The restaurant Savory is what's going into the building at 1314 S. Grand, formerly where Blockbuster Video was.We meant to run a rendering in our Friday Here's the Dirt column, which provides the key details on who's behind it and what they're planning. We never…
The blog post on Thursday, about the raft of new restaurants hereabouts, noted we weren't sure then what the owner of the Sawtooth Grill would do, following closing down on Saturday.Late in the day we got a call from owner Jim Simonson, who lives in…
Spokane pedestrians and drivers should see some new murals in downtown Spokane.A message from the Spokane Arts Commission explains that work has finished on the “Wacky World of Harold Balazs” at the Fourth Avenue railroad underpass east of Sunset Boulevard. Another is at the Monroe…
A raft of new restaurants are spreading across the Inland Northwest. We've spotted about 10 new or expanded locations here and in North Idaho. They include the White House Grill on the South Hill, Savory, Italia Trattoria in Browne's Addition, Ciao Mambo going into the…
The foreclosure rate in Spokane County ranked among the lowest in the United States during the first half of 2010, but the rate of increase between January and June was also among the nation's highest.Among 206 metropolitan areas surveyed by RealtyTrak, Spokane ranked 177th, with…
View Larger MapIntegra Telecom Inc. just provided Oaks Education of Spokane a year of free T1 Internet service.The telecom and Internet provider made the selection through a random drawing from names of worthy nonprofits submitted by people in the community. Oaks Education Association runs a…
Another update from the Automotive X Prize competition. We've reported that Spokane's electric car, the Tango, developed by CommuterCars.com, is now out of the running to win some of the $10 million in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. We learned, too, that the WWU-designed…
Sterling Financial Corp. today reported a second-quarter loss of $58.2 million, including a $70.8 million allowance for credit losses.A year ago, the Spokane bank reported a net loss of $33.9 million after a $79.7 million allowance for credit losses. Per share, the 2010 quarter loss…
Dr. Brian Staley is the winner of this year’s Spirit of Planetree Physician Champion Award, recognizing a physician who champions the Planetree model of patient-centered care and whose actions demonstrate him to be a role model for medical staff members.Staley is a doctor at Kadlec…
A Montana company plans to open a Ciao Mambo restaurant in the ground level corner of the Lincoln Plaza building, a Spokane development firm announced Monday.The new restaurant, part of the Glacier Restaurant Group based in Whitefish, Mont., will open in January. It’s expected to…
Sandpoint-based GeoData Technologies announced it's released SiteSeer3D Version 3. SiteSeer3D is a browser platform for marketing realty listings for Web, print and video. Like many Web mapping services, the product provides flyover views that render buildings and landscapes in 3D.To see a demo of the…
Spokane car maker Rick Woodbury lost his bid to win this year's Progressive Automotive Xprize, and with it a chance to take home part of the $10 million prize. Woodbury's two-seat electric vehicle, the Tango, was knocked out last week in the finals leading up…
A small explosion in a furnace temporarily shut down the Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Trentwood rolling mill Saturday.No one was injured by the blast in one of several casting areas that was undergoing routine maintenance, said company spokesman Dave Quast.Operations in other areas of the vast…
All that rain and cool weather in the spring made for ideal growing conditions for dryland wheat farmers across the region, and growers anticipate big yields as they begin their summer harvests. Yields of Washington winter wheat are predicted this year to reach about 65…
We'll profile Pine Springs Farm, going up about 10 minutes south of Interstate 90 along Highway 27. The Wolff Company wants its apartment complex to feel more rural than your average suburban housing development.Also, work will wrap up by summer’s end on the first piece…
Spokane-based educational travel company Ambassadors Group Inc. posted lower earnings in the second quarter as it arranged travel for fewer people.The company today reported earning $15.2 million in April, May and June, or 78 cents per share. That's down from $19.2 million, or 99 cents…
Providence Health Care and two Spokane-based cardiology groups today announced 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 Chief Executive Dr. Andy Agwunobi said Spokane Cardiology and Heart Clinics Northwest, consolidated as…
Spokane International Airport directors today nominated former Providence Health Care chief executive Ryland "Skip" Davis to be interim manager.If approved by the Spokane City Council and County Commissioners, he would replace Neal Sealock, who is retiring after five years in the position to pursue a…
A conservative think tank and a handful of Washington residents are suing Gov. Chris Gregoire over a 2009 executive order aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Associated Press.The Evergreen Freedom Foundation and six residents from around the state filed the lawsuit today…
Fred Meyer stores aren’t waiting for Portland, Ore., to ban plastic bags.The retailer will no longer offer customers plastic bags after Aug. 1 at its 10 stores in the Rose City. Paper bags will still be available, though.Freddy's could eliminate plastic bags at all of…
You won't have to stash your cash in as many different banks now. The financial overhaul bill President Obama signed today permanently raises the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s deposit insurance to $250,000 per depositor.The insurance had been temporarily raised from $100,000 to $250,000 on Oct.…
If you used to bank at WaMu, you may have left some cash behind.The Washington Revenue Department says nearly $10 million deposited in Washington Mutual went unclaimed after the Seattle bank failed in 2008.J.P. Morgan Chase received most of WaMu’s accounts, but inactive accounts were…
More "Help Wanted" signs popped up around Washington this spring, the first increase since the fall of 2006.A Washington Employment Security Department survey indicated employers were looking for 38,732 workers, up 21 percent since fall 2009. The high was 90,000 vacancies in 2006.Almost half the…
The Washington Policy Center has set a date for its Spokane Valley session in its statewide Lead The Way series. The Valley session will be Aug. 11 at 7:30 a.m. at Spokane Valley Fire Station 8, near Wilbur and East Montgomery. The policy center, a…
We've just mentioned the imminent opening of mega-hobby store, Hobby Lobby, in Spokane Valley this summer. Those interested in applying for work can line up on Monday, July 19, at the store location, 13902 E. Indiana.A company spokesman said this store will hire between 30…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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