Just 24 of 337 showed increased employment; Phoenix still biggest loser
April 8, 2010
Construction employment continued to shrink in most American communities as 313 out of 337 metro areas lost construction jobs between January 2009 and January 2010, says a new analysis of federal employment figures released last month by the of The
The Spokane Housing Authority, a nonprofit provider of affordable housing that also goes by the name of Northeast Washington Housing Solutions, says it has selected Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, to be the general contractor for a $6 housing
When Spokane contractor Doric Creager became the project manager for what's being called an eco-luxury destination resort on the coast of Nicaragua three years ago, he had in mind more than just one project that would serve the eco-tourism With the
Empire Cycle adds Aprilia, Moto Guzzi motorcycle lines The Spokane area's lone dealer for British-made Triumph motorcycles, Empire Cycle & Powersports LLC, at 7807 E. Sprague, says it has added the Italian-built Aprilia and Moto Guzzi
Cables Inc., a company here that made custom cable assemblies that go into electronics and whose customers had included some prominent Spokane technology companies, has ceased operating, and its bankruptcy case has been closed.The contract for
The owner of several Little Caesars pizza stores here says he will open a Little Caesars at the former location of a Papa John's pizza store on Spokane's South Hill and hopes to open as many as three more Spokane-area locations over the next year.
Providence Physician Services Co., which is part of the Spokane-based Providence Health Care network, says it has leased the top floor of the Central Medical Office Building, north of Providence Holy Family Hospital, and plans to move three of its
Avista Corp. is expanding its call center space and, once a remodeling project there is completed, will occupy all of a building in Spokane Valley that it previously shared with a Horizon Credit Union branch.Avista bought the building, located a
A family partnership that includes the codeveloper of Northtown Square and the owners of the Downriver Grill is working on a scaled-back version of their original plan for a restaurant and retail center on Northwest Boulevard, near Audubon Park, in
Gold Reserve Inc., a Spokane-based mining exploration company that has spent nearly $300 million on a mining project in Venezuela, says now that the Venezuelan government has seized its property there, its focus will be on fighting to get whatever