The city of Spokane last week secured the last chunk of the $7 million in federal money it was hoping to get for a planned three-phase extension of Riverside Avenue from Division Street east through the University District. Concerns about a of
Drive-in dining and roller skating carhops might become more common sights in the Spokane area soon.A Spokane franchisee of Sonic Drive-In, a 3,000-restaurant chain thats popular in the South and Midwest, plans to develop its first outlet and
Washington State University will accept proposals later this month from private developers interested in doing a mixed-use development at the old Jensen-Byrd building and neighboring property on the south side of the Riverpoint Higher Education man
Entrepreneur Steve Danzig didnt need much time to mull it over when the owners of a North Side custom-apparel shop asked him two years ago whether he might like to buy the business.I said absolutely not, he recalls.Danzigs attitude
Paul Fish, president of Spokane-based recreational-equipment retailer Mountain Gear Inc., has bought a 160,000-square-foot complex in Spokane Valley and plans to move the companys offices and warehouse operations there next year. Mountain in
Demand for commercial loans has been higher this year than for several years, but rising interest rates could dampen business growth in 2006, bankers here say.A strong local economy and improved credit quality have contributed to growth in this
Employment in Spokane County has been growing much more rapidly this year than the forecasters had predicted, leading them to believe the region is nearing full employment and small businesses to wonder how theyre going to fill openings.Job 3
The Spokane office of Thomas, Dean & Hoskins Inc., a Great Falls, Mont.-based engineering firm, has been rustling up business across Eastern Washington, and especially in more rural areas. Currently, the firm has 87 projects under way, the most
Projects totaling $8.3 million planned at Post Falls mixed-used development
February 26, 1997
Expo at Post Falls, the big, multi-use development thats been on and off the radar screen for more than a decade, is seeing a surge of activity that includes nearly a dozen new buildings with a combined value of $8.3 million.One building has
Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, has landed a $46 million project to build a new school in Everett, Wash., for the Lake Stevens School District.Joe Williams, a project manager here for Lydig, says work on the project is expected to start be