Katie Ross

Reporter Katie Ross covers manufacturing, hospitality, and government at the Journal of Business. An outdoor enthusiast and snowboard fanatic, Katie is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University.  

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Midwest hotelier develops 64-unit Valley property

$3.4 million project slated to be completed this fall
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
Pacific Northwest My Place Hotels LLC, of Aberdeen, S.D., has begun development of a $3.4 million, 30,000-square-foot extended-stay hotel at 16106 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Joe Dinger, vice president of development for Pacific Northwest My Place, s
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Another project emerges in downtown's creative alley

Former Cold Storage site will be mixed-use space
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
Cold Storage Spokane LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, is renovating a former warehouse at 116 W. Pacific downtown into retail, office, and possibly residential space in a phase of work valued at $1.7 million, says owner Jerry Neeser. Another of Neeser's com
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Divcon expects biggest year to date

Specializing in tilt-up concrete building, contractor projects $20 million in work
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
Spokane general contractor Divcon Inc. is expecting a work volume of about $20 million for 2014, its best year ever, says President Shane Miller. John Miller, Divcon chairman and Shane's father, says the work increase is due partly to the company's
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Ballet-inspired barre workout trend grows

Movements said to boost injury recovery, mental well-being
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
The ballet-inspired barre workout, a recent craze in women's fitness, has made a home and grown in Spokane during the last several years with both franchised and independent studios. Barre workouts, Spokane Barre studio co-owner Courtney Wick says, mo
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Waste services companies join forces

Concerns submit transfer station operations proposal
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
PacifiClean Environmental LLC, a subsidiary of Spokane-based SRM Development Co., has partnered with Waste Connections of Washington Inc., a subsidiary of Vancouver, Wash.-based Waste Connections Inc., to provide waste management services to Spokane Coun
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Kaiser plant owner eyes second phase of demolition

Former Mead Works site prepped for business park
June 5, 2014
Katie Ross
New Mill Capital LLC, the owner of the large former Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mead Works smelting plant property north of Spokane, is readying for the second phase of demolition at the long-shuttered plant, says Ken Hoff, site manager. Hoff says he hopes bi
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PAML set to roll out consumer product line

Also, company-managed network lands new client
May 22, 2014
Katie Ross
Spokane-based Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories LLC is developing a new consumer-based testing product line, known as Cinch, says CEO Dr. Francisco Velázquez. Cinch, Velázquez says, will allow customers to order laboratory tests from hom
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Global call center concern acquires Center Partners

Qualfon expects growth at Inland Northwest sites
May 22, 2014
Katie Ross
International call center and business outsourcing company Qualfon Inc. has acquired Center Partners Inc., the Fort Collins, Colo.-based call center with outlets in Liberty Lake and North Idaho. Brian Kearney, a Denver-based spokesman for Qualfon, dec
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Pot retailers fret about supply

Marijuana shop lottery results highlight disparity
May 22, 2014
Katie Ross
With the release of the Washington State Liquor Control Board's marijuana retailer lottery results earlier this month, retail marijuana operations are moving forward; however, it appears that growers may not be able to keep up. The agency is anticipa
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