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• Tests being developed to aid poison investigations

  June 20, 2013 on Page A5 As federal prosecutors build a case against a Spokane man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president, the CIA, a federal judge and Fairchild Air Force Base, one of …

• Man charged in ricin case

  June 20, 2013 on Page A5 Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a 38-year-old Spokane man with developing and sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a federal judge in Spokane. The court documents say Matthew Ryan … 1

• State’s jobless rate dips to 6.8 percent

  June 20, 2013 on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate in May fell to 6.8 percent, the lowest since November 2008, according to the Employment Security Department. The report said the number of unemployed workers in the …

• Perry Street craft brewery expected to open in fall

  June 20, 2013 on Page A10 Spokane’s craft-brewing community will get a new contributor this fall when Ben and Christy Lukes open Perry Street Brewing Co. in the South Perry District. The Lukes, who moved last …

• Strong outlook

  June 20, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the …

• Technology taking swipe at old point-of-sale devices

  June 20, 2013 on Page A10 Forget ka-ching. It’s all tap-tap these days. Restaurants and shop owners fed up with antiquated cash registers and expensive credit card terminals are switching to cheaper devices that plug into …

• Banks slow to help struggling homeowners

  June 20, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation’s top mortgage …

• Northwest wheat

  June 20, 2013 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.54-7.62 up 0.25-0.20 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.48-8.76 up 0.21-0.32 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …

• State jobless rate lowest since November 2008

  June 19, 2013 Washington’s unemployment rate in May fell to 6.8 percent, the lowest since November 2008, according to the state Employment Security Department. 104

• Home construction up nearly 7 percent

  June 19, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show housing remains …

• Google rips gag order on security requests

  June 19, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Google on Tuesday sharply challenged the federal government’s gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many …

• Starbucks will soon post calorie counts

  June 19, 2013 on Page A10 NEW YORK – Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts …

• Burgan’s transformation begins

  June 19, 2013 on Page A10 Five years after buying the Burgan’s Furniture buildings on North Division Street in Spokane, developer Jerry Dicker has launched a multimillion-dollar project that will add 46 apartments and three retail … 4

• Chrysler agrees to recall Jeeps at risk of fire

  June 19, 2013 on Page A10 DETROIT – After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. But the … 1

• Northwest wheat

  June 19, 2013 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.30-7.43 up 0.07 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.27-8.44 up 0.06 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …

• In brief: Netflix inks deal to air Dreamworks programs

  June 18, 2013 on Page A8 LOS ANGELES – Netflix announced a deal on Monday to air television programming from Dreamworks Animation in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. …

• World waits on Bernanke

  June 18, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end? When he takes questions this week after a Federal Reserve meeting, Chairman Ben Bernanke will confront investors’ fears …

• Solar-powered plane will have down-to-earth energy benefits

  June 18, 2013 on Page A8 CHANTILLY, Va. – The plane parked outside the airport looks more like a giant exotic insect or maybe an outsized balsa wood toy airplane. When it’s in flight, there’s no … 1

• Companies work to make processed food look homemade

  June 18, 2013 on Page A8 NEW YORK – Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough for its premium “Artisan Pizzas,” Domino’s workers are instructed not … 1

• Google settles lawsuit over splitting stock

  June 18, 2013 on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of nonvoting shares …

• Northwest wheat

  June 18, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.23-7.36 down 0.01-up 0.02 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.22-8.39 up 0.02-down 0.03 Hard red winter …

• The Dirt

  June 16, 2013 on Page E1 Saad’s moves to new location Saad’s Shoe Repair will move out of NorthTown Mall and lease 1,100 square feet in the nearby Northtown Office Building at 4407 N. Division St.

• Dream builder

  June 16, 2013 on Page E1 OUTLET BAY, Idaho – Mike Dolan remembers the Priest Lake cabins of his youth – small and simple. Some even had outhouses. Not long ago, Dolan built a vacation home … 1

• Business beat

  June 16, 2013 on Page E2 Have an item for Business Beat? Send it to businessbeat@ spokesman.com. Education

• Week Ahead

  June 16, 2013 on Page E2 Monday Low Impact Development Workshop - WSU Spokane County Extension presents a free workshop entitled “Catching Rain: Low Impact Development and Green Stormwater Strategies for Real Estate Professionals.” Completion of …

• HotZone’s free Wi-Fi to fold

  June 15, 2013 on Page A1 The HotZone, downtown Spokane’s pioneering free wireless Internet service, is headed for the dustbin. Like other technology ventures, it fell victim to fast-shifting public preferences and a dynamic marketplace, said … 11

• Airbus A350 takes off

  June 15, 2013 on Page A6 PARIS – Airbus sent a new wide-body plane into the skies Friday that sets the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing, with consequences for jobs, airlines’ investments and …

• U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent last month

  June 15, 2013 on Page A6 WASHINGTON – A rise in food and gas costs drove a measure of wholesale prices up sharply in May. But outside those volatile categories, inflation was mild. The Labor Department …

• Microsoft limiting Office app to iPhone

  June 15, 2013 on Page A6 NEW YORK – Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft’s Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android … 1

• Security Ambassadors lose leader to cancer

  June 15, 2013 on Page A6 Larry Killstrom, who for 16 years headed Spokane’s downtown Security Ambassadors program, died this week after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 64. Friends and associates considered Killstrom the chief …

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