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• USA Today joins Sunday lineup

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E1 To our readers, You’ll see a change inside the Sunday Business section today with the addition of investment and personal finance stories, charts and graphs provided by USA Today. The …

• The Dirt

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E1 Pet clinic plans new facility The Pet Emergency Clinic at 21 E. Mission Ave. plans to build a $4 million facility starting this spring. Baker Construction is the contractor for …

• Co-habitants need wise financial plan

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E1 Budgets are not romantic, but unwed couples who want to live together should break out a calculator before calling the moving trucks. Creating a financial plan can help prevent arguments …

• BBB Tip of the Week

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E2 Your computer may have been hacked and it’s not your fault. Over the past few months hackers have exploited three different vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player software. The Flash …

• Phillip Morris International continues to reward investors

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E2 If you’re a long-term investor looking for an appealingly priced dividend-income stock and you’re willing to invest in a tobacco company, give Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) a look. Within …

• Business beat

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E2 Have an item for Business Beat? Send it to businessbeat@ spokesman.com. Accounting

• Week Ahead

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E2 Wednesday Small Business Marketing and Sales - Learn how to identify prospective customers and attract them to your business. A SCORE Spokane workshop. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., …

• Warranties usually start before product is delivered

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E2 For Gavin Yee, it all came down to the eight days between when he purchased a Whirlpool dryer and when it was delivered to his home. His extended warranty expired …

• Businesses go phishing to see if employees bite

  Feb. 15, 2015 on Page E6 Are you a hack waiting to happen? Your boss wants to find out. High-profile hacks have companies on the defense, trying to prevent becoming the next Sony Pictures or Anthem. …

• Retailers fret as products bottle-neck at seaports

  Feb. 14, 2015 on Page A10 LOS ANGELES – It’s early for many Americans still sloshing through winter to plan their gardens, home improvements and spring sports leagues, but stores gearing up for warmer weather are … 9

• In brief: Southwest Airlines modifies rewards

  Feb. 14, 2015 on Page A10 Southwest Airlines is the latest airline to reduce the value of loyalty rewards. Southwest has announced that rewards points earned by fliers will vary in value based on destination, time, …

• Customer service incidents jeopardize Comcast merger

  Feb. 14, 2015 on Page A10 CHICAGO – Last week’s “Super Bitch” billing incident, the latest in a string of customer service horror stories for Comcast, could cost the cable giant a lot more than one … 4

• To cut fraud, Visa wants to track your smartphone

  Feb. 14, 2015 on Page A10 NEW YORK – Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to … 3

• Northwest wheat

  Feb. 14, 2015 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change Feb. N/A N/A March 6.68-6.69 up 0.08-0.01 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Feb. 6.41-6.76 up 0.09 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …

• UW unveils design for Spokane center

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A10 The University of Washington’s plans for the former downtown Spokane visitors center will include a purple wall adorned with a towering W. Artist renderings of the UW Spokane Center provide … 1

• Business briefs: Kellogg reports cereal slump

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A10 NEW YORK – Special K can’t seem to shake its outdated image among weight watchers. Kellogg said Thursday its U.S. cereal unit suffered another sales decline in the fourth quarter, …

• 2014 record year for vehicle recalls

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A10 DETROIT – For the U.S. auto industry, 2014 was the year of the recall. Automakers issued 803 recalls totaling almost 64 million vehicles, more than double the previous record from …

• Weather key in vintages

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A10 Washington growers and winemakers were more challenged by a cooler 2011 vintage, but the wine made from a warmer 2013 vintage was more appealing. About twice as many of the …

• Travel website Expedia to buy rival Orbitz

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A10 In a deal that would unite two of the biggest online travel agencies, Expedia announced Thursday that it is buying competitor Orbitz for about $1.3 billion in cash. A union …

• Northwest wheat

  Feb. 13, 2015 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change Feb. N/A N/A March 6.60-6.68 down 0.04-unchanged Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Feb. 6.32-6.67 down 0.05 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …

• Google buys Altamont wind farm energy to power complex

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A8 LIVERMORE, Calif. – Google has spent $1.5 billion around the world on clean energy projects, cutting the pollution from millions of users clicking on search links, watching YouTube videos and … 2

• Rite Aid acquiring prescription benefits manager EnvisionRx

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A8 Rite Aid’s $2 billion acquisition of a pharmacy benefits manager steers the drugstore chain toward a potentially lucrative focus for health care companies: Finding ways to tame customer costs. The …

• Business in brief: Stocks stall as market awaits Greece talks

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A8 NEW YORK – U.S. stocks closed effectively flat in quiet trading Wednesday as investors waited to see what the outcome would be of an emergency meeting between Greece and the …

• Boeing, Lockheed Martin join to seek latest Pentagon bomber contract

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A8 SEATTLE – When the Pentagon this spring announces who will design and build a major new stealth bomber for the Air Force, the decision will determine Boeing’s future in the … 1

• U.S. disputes China’s export subsidies, says they violate fair trade rules

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The United States is challenging China at the World Trade Organization, alleging the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes exports in seven industries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative …

• Northwest wheat

  Feb. 12, 2015 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change Feb. N/A N/A March 6.64-6.68 up 0.09-0.05 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Feb. 6.37-6.72 up 0.05 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …

• In brief: Four RadioShack stores to close in Inland Northwest

  Feb. 11, 2015 on Page A8 Four Inland Northwest RadioShack stores are on the list of locations to be closed, the electronics retailer announced. Those are the stores at Northpoint Plaza and the NorthTown Mall in …

• Low rates spur $10.75 billion Microsoft bond sale

  Feb. 11, 2015 on Page A8 Microsoft took out the biggest package of loans in its history, capitalizing on low interest rates to borrow cheaply to pay for share buybacks and dividends. Microsoft sold bonds worth …

• Spokane intellectual property law firm Lee & Hayes has worldwide reach

  Feb. 11, 2015 on Page A8 Twenty years ago, Spokane attorneys Dan Hayes and Lewis Lee started a virtual two-man patent law firm, hoping to keep themselves in business for maybe five years. Instead, that company, … 2

• Meat-labeling lawsuit dismissed

  Feb. 11, 2015 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – A meat industry lawsuit that claimed federal labeling rules violated the constitutional right to free speech has been dismissed. The industry sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture in …

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