Pet Stores 'n More Around the State

This week's business announcements include new locations to find supplies for furry friends:

• Holistic Pets opened at the Sunset Mall in northwest Portland. Portland Business Journal, 12/21/2011

• Natural Pet Food Solutions opened in southeast Portland. The Bee, 12/20/2011

There were also several other large projects in the news:

• Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum plans to build a five-story, 94-room lodge next to its Wings and Waves Waterpark in McMinnville. Construction could start in late spring or early summer and be completed by the summer of 2014. News-Register, 12/7/2011

• West Valley Hospital in Dallas will undergo a $6.2-million update of its surgery suite and other renovations to improve technology and service. Completion is slated for January 2013. Polk County Itemizer-Observer, 12/27/2011

• Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $6-million science center, which is slated to be completed and ready for students in the winter of 2013. TVCC is breaking ground on its first new classroom facilities in 40 years. Argus Observer, 11/30/2011

We have even more recent (and archived) business news on the Around the State page at QualityInfo!