Brown Bear upgrades will speed car wash experience

The automated car wash was originally designed to save the time of the person who wants to have their vehicle look nice, but has better things to do than drag out the hose, the suds bucket and sponge - and then spend 30 minutes or more removing the dirt and grime.

In Cheney, the Brown Bear Car Wash is currently undergoing a massive makeover that will help it deliver on that mission.

"We bought those sites, one in Cheney and three in the greater Spokane area in 1997," Lance Odermat, vice president and general counsel for Brown Bear said.

With the last upgrades completed in 2002 it was time to i...