The 2011 Defense Department appropriations bill, which we mentioned in an earlier post here, has moved through the Senate Appropriations Committee.The vote was 18-12. The bill includes three items items inserted by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., which provides money for three Spokane tech agencies or…
The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery and Second Harvest Food Bank will each receive $1,000 from Spokane Teachers Credit Union.The two charities outpolled 126 others who were nominated at the Greater Spokane Incorporated annual meeting Wednesday.Attendees named the charity they wanted funded by STCU, which put…
In late July we noted that Spokane car-maker, Rick Woodbury, was eliminated from the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. His electric car, the Tango, was strong enough to reach the final 15, but failed to complete a key efficiency test in the finals.Today the awards…
Patty Murray, D-Wash., has added language to the 2011 defense appropriation bill that would benefit area businesses and organizations. Here are the key Eastern Washington items added to the bill, which is now being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee.Washington State University's Applied Science Laboratory:…
AP - The Times of London says the University of Washington is the 23rd best university in the world. In the newspaper's higher education list, UW is the fourth-best American public college. The universities are ranked on 13 factors, divided into five categories of teaching,…
Clearwater Paper Corp. will buy Georgia-based competitor Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc. for $502 million, the two companies announced this morning.Spokane-based Clearwater will pay Cellu Tissue stockholders $12 per share, and assume $255 million in debt, in a deal a Clearwater statement said should increase earnings…
We'll be offering a $10 coffee card to whoever can come CLOSEST to the correct date for the opening of the downtown Spokane Apple retail store.This photo shows the front and part of the interior, shot on or about Sept. 13, on Main in downtown…
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