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Budget balancing puts state's trails in peril

The Legislature's decision to save the Washington State Parks system emptied the fund used for trail maintenance.
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Engineer calls for big shift in design and construction

By KATIE ZEMTSEFF

Guy Battle says sites and climates are unique so buildings must be designed to take advantage of local conditions.

 

Construction spending falls more than expected

Construction spending fell more than expected in May, a sign the problems facing the nation's builders are far from over.

 

UW offers workshops for area contractors

The University of Washington wants to get to know a bunch of new contractors and will get started this month by holding two workshops.

 

Scargo Hotel will get a renovation

Plymouth Housing Group wants to renovate the nearly century-old Scargo Hotel at 2709 First Ave. in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle.

 

Fire destroys Renton apartments

A spectacular fire that broke out Tuesday night in a five-story apartment complex under construction in the Highlands neighborhood of Renton sent up a smoke plume visible for miles.

 

Spokane yards get tested for asbestos

Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace's former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer.

 

Upcoming Projects

  • 5 Vancouver units, retail, restaurant
  • Bothell stormwater pipe
  • Olympia sewer pipe upgrades
  • Washougal environmental learning facility
  • Ridgefield discharge line
  • Hoquiam terminal improvements
  • Vancouver-area parking lot improvements
  • Spokane County office, warehouse
  • Liberty Lake church
  • 2 Lynnwood hotels
 

Pending home sales up for 4th straight month

Pending home sales rose in May for the fourth straight month, spurred by low prices and a first-time homebuyers tax credit, fresh evidence that the housing sector may be recovering.

 

New Border Patrol HQ put on hold

Plans for new U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in the Olympic Peninsula have been put on hold because of budget issues.

 

McKinstry buys Vancouver's Electrix

McKinstry of Seattle has bought Vancouver electrical contractor Electrix. Terms of the deal, announced yesterday, were not disclosed.

 

Grandview dump to be cleaned up

The Environmental Protection Agency says the owners of a central Washington property where an illegal pesticide dumpsite was found will clean it up.

 

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In the old days, workers mixed toxic ingredients such as lead into their paint.
Photo courtesy of MBA of King and Snohomish Counties



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July 2, 2009

Budget balancing puts state's trails in peril

Engineer calls for big shift in design and construction

Fire destroys Renton apartments

Construction spending falls more than expected

UW offers workshops for area contractors

Scargo Hotel will get a renovation

Spokane yards get tested for asbestos

Pending home sales up for 4th straight month

McKinstry buys Vancouver's Electrix

New Border Patrol HQ put on hold

Grandview dump to be cleaned up


July 1, 2009

Callison wins retail design award

$84M fix for road to Camano Island

Crews test conditions along route for tunnel

Hundreds of U.S. dams removed in last decade

EPA OKs tougher fuel rules in California

Former Astoria port director gets $5K fine, probation

Starbucks goes global with a localized design

Mumbai bridge shows problems and promise of construction in India

Feds push solar projects in six western states

Farmers join fight to stop big feedlot

$465M expansion in Disney Hong Kong

Arson damages Snoqualmie depot

Deere: 800 workers have agreed to leave

Workers' comp benefits jump 3.4%

State gets $16.4M for coastal projects

Finalists picked for Tacoma museum

Umpqua gravel mine is denied

Canyon Creek Cabinet to host fall tour


June 30, 2009

Aquarium gets solar hot water

Ballard man builds a future, with Legos

Shanghai holds 9 people after building falls over

Viaduct replacement means opportunities for developers

City OKs park boulevard, new rules for Capitol Hill

Oregon couple builds cabin with chain saw

Starwood to develop luxury Bermuda hotel

Authorities go after developer's money

Health centers get $14.6M to upgrade

Oregon couple builds cabin with chain saw


June 29, 2009

Decatur condo owners worry about GE's plans

The Sedges

Green River Bridge reopens

Developers get $1.3B loan for NYC tower

State roads have gotten $250M stimulus

Lifesaving award nominations due

Getting off the grid: Alternative water systems raise new issues

NYC waterfront site set for development

Seepage found at Walla Walla dam

WSDOT seeks input on DBE goals

Energy projects get $16.8M in Oregon

Paccar delays plant opening one year

Rail, air upgrades for Moses Lake

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