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Office Hours archive for July 15, 2010

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010




Idaho will now tweet job posts

Idaho's Division of Human Resources is posting state government job openings on Twitter.The popular social networking site will enable the state to more quickly communicate job opportunities and let followers quickly alert friends and relatives about openings, Gov. Butch Otter says.“When job opportunities come along…

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Employment picture brightens

The unemployment rate in Spokane County dropped more than half a point in June, and statewide joblessness is back down to where it stood a year ago, state officials said today. Unemployment last month fell to 8.5 percent locally, down from 9.1 percent in May…

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Here's how to get to Valley businesses

A major road construction project in Spokane Valley will shut down the busy intersection of Sprague Avenue and Sullivan Road for what's expected to be three weeks, beginning July 19. Traffic will be re-routed on Broadway, Conklin, Fourth and Adams. It'll be more difficult to…

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The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.