The 2014 Supplemental Session in Olympia began this week, and our annual trip to our state capital begins next week. From Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, we’ll bring 89 area business, education and community leaders to Olympia to advocate on behalf of the greater Spokane region. The decisions made in Olympia impact the greater Spokane […]
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We recently adopted a community goal of having 60 percent of adults in Spokane County having a credentialed, two-year degree or higher by 2025. Currently, that number hovers around 43 percent. In order to reach that goal, the business community needs to play its part because businesses depend on the education sector for skilled employees.
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Odom Corporation is expanding with a $20 million 200,000-square-foot distribution warehouse on the West Plains. The Bellevue-headquartered company distributes beer, wine and soft drinks across the Northwest. The projected opening is May 2014. Greater Spokane Incorporated helped educate the client on available incentives. Odom’s 200,000-square-foot facility qualified them for the Warehouse Remittance incentive, a 100% exemption
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BioSensor, previously known as Dahl Natural, researches real-time, low-cost pesticide monitoring for food and water safety via an automated electrochemical monitoring device. After GSI’s initial outreach, Dahl received funding from Health Sciences & Services Authority (HSSA) and moved from Corvallis, OR to Spokane. They have already connected with WSU Spokane’s College of Pharmacy and collaborated
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Assisting companies with their business and recruitment efforts is just one part of our role here at Greater Spokane Incorporated. A lot of times big, highly visible recruits like Caterpillar and Vivint get a lot of attention – and rightfully so. But a lot of our work has to do with assisting companies with expansions.
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SRM Spokane is a reproductive medicine practice that expanded here, from Seattle. In early 2013, a Seattle-based site selector contacted GSI; We provided cost-of-living information, earnings percentiles, educational programs and occupational information to SRM, including comparisons to the Seattle market.
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Providence Health Care is expanding with a new Medical Park in the Spokane Valley. The $44 million, 11-acre project will house two connected buildings providing patients a “one-stop” approach: a two-story facility featuring access to urgent care, imaging services, and an outpatient surgery center; and a three-story building housing offices for primary care and specialty
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West Corporation requested assistance when an established client was looking to expand a concierge service-level customer care project. The client has a large worldwide presence in the financial sector. West asked us to provide information about workforce competition at the particular skill/wage level. We were invited to meet with the client to assure them the
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Spokane-based Associated Painters, which paints, strips, and refinishes aircraft for commercial airlines, aerospace manufacturers, the US Department of Defense, and private aircraft owners, is expanding with the addition of a second aircraft-painting hangar at Spokane International Airport, allowing Associated Painters to step up production and grow its total workforce in Spokane.
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CarMax, a Fortune 500 company and the nation’s largest used-car retailer, is expanding to Spokane Valley. Headquartered in Virginia, the company has been named one of Fortune magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For” nine years in a row. They currently have over 120 locations nationwide. CarMax is building a $4.8 million, 44,000-square-foot facility on a
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