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Marcus & Millichap real estate investment company plans office here

Lone broker will oversee Inland Northwest initially

January 19, 2017

Marcus & Millichap Inc., a large commercial real estate investment services company with offices throughout the United States and Canada, plans to open a Spokane office shortly, says Joel Deis, the firm's Seattle-based regional manager for Washington st

Well Rested Nest: Helping families sleep

Young business develops custom plans for its clients

January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

New business owner Julia Carlson says most adults tend to take sleep for granted, right up until we're suddenly not getting any. Carlson would know, as it was her own struggle with sleeplessness that recently prompted her to change her career path. Her

Contractors Northwest lands Riverfront Park ice rink project

$6.7 million project poised to get underway this month

January 19, 2017

The city of Spokane has selected Coeur d'Alene-based Contractors Northwest Inc. as the general contractor for the new Riverfront Park ice rink and upgrades to the Skyride facility and ticket office. CNI presented the lowest of three bids, at $6.7 milli

Rudeen Development to add 221 rental units at Blue Point

Wandermere-area project valued at $21.4 million

January 19, 2017

Mike McLean

Rudeen Development LLC has obtained building permits to construct a $21.4 million, 221-unit second phase of the Blue Point Apartments complex north of Spokane in the Wandermere area, Spokane County building permit records show. An executive for the Liber

Heart attack symptoms more insidious in women

Fatigue, feeling sick more common than chest pain

January 19, 2017

A month before actress Carrie Fisher died due to complications from a heart attack, a staff writer for Great Britain's daily newspaper, The Guardian, said in an article that his in-person interview with Fisher had to be canceled and had to be done by p

Guest Commentary with Dave Rowles: 'If I can make it there' â€¦ wait, what?

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January 19, 2017

Guest Commentary

For several years I have been dutifully sending cartoons to The New Yorker, only to have them dutifully rejected by the editors. I finally decided that I needed to go to New York and hand-deliver my cartoons. This, I thought, would be my big chance to be

Spokane's University District seeks new leader

Meantime, Garco awarded $9.3 million bridge project

January 19, 2017

Mike McLean

Just as the city of Spokane has awarded a contract to begin construction of the long-envisioned University District Gateway Bridge, district representatives are looking to replace the person in charge of guiding and promoting U District development. Mark

Trovato Interiors LLC: Interior discoveries

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January 19, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Valley design consultant Susan Usai has years of retail experience working with homeowners to improve the furnishings and look of their residences, so finally getting to operate her own furnishings store was like a dream come true, she says. She

WorkSource looks to add flexibility, efficiency

Relaxed federal laws streamline assistance

January 19, 2017

Administrators at WorkSource, Spokane's longtime employment and worker retraining agency, say recent changes in federal laws have given it the ability to create a more practical employment and training center for their customers. 'The changes in the

The Journal's View: Turning Fairchild Air Force Base's loss into nice gain

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January 19, 2017

Staff Report

Fairchild Air Force Base supporters have been putting so much effort into positioning the base to be an ideal host for next-generation KC-46A Pegasus aerial tankers that the U.S. Air Force's reported decision to place them elsewhere can't help but sti