughout its facility as another way of reducing hospital-acquired infections and keeping patients safe.
Community Health Association of Spokane, a Spokane-based nonprofit health services provider, has bought a multitenant building in Spokane Valley and plans to open its second Valley clinic in a portion of it, says Kelley Halverson, a CHAS spokeswoman.
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Susan Norwood, a nursing professor at Gonzaga University, recently traveled to the Republic of Benin, West Africa, as a Fulbright Scholar Specialist to help set up a new medical clinic and teach basic first aid to staff at a 'community sustainment†pr