Cell Phone Coverage Improved

Thu., Dec. 10, 1998

By Pat Sciuchetti pats@spokesman.com

AirTouch Cellular customers can expect better cellular phone coverage in the Bigelow Gulch and Green Bluff areas by early next year.

AirTouch will install a 60-foot cellular telephone antenna on a small piece of leased land at 7015 N. Argonne Road.

The company was issued a building permit for the project this week.

The tower should be operational by February, AirTouch officials said.

The tower will provide for more continuous coverage north of the Valley and in the area around Argonne Road.

Customers have been requesting the change, AirTouch officials said.

The project will include a tower with four directional panels and a 12-by-20-foot equipment building. It will be enclosed by a chain-link fence.

Home inspection company opens

First Choice Home Inspection Service opened last week at 13909 E. 23rd in Veradale.

The new business specializes in pre-purchase home inspection for the home buyer and pre-sale inspections for sellers, real estate brokers, mortgage companies and insurance companies. Inspections cover exterior structure, foundation, roof, electrical, plumbing, heating, windows, doors and grounds.

Earl Felix, who runs First Choice, is a former automotive master technician and service manager who changed careers for health reasons. Felix completed home inspection training through the PCDI School of Home Inspection. He has bought, sold, remodeled and currently manages rental homes.

Computer repair firm moves

National Repair Center is relocating to 3808 N. Sullivan in the Spokane Industrial Park.

The computer equipment repair business will close its current office, at 22425 E. Appleway in Liberty Lake, on Dec. 31.

The new, 36,000-square foot office will open on Jan. 1.

It will offer twice as much space for the company, which has grown to 36 employees.

The business, which opened in Liberty Lake in 1996, repairs personal computers, printers, scanners and other computer-related equipment.

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