Coldwater Creek is looking to sublease an empty office building it constructed in 2007 at 745 Hanley in Coeur d'Alene. Originally meant as a second call center for the Sandpoint-based women's clothing retailer, Coldwater Creek never occupied the building as the economy slipped off the…
In a move that’s expected to save $7 million, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will lay-off 126 employees and close nine of its 29 offices.“Hopefully things will recover,” said Tom Shanahan, a spokesman. “We’re worried about future cuts more than anything. We just…
The federal government plans to spend about $31.3 million to upgrade the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in Spokane, making it a “high-performance green building,” the U.S. General Services Administration announced today. Lydig Construction Inc. of Spokane and McKinstry of Seattle were awarded the design-build…
California communications company Tropos Networks has signed a $1.7 million contract to provide wireless services for Avista Utilities' smart grid energy network.A press release today said Avista selected Tropos' "GridCom" mesh network system for full, two-way communications from substations to "smart" devices being installed across…
Washington state troopers and agents with the Internal Revenue Service raided the Spokane offices today of Team Spirit America, which has been fined by state regulators for operating what clients have alleged in court is a Ponzi scheme.The troopers and IRS agents, identified with their…
Last month a California property company announced plans to buy land in Pullman to build a Hilton-branded hotel and convention center.Something must be happening in Pullman. Now a Louisiana company, InterMountain Management, LLC, has plans to build a 100-room, $11.5-million Hampton Inn & Suites in…
SEATTLE — The companies planning to build a parts plant for lightweight BMW cars have selected a site at Moses Lake in central Washington because of the availability of hydroelectric power, The Associated Press reports.The decision by SGL Group and BMW AG was announced today…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
