Spokane International Airport will reopen its main, newly expanded runway Thursday at 8 a.m.The two-year, $30.7 million project increased the runway length to 11,002 feet, an additional 2,000 feet. The parallel taxiway was also extended 2,000 feet.New navigational aids were installed. The Federal Aviation Administration…
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries says an itinerant paving company has left behind numerous unsatisfied consumers in Eastern Washington.Spokeswoman Selena Davis said the department has received 35 complaints against Asphalt Driveways, which has posted signs and flyers with a toll-free telephone number around…
Men's Wearhouse, the national men's clothing retailer, is spending all September urging donations of used or good quality men's items to pass along to people looking to upgrade their wardrobes.The campaign is the National Suit Drive. Anyone who donates good or decent men's items (anything…
It's not that Apple HAS to tell anyone when it's going to open a new store. It's their store, and they can keep their news under a blanket as long as they want.Yesterday, Apple finally announced its Spokane store -- the first in these parts…
View Larger MapSpokane Valley food retailer Yoke's Fresh Market plans to close its supermarket at Sprague and Progress because it's been unable to renew the property lease.In an announcement Monday, company CEO John Bole said no exact closing date has been determined.Yoke's has operated the…
Hayden, Idaho manufacturing firm Unitech has won a contract with the Defense Department to make lightweight, insulated ducting components for the V-22 Osprey aircraft.Unitech, a division of AGC Aerospace & Defense, is expecting to do at least $8 million worth of work in relation to…
Companies in Washington with clean-energy projects or energy-saving products can apply for federal money through a program being managed by Sirti.A Thursday, Sept. 23, workshop at Sirti’s downtown Spokane building will detail the guidelines of the program. The $1.5 million to be awarded comes from…
One of Spokane's key venture groups, Spokane Angel Alliance, is hosting a workshop and presentation on "Trends in Raising Capital" on Sept. 30, 2 to 5 p.m.It's at Red Lion Inn at the Park, at 303 W North River Drive. A reception will follow until…
The 2011 Defense Department appropriations bill, which we mentioned in an earlier post here, has moved through the Senate Appropriations Committee.The vote was 18-12. The bill includes three items items inserted by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., which provides money for three Spokane tech agencies or…
The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery and Second Harvest Food Bank will each receive $1,000 from Spokane Teachers Credit Union.The two charities outpolled 126 others who were nominated at the Greater Spokane Incorporated annual meeting Wednesday.Attendees named the charity they wanted funded by STCU, which put…
In late July we noted that Spokane car-maker, Rick Woodbury, was eliminated from the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. His electric car, the Tango, was strong enough to reach the final 15, but failed to complete a key efficiency test in the finals.Today the awards…
Patty Murray, D-Wash., has added language to the 2011 defense appropriation bill that would benefit area businesses and organizations. Here are the key Eastern Washington items added to the bill, which is now being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee.Washington State University's Applied Science Laboratory:…
AP - The Times of London says the University of Washington is the 23rd best university in the world. In the newspaper's higher education list, UW is the fourth-best American public college. The universities are ranked on 13 factors, divided into five categories of teaching,…
Clearwater Paper Corp. will buy Georgia-based competitor Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc. for $502 million, the two companies announced this morning.Spokane-based Clearwater will pay Cellu Tissue stockholders $12 per share, and assume $255 million in debt, in a deal a Clearwater statement said should increase earnings…
We'll be offering a $10 coffee card to whoever can come CLOSEST to the correct date for the opening of the downtown Spokane Apple retail store.This photo shows the front and part of the interior, shot on or about Sept. 13, on Main in downtown…
Employment in Spokane County jumped by more than 3,300 in August, dropping the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent from 8.8 pecent in July, and August 2009.The rate for Washington held steady at 8.9 percent seasonally adjusted, and 8.8 percent unadjusted.The rate for the United States,…
Counselor magazine’s 2010 list of best places to work in the ad-specialty business includes seven Washington firms.The annual list, which recognizes innovative and worker-friendly programs, this year had a total of 75 companies in the U.S. and Canada.The state list: Catalyst Marketing (Seattle), Sunrise Identity…
McKinstry Co. Executive Vice President David Allen is the next speaker in the Executive Connect Breakfast series, at the Spokane Club on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 a.m.The breakfast series promotes area business networking and sharing of ideas.Allen will discuss the work McKinstry is doing…
The fall meeting of Inland Northwest Partners, being held Thursday in Moscow, will pay full attention to how agribusiness provides numerous options for community job growth.The event runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Moscow Best Western University Inn.The day's theme, according to a…
Homeowners on Sunday can learn about techniques for going green, such as a custom-built straw bale home, a green kitchen remodel or an urban chicken coop designed with reclaimed materials.The projects are on display throughout Spokane County as part of the second annual Green +…
Tri-State Distributors has sold its Tri-State outdoor stores in Lewiston, Moscow, Coeur d’Alene and Moses Lake to Sportsman & Ski Haus, an employee-owned sporting goods retailer with locations in Kalispell and Whitefish, Mont.Sportsman & Ski Haus has no plans to close stores or alter the…
New Light Industries Ltd. will use access to a $2.5 million Washington Technology Center microfabrication laboratory to improve its new liquid-crystal technology, President Steve McGrew said.The center said it awarded Spokane-based New Light three months of free access to help move the company's patent-pending technology…
A Spokane County company has been awarded a $90,000 grant to continue developing a process that converts bluegrass straw into biofuels.Farm Power, based in Rockford, will use the U.S. Department of Agriculture money for further work on automating controls and feedstock systems, according to a…
Spokane-based Dry Fly Distilling scored another high rating on the Top 10 new American Gins ranking, posted this week on the DrinkSpirits.com blog.Dry Fly, which also makes whiskey and vodka, ranked seventh on the list, scoring a "solidly recommended" rating.Here's how DrinkSpirit described the gin:…
Washington State University regents Friday endorsed designation of the Spokane campus as the university's center for health sciences education, and backed that step by putting a $70.78 million Biomedical/Health Sciences building at the top of their capital request to the legislature.Supporters say the building would…
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