Good news on the jobs front in Idaho and Washington
There was good news in employment in both Washington and Idaho this week. Idaho's unemployment rate hit a seven-year low, while Washington's employment growth was the highest in 17 years.
There was good news in employment in both Washington and Idaho this week. Idaho's unemployment rate hit a seven-year low, while Washington's employment growth was the highest in 17 years.
iCPooch, invented by a 12-year-old Spokane girl, is one of 10 inventions vying for a $20,000 top prize in the Microsoft Small Business Contest.
Litehouse Inc., the Sandpoint manufacturer of salad dressings and dips, has been family-owned for more than 50 years. That ended last month when Litehouse sold 100 percent of company stock to employees.
In the space of just a week, two century-old Spokane companies that have been run by succeeding generations of the same families have been bought by Illinois corporations. First, Jensen Distribution, now Fidelity Associates.
Next IT, the brains behind Alaska Airlines' "Ask Jenn" virtual assistant, will move to the Pinecroft Business Park next fall.
Jensen Distribution, founded in Spokane about 130 years ago, has been sold to Ace Hardware.
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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