Virginia Thomas

Multimillion-dollar Black Tank cleanup moves ahead

Decontamination effort will take more than a decade

June 20, 2019

A BNSF Railway Co.-owned site in the Hillyard area known to have oil contaminants deep in the soil is undergoing a multimillion-dollar cleanup operation to protect drinking water, without slowing down the North Spokane Corridor freeway project.

Proposed bills could protect cannabusiness bankers

Rub between federal, state law could be smoothed out

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Washington financial institutions and regulators say they're watching closely several pieces of federal legislation regarding cannabis that could impact how banks and credit unions handle banking for the cannabis industry.

StanCraft to expand with $15 million jet center

Boat maker now offering aircraft interior refitting

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Hayden-based StanCraft Boat Co. is expanding from manufacturing watercraft to offering aviation services with the addition of a $15 million StanCraft Jet Center at Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field.

Shore Acres Resort is under new ownership

70-year-old Loon Lake property sold last month

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The Shore Acres Resort, located on Loon Lake, has changed hands. Katy and Jim Byrnes, of Spokane, completed their purchase of the 3-acre property for $920,000 last month. Katy Byrnes says her grandparents honeymooned at Shore Acres more than 50 years ago

Douglass Properties construction $6 million storage complex

Project on West Plains to include 14 buildings

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Douglass Properties, the company owned by well-known Spokane real estate mogul Harlan Douglass, plans to construct a $6.2 million storage facility in west Spokane that will include an office building and 14 storage buildings.

Duplex, townhome activity could rise amid infill push in Spokane

Condos could see boost following 10-year drought

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Spokane County is experiencing a slight increase in construction of duplexes and townhouses, a trend that some local experts say is likely to continue as the city of Spokane looks to boost infill development and smaller investors seek to develop

Liberty Lake company develops motors for NASA

Frencken America's parts used in new spacecraft that launched on May 4

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Liberty Lake-based contract equipment manufacturer Frencken America Inc., a division of Malaysia-based Frencken Group Ltd., is celebrating the success of several motors it designed, manufactured, and tested for NASA's Orbiting

Spokane-based Wendy's franchisee acquire restaurants in Nebraska

Wenspok Cos. owns nine Inland Northwest outlets

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A Spokane-based Wendy's restaurants franchisee has acquired seven Wendy's restaurants in Nebraska. Wenspok Resources LLC, which does business as Wenspok Cos., will add 250 employees to its current staff of more than 1,000, according to a press

Growing number of leadership groups help women support one another

Several women's leadership and business networking groups have sprung up in the Spokane area as more women seek positions of influence within their businesses or as they establish new businesses. Those involved in suc

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Several women's leadership and business networking groups have sprung up in the Spokane area as more women seek positions of influence within their businesses or as they establish new businesses.

Little Photo Bus Company: Major demand for a microbus

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June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Deanna Haggerty and her daughter, Kyla, have always loved vintage Volkswagen Type 2 buses. 'Whenever we'd see one, we'd say, 'It would be so cool to own one of those.' But there was never really a reason to have one,â€ Kyla says.