Bert Caldwell

A $6.7 million Washington port of entry and weigh station complex under construction along Interstate 90 at the Idaho state line will provide nonstop service to many truckers, Department of Transportation spokesman Al Gilson said this week. He said scales embedded in the highway in front of the existing weigh station – about one-half mile east of its replacement – will weigh trucks on the fly. Meanwhile, windshield-mounted transponders will forward registration, safety documentation and other information using the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks.

Kevin Daniel became executive director of Inland Northwest Lighthouse on April 12. An offshoot of Lighthouse for the Blind in Seattle, the agency employs sight-impaired and sighted workers at its office-supply manufacturing facility on North Addison Street, which opened two years ago. Q.How did you come to be executive director of the Spokane Lighthouse?

Sterling narrows losses

The Spokane International Airport board of directors Wednesday nominated former Providence Health Care chief executive Ryland “Skip” Davis to be interim director. If approved by the Spokane City Council and Spokane County Commissioners, he would replace Neal Sealock, who is retiring after five years as director to pursue a Ph.D.

Providence Health Care and two Spokane-based cardiology groups announced Wednesday they will merge this fall to create a national center that could become a destination for patients seeking state-of-the-art heart care. Providence’s chief executive, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, said Providence, Spokane Cardiology and Heart Clinics Northwest, consolidated as Providence Spokane Heart Institute, will improve the safety, quality and efficiency of care, in part as a response to changes anticipated under health care reform.