None of Sterling Bank’s nine area branches will be closed during a round of reductions now taking place as Umpqua Bank begins aligning operations in the wake of its takeover of Sterling. Bank officers are closing 27 branches across Washington, Oregon and California during the…
None of Sterling Bank’s nine area branches will be closed during a round of reductions now taking place as Umpqua Bank begins aligning operations in the wake of its takeover of Sterling. Bank officers are closing 27 branches across Washington, Oregon and California during the…
This item might normally show up in Paul Turner's Slice column. Since he may have missed it, OfficeHours will offer it up for quick consumption. The first long play (LP) vinyl record was introduced by Columbia Records on June 21, 1948. Up to then, all…
Bill Simmons, a 30-year veteran in the pharmaceutical industry, has been named president of Spokane’s Jubilant HollisterStier contract manufacturing operation. The company announced his appointment last week. He takes over from former CEO Marcelo Morales, who has left the company. Simmons, 57, has had several…
Found this on NW tech blog TakesonTech: Starbucks is preparing to offer wireless phone-charging stations at its coffee shops. But don't get too excited; it won't start happening until next year for most stores in this area. Starbucks has been testing the technology across the…
Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has chosen Spokane’s South Hill near Lincoln Heights Shopping Center to open its fifth retail store. Goodwill has leased the former office space at 2927 E. 27th Ave. last used by the 50% Off Card Shop. It also is…
Note to WilburTheDog (commenter)> This story got major display with a photo a week before the job fair. There's no way anyone can assert this event was not given enough advance notification. Click the link below to see that story. A few weeks ago we…
Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. has sold its hotels in Kennewick and Twin Falls, converting both to franchise operations. Terms of both deals will not be disclosed until the publicly traded company's next earnings report. The company has made franchising one of its chief corporate…
Former Gonzaga University basketball player Dan Dickau will open The Barbers on Grand, his second area barber shop. It’s going into 1,200 square feet in the former Walgreen’s drive-through pharmacy at 1304 S. Grand Blvd. He said he hopes to open on June 19. Dickau,…
Express Scripts Inc., a national pharmacy benefits manager, is cutting back its Liberty Lake workforce by 100 jobs, but plans to leave 200 others in place. This is the second major job reduction in Liberty Lake announced this week. Earlier, Utah-based Vivint said it will…
There's another monthly update on Spokane County home sales in the June 6 Spokesman Review. Near the bottom is the interesting little detail out of North Idaho. Here's how the story reported it: While Spokane’s home sales are slightly behind a year ago, they’re increasing…
Five Spokane companies and two nonprofit organizations were winners Wednesday of the 2014 Agora Awards, chosen by a panel to recognize business excellence. They were: U-District Physical Therapy (small business) Asuris Northwest Health (medium business) Numerica Credit Union (large business) Blessings Under the Bridge (small…
Eighteen students in an entrepreneurs program at Spokane Community College will showcase their business plans on Friday, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the atrium of River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. The students are graduating from the school's IBE (Integrated Business and Entrepreneurship)…
Hats off to the data geeks at the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. They produced a cool interactive (animated) US map tracking the rise and fall of unemployment rates since 2004. As long as your browser can run basic scripts, this map should work for…
View Larger MapDriving Directions The oldest downtown Spokane building constructed right after the Great Fire of 1889 has changed ownership. The historic 1889 Building, at the corner of Main Avenue and Stevens Street, has been sold for $1.02 million to Spokane real estate investment company…
Spokane Valley Cancer Center joined the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Network to become that group's 12th member. The Valley center's services include medical oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, research, specialized oral pharmacy, and patient and family support. It also offers radiosurgery using Spokane Cyberknife…
From this weekend's Here's The Dirt column: Advanced Fire Systems will move into a bigger warehouse in July, having purchased a building at 3518 E. Everett Ave., in north Spokane. The company, operated by Melissa Skelton, installs fire suppression systems for commercial, industrial and residential…
Today's busiest online story was the account of the battle going on between Denny Ryerson and Dana Martin, both of whom are connected to a sprawling lake home on Mica Bay. Today's tale is about the struggle over who owns many of the items and…
Anthony’s Restaurants will open a second Spokane location on the city’s South Hill this fall, near a new Target store. The Kirkland-based company said the new location will be called Anthony’s Beach Cafe. It will take the pad building in the development near the new…
Redmond-based Microsoft is working on a beta version of Skype that gives real-time translations of conversations between people speaking different languages. CEO Satya Nadella, who showed off the app at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., said the service has been in the…
Two Greater Spokane Incorporated deals coming in the next week. To make reservations, go to the GSI events page. Tomorrow (May 29)is the next GSI sponsored Executive Breakfast. It will feature Buck Somes and Darby McLean of Spokane company GenPrime. It starts at 7:30 a.m.…
So Delta Airlines in Novermber is adding four daily flights from Spokane to Seattle. Here's the story version: Delta Air Lines will add four daily flights to Seattle from Spokane starting Nov. 3. At present only Alaska Airlines flies to and from Seattle from Spokane.…
We pause this weekend to celebrate .... great American beer and beer pubs. Two notes are called for. First, the switch in ownership at the Hop Shop, on Spokane's South Hill. Spokane resident Mel Kathryn Wood took over the shop on April 15, from previous…
Spokane accounting firm McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest PS has agreed to a merger with North Dakota-based Eide Bailly, the company announced Thursday. The local firm will change its name to Eide Bailly in June, when the deal becomes effective. Company officials say the deal will…
Spokane County got itself closer to the 6.0 percent unemployment rate, based on preliminary April numbers released Tuesday by the state. Today's SR story tried to cover the bases. Here's one piece of data not listed in that story. Just measuring the nursing and retirement…
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