Treva Lind

Icon wins $1.7 million job to replace roofs for STA

Spokane Valley contractor starting work this month on two buildings on Boone

August 25, 2011

Icon Corp., a Spokane Valley-based commercial roofer, has won a $1.7 million contract to replace the roofing on two Spokane Transit Authority buildings located on West Boone Avenue.The company was scheduled to start the roofing project in early

New real estate brokerage touts payment alternatives

Choice Realty has hourly, fee options to complement conventional commissions

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

Two Spokane real estate agents have started a business called Choice Realty LLC, a full-service real estate brokerage that has developed alternative payment structures for marketing and selling real estate. Melissa Murphy, a Realtor formerly and

Biomass-to-energy project starts at mill in Springdale

Facility would be part of bioenergy park that could employ up to 40

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

Borgford BioEnergy LLC, of Colville, Wash., started construction earlier this month of a biomass-to-energy project at a lumber mill in Springdale, Wash., about 40 miles northwest of Spokane. The new facility is part of a broader plan to develop

A purple pleasure

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

People who pick wild huckleberries in the mountains of North Idaho and Montana often keep mum about where they find the elusive fruit.Now, huckleberry fans can get at least a taste of the mountain treat if they turn off U.S. 95 in Coeur d'Alene

Staffing firm in Post Falls reports gain

Command Center posts increase in revenue as it focuses on energy work

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

Command Center Inc., a Post Falls-based temporary staffing company with 54 offices in the U.S., has reported second-quarter net income of almost $670,000, or 1 cent per share, up from just over $330,000, also about 1 cent per share, in the company

Practice here plans Cd'A clinic

August 25, 2011

Treva Lind

Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery PLLC, of Spokane Valley, is building an office in Coeur d'Alene, its second overall. The new location is expected to open by October.Wendy Stoehr, clinic administrator, says construction of the office in on

- Rendering courtesy of Architects West Inc.

Inland Northwest fire districts pursue range of projects

Work begins on Rathdrum station; others are slated in Post Falls and Sprague

August 11, 2011

Treva Lind

Three Inland Northwest fire districts have construction projects either getting under way or in the design phase.Northern Lakes Fire District, of Rathdrum, started site preparation at the end of July for a $2 million fire station, at 14000 53. of

EWU to begin renovation of women's locker rooms

Spokane's Kearsley lands $789,000 job to improve spaces for athletic teams

August 11, 2011

Treva Lind

Kearsley Construction Inc., of Spokane, is expected to start work this month on an estimated $789,000 renovation of women's athletic locker rooms and team meeting areas on Eastern Washington University's Cheney campus. Jim Moeller, an EWU senior

Rendering courtesy of Integrus Archtecture PS

Walker wins Whitworth HUB addition contract

Spokane contractor plans to start $3.5 million job at dining hall this week

August 11, 2011

Treva Lind

Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, has won a $3.5 million contract to build an expansion of Whitworth University's dining hall, inside the Hixson Union Building.The construction is scheduled to start this week to add nearly 14,000 square feet

Rendering courtesy of NAC|Architecture Inc.

Walker starts construction of Cd'A Tribe health clinic

$11.6 million health facility near Plummer is scheduled to be finished in fall 2012

August 11, 2011

Treva Lind

Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, has started work on an $11.6 million job to build a Coeur d'Alene Tribe outpatient clinic in North Idaho.Tom Hansen, Walker Construction co-owner and project manager, says the company broke ground in on the