Spokane County has awarded two large road repaving contracts totaling $3 million to contractors here, with work expected to start this month on both projects, says senior engineer Bob Brueggeman.Spokane-based Shamrock Paving Co. is the on a $1.8
Enhancements designed to provide better access, more park-like amenities
July 18, 2013
Avista Corp., of Spokane, says it has launched an eight-month, $2 million project to renovate land it owns south and west of Avista Utilities' Post Street substation in downtown Spokane.The area, known as Huntington Park, is named for the third
The city of Spokane Valley is implementing high-tech features in its permitting system that soon will enable builders and contractors to apply for and track certain building permits online, says Doug Powell, the city's building official.Spokane
Portland-based Fred Meyer Stores is planning a $5 million interior remodel of its store at 400 S. Thor, with construction expected to start around the first of the year, says Bellevue, Wash.-based company spokeswoman Amanda Ip. Although still in
Schimmels Construction Inc., of Spokane, recently began work on a $6.6 million job to renovate athletic facilities at Hart Field, located north of 37th Avenue between the current and future Jefferson Elementary School sites.Hart Field is the for
Liberty Lake-based real estate development company Greenstone Corp. has submitted building permit applications for 28 town-house units in the Kendall Yards urban village development northwest of downtown, says Drew Benato, manager of Greenstone's a
Every industry segment added workers; officials foresee possible shortage
July 18, 2013
The unemployment rate for construction workers fell below double digits in June for the first time since 2008 as every segment of the industry added employees, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of
Stratford Building Corp., of Rathdrum, which operates a 55,000-square-foot factory complex, expects 2013 to be a banner sales year after having gained footholds in new construction-market sectors during the recession, says John Davis, the company's
Spokane-based contractors say they've seen requests to build new medical and dental office spaces increase significantly in recent months, including about a dozen projects in the works and others entering the design phase.Combined, the projects
The brain-preserving cooling treatment known as therapeutic hypothermia is rarely being used in patients who suffer cardiac arrest while in the hospital, despite its proven potential to improve survival and neurological function, researchers from a