Mon November 20, 2017
PacWest Promotes Upton to Spokane Branch Manager
PacWest Machinery announced that Scott Upton has been promoted to the position of branch manager of its Spokane, Wash., operation. Previously, Upton was the used equipment manager of the company. PacWest Machinery covers eastern Washington, northern Idaho and northeast Oregon from its Spokane location....
Mon November 20, 2017
ODOT Unveils New Equipment to Combat Winter Conditions
Oregon travelers can expect to see changes in winter maintenance activities this year that include the use of new tow plows and double-wing snow plows, plus rock salt on interstate freeways and some secondary highways in eastern Oregon....
Mon November 20, 2017
Port Commission OKs $36M Wharf Modernization Project
On Oct. 24, the Port of Everett Commission authorized staff to solicit construction bids for the Port's South Terminal Modernization project. This marks a major milestone in the Port Commission's effort to realize its top strategic initiative to modernize the Seaport....
Mon November 20, 2017
Chobani Spends $100M to Expand Footprint in Twin Falls
Chobani LLC, Greek yogurt maker and the second largest overall yogurt manufacturer in the United States, announced the expansion of the world's largest yogurt plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, by breaking ground on a 70,000-sq.-ft....
Lori Tobias - Mon November 20, 2017
Sea-Tac Undergoing $550M Modernization, Expansion
Travelers flying through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can expect to see major changes in the coming years as the airport expands and updates its facilities to accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers arriving and departing the Pacific Northwest hub....
Wed October 25, 2017
Mortenson Creates AR App for Construction Visualization
After pioneering the use of virtual design in construction, Mortenson Construction has developed a first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) mobile app to help the University of Washington community “see” the future CSE2 computer science building — well before its doors open to students in January of 2019....
Tue October 24, 2017
Washington Factory to Produce New Wood
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) A new factory is planned in eastern Washington to produce an emerging technology in wood construction. Menlo Park, California-based Katerra said it will manufacture cross-laminated timber, or CLT, and other mass timber products at a new plant it is building in Spokane Valley....
Tue October 24, 2017
Idaho Transportation Department Refinances GARVEE, Saves Taxpayers $13.1M
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will save approximately $13.1 million in interest costs on GARVEE highway bonds. ITD worked with the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to refinance $101 million of debt by reducing interest rates from 4.5 percent to 2.3 percent on those bonds....
Tue October 24, 2017
Board OKs $100M More for I-84
The Idaho Transportation Board approved a resolution to allocate more than $100 million toward funding expansion in the Interstate 84 Caldwell to Nampa Corridor during the monthly meeting on Oct. 12 in Boise....
Tue October 24, 2017
PIRTEK Expands Presence With Second Metro Seattle Location
PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, continues its expansion across the United States with the recent opening of PIRTEK Seattle. The new location operates under PIRTEK's Tier 2 model, a mobile-only option that lets franchisees lease two vehicles and keep inventory in a storage facility....
