Judith Spitzer

Water-from-air company targets oil, gas industries

Company scales up units; profitability remains elusive

November 6, 2014

Ambient Water Inc., a Spokane-based company that manufactures systems that make pure drinking water from humidity in the air, hopes to provide large, industrial bulk water systems for oil and gas companies, says Jeff Stockdale, Ambient's chief operating

Pride Prep has secured $1.7 million, is nearing goal

Charter school is on track to open in the fall of 2015

November 6, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Pride Prep, Spokane's first charter school, has secured $1.7 million of the $2 million it hopes to raise in order to open in fall 2015, says Brenda McDonald, former Spokane Public School administrator and CEO of the new school. With a previously announ

DCI Engineers eyes growth in 2015

Convention Center expansion, downtown hotel among firm's projects

November 6, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Working on projects such as the Spokane Convention Center expansion and the Grand Hotel Spokane, Seattle-based DCI Engineers will bring in revenue this year of $27 million companywide, and the company is poised to see 10 to 15 percent in growth in 2015, s

Catholic Charities plans 51-unit housing project east of downtown Spokane

Work on $5 million building slated to begin next spring

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Catholic Charities of Spokane, one of the area's largest social-service nonprofits, is in the initial design stages on a $5 million, 51-unit low-income housing project downtown, says John Fisher, housing development manager for Catholic Charities. The

GSI launches Startup Spokane website

Organization says entrepreneurs are embracing service

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

A new online resource for Spokane entrepreneurs, called StartupSpokane.com, is getting attention from both users and people who want to pay it forward and help entrepreneurs, says Robin Toth, Greater Spokane Incorporated vice president of business develop

Bill Bialkowsky: Compassionate in crisis

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October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Thirty-two years ago, Bill Bialkowsky was a young father and husband living in Spokane and working as a sales rep for an oil company. He had zero experience with social services or professional child care, much less any knowledge about how to start and ru

Spokane Valley council mulls new parking restrictions for big rigs

Mayor hopes to nail down plan at Oct. 28 meeting

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Spokane Valley city council members will consider two options next week that would prevent commercial tractor-trailers and potentially even recreational vehicles from parking in residentially zoned parts of the city, says Dean Grafos, Spokane Valley mayor

Weight loss surgery surge

More insurers now said to be covering procedures

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Last year at this time, Mari Shay, a registered nurse at the Rockwood Weight Loss Surgery Center in Spokane, weighed in at about 100 pounds heavier than she does today. Shay says she was prediabetic, her cholesterol was rising, and she suffered from hypog

Focusing on hungry kids

Bite 2 Go program gives food to youth for weekends

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Every Thursday, a volunteer from the Spokane office of Seattle-based accounting firm Moss Adams LLP delivers a car full of food to Cooper Elementary School in Hillyard, providing enough food packages to go in the backpacks of 60 students who have been ide

Spokesman-Review to consolidate some functions, pursue plans to reduce staffing

Cowles Co. to create more space for lease

October 9, 2014

Judith Spitzer

The Spokesman-Review newspaper says it will consolidate operations in the Spokesman-Review building and neighboring Spokane Chronicle building to make additional space available for lease, along with reducing its workforce by 5 percent, as disclosed earli