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Utility closes faulty nuclear power plant
June 8, 2013 on Page A6 LOS ANGELES – In a jolt to the nation’s nuclear power industry, Southern California’s San Onofre plant was shut down Friday for good after its owners surrendered in a costly …
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Wal-Mart announces stock buyback
June 8, 2013 on Page A6 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart’s biggest news at its annual meeting on Friday was that the world’s largest retailer will repurchase up to $15 billion of its shares at a time …
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Job market inches up
June 8, 2013 on Page A6 WASHINGTON – More Americans hunted for jobs in May, and more companies filled them – signs of confidence and resilience for the slow-healing U.S. economy. The 175,000 jobs employers added … 3
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TiVo settles patent lawsuits
June 8, 2013 on Page A6 NEW YORK – TiVo settled patent disputes with Cisco, Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable, averting a trial that was to begin next week and bringing to a close a … 1
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Northwest wheat
June 8, 2013 on Page A7 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.31-7.41 down 0.02 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.48-8.65 down 0.04 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …
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Utah firm expands to Liberty Lake
June 7, 2013 on Page A7 Vivint Inc., a fast-growing provider of home automation products including energy management and surveillance, expects to create 400 jobs after opening an office in Liberty Lake this summer. Based in … 14
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In brief: Former Sunshine Mine metals refinery sold
June 7, 2013 on Page A10 KELLOGG – A metals refinery that was once part of the Sunshine Mine complex will be sold for $9 million. The sale to Waterton Global Resources Management also will include …
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Exceeding expectations
June 7, 2013 on Page A10 Spokane’s Riverpoint campus on the eastern edge of downtown is generating $350 million in annual economic impact, the head of a national consulting company told a group of Spokane officials …
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Obama calls for fast Internet at U.S. schools in five years
June 7, 2013 on Page A10 MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Touting the need to give every child the tools for success, President Barack Obama on Thursday toured a North Carolina school where every student has a laptop … 2
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Economists don’t see stock bubble
June 7, 2013 on Page A10 WASHINGTON – A debate is raging among investors and analysts: Has the Federal Reserve inflated a stock market bubble by driving interest rates to record lows? The answer, according to …
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Beverage giants keep pushing new products
June 7, 2013 on Page A10 Move over coffee, orange juice, tea and even you ever-so-trendy vegetable smoothies. To get Americans going in the morning, Pepsi has a new suggestion: Mountain Dew Kickstart. Yes, Mountain Dew …
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Northwest wheat
June 7, 2013 on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.33-7.43 down 0.06-0.04 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.52-8.69 down 0.05 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …
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Liberty Lake lands new company, 400 jobs
June 6, 2013 Vivint Inc., a fast-growing provider of home automation products including energy management and surveillance, expects to create 400 jobs after opening an office in Liberty Lake this summer. 40
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Agora award winners named
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 Seven Spokane area businesses or nonprofits won Agora awards, an annual excellence in business honor presented by Greater Spokane Incorporated. The winners announced Wednesday were: Two Wheel Transit (small business); …
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Earnings: Coldwater Creek
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 For 06-06-2013
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Sale planned of GM stock
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 DETROIT – The U.S. government and the United Auto Workers retiree health care trust plan to sell a total of 50 million shares of General Motors Co. stock this week, … 1
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Eurozone economy still on downward trajectory
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 LONDON – Several economic figures for the 17 EU countries that use the euro all showed the same thing Wednesday – there’s no sign of a recovery from recession. Eurostat, …
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Monsanto: Test results of wheat clean
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 PORTLAND – A genetically modified test strain of wheat that emerged to the surprise of an Oregon farmer last month was likely the result of an accident or deliberate mixing … 2
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Officials plan discussion over cellphone thefts
June 6, 2013 on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Top law enforcement officials from San Francisco and New York plan to meet with some of the nation’s largest smartphone makers next week to help thwart the … 1
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Northwest wheat
June 6, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.39-7.47 down 0.09-0.28 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.56-8.73 up 0.03-down 0.08 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Trade agency bans import of iPhone 4
June 5, 2013 on Page A8 NEW YORK – A U.S. trade agency says it is banning imports of Apple’s iPhone 4 after finding the device violates a patent held by rival Samsung Electronics. Because the …
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Chrysler balks at feds’ request to recall Jeeps
June 5, 2013 on Page A8 DETROIT – A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision. The National …
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Monsanto faces suit over wheat in Oregon
June 5, 2013 on Page A8 WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week’s discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross …
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Home prices in April saw 12.1 percent gain
June 5, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices soared 12.1 percent in April from a year earlier, the biggest gain since February 2006, as more buyers competed for fewer homes. Real estate data …
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Roundy’s set to close
June 5, 2013 on Page A8 After selling motorcycles and ATVs for more than 35 years, Pete and Merline Roundy are riding off into the sunset. The Roundys, both 77, have operated a retail motorcycle and …
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Northwest wheat
June 5, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change June N/A N/A July 7.48-7.74 up 0.04-unchanged Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 8.54-8.81 down 0.01 Hard red winter (11.5 percent …
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Kansas farmer sues Monsanto over GMO wheat
June 4, 2013 A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week’s discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. … 18
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Pickups drive big auto sales numbers
June 4, 2013 on Page A8 DETROIT – Full-size pickups once again dominated U.S. auto sales in May, as small businesses – increasingly confident in the economy – raced to replace the aging pickups they held … 1
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Airlines likely to squeeze big profits out of jammed flights
June 4, 2013 on Page A8 Packed planes should help the world’s airlines earn $12.7 billion this year, as travel demand accelerates faster than the airlines add seats, according to a new prediction from a trade …
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Banner Bank buying AmericanWest branch
June 4, 2013 on Page A8 Spokane-based Banner Bank is buying AmericanWest Bank’s Liberty Lake branch, at 1221 N. Liberty Lake Road. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. 2
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