The well-publicized nursing shortage of recent years essentially has been curbed by the recession, though those in the field say that once the economy improves, demand for nurses once again will outstrip supply.In the meantime, hiring of nurses
As he negotiates the sale of his property to the city of Spokane for its planned Riverside Avenue extension project, the owner of longtime Spokane flooring wholesaler InterDecor Inc. has bought a new building and plans a $1 million-plus project to
When the Spokane City Council agreed recently to form a special tax-increment financing district, it set into motion possible use of a fresh new way to raise more than half of the $42 million in public improvements eyed for the University District
The fastest areas of growth Community colleges in the Spokane area and North Idaho say they're seeing a surge in enrollment as unemployed workers seek additional training or retraining. Meanwhile, enrollment at four-year institutions a
The city of Spokane recently approved a conditional use permit for Spokane-based State Farm Insurance agent Jack Praxel to convert a single-family home into an office for his agency on Spokane's South Hill.Praxel plans to move his office to the
Spokane Rock Products Inc. has won a $724,000 contract with Spokane County to construct a new road just south of Spokane International Airport to help spur future development there. County contract engineer Chad Coles says the work is to begin a
Sackett Contracting & Excavating, of Nordman, Idaho, has won a $3.2 million contract to construct the second phase of a wastewater treatment system for the Granite Reeder Water and Sewer District, located in Nordman, about 35 miles north of Priest
Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the low bidder, at $4 million, for a school construction project in Valley, Wash., about 40 miles north of Spokane. Lydig will build a 17,000-square-foot building for Valley School District 70's Homelink A
The owner of Four Seasons Landscaping Inc., of Spokane, says he plans to construct a 7,000-square-foot warehouse building on property he purchased on the West Plains, which is part of a planned light-industrial development there. The owner, of
The Post Falls office of Bismarck, N.D.-based Knife River Corp. has begun work on a $508,000 city of Spokane Valley project to rehabilitate a portion of Broadway Avenue near the Spokane County Fairgrounds.Work started at the beginning of August