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IPhone app lets amputees program their bionic limbs
May 4, 2013 on Page A6 PHILADELPHIA – Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he’s got an …
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Occidental’s chairman out amid criticism
May 4, 2013 on Page A6 LOS ANGELES – The chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corp., who drew criticism over his compensation as CEO, is out. Ray R. Irani will step down and be replaced by a … 1
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Northwest wheat
May 4, 2013 on Page A7 For 05-04-2013 2
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Stocks soar on solid jobs report
May 4, 2013 on Page F1 NEW YORK – Optimism about the economy swept through the stock market Friday. After weeks of mixed signals about manufacturing and earnings, a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report gave investors …
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Spokane Tribe’s casino study rejects Fairchild conflict
May 3, 2013 on Page A1 A private study commissioned by the Spokane Tribe concludes that a proposed casino and resort in Airway Heights creates no disruptions or threats to training flights at nearby Fairchild Air … 66
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Mortgage rates drop again
May 3, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The average U.S. rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell to a new record low last week, and the rate on the 30-year fixed loan declined. Cheaper mortgages … 1
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Boeing unfazed by 787 woes
May 3, 2013 on Page A8 SEATTLE – Last week, on the same day the FAA officially ungrounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, American Airlines employees were whooping it up in an aircraft hangar at nearby Boeing Field. …
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ECB lowers key interest rate
May 3, 2013 on Page A8 FRANKFURT, Germany – The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a record low 0.50 percent Thursday and announced other measures to help lift the euro area out …
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Farmworkers, ag leaders back reform
May 3, 2013 on Page A8 YAKIMA – Several Washington farm leaders joined three immigrants at a forum Thursday before Democratic Sen. Patty Murray to stress the importance of ensuring a stable labor force and reuniting … 1
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Northwest wheat
May 3, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.75-7.79 unchanged-up 0.03 June 7.70-7.84 unchanged-down 0.03 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 9.04-9.16 up 0.07-0.09 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Itronix era ends not with a bang but a whimper
May 2, 2013 on Page A1 Itronix, a homegrown Spokane company that designed computers capable of surviving a 10-foot drop onto a concrete floor, didn’t survive its final challenge – being gobbled up by General Dynamics … 16
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Treasury could ease size of debt auctions
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department says it could begin decreasing the size of some of its debt auctions in coming months based on an improving deficit situation that will allow … 4
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Frontier adds hefty carry-on fee for some passengers
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 Frontier Airlines plans to start charging up to $100 for a carry-on bag and $2 for coffee or soda, although its announcement Wednesday did say that passengers will get to … 4
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Fed suggests that sequester may be slowing recovery
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve, in a carefully worded shift in language, signaled new concern Wednesday that constraints on federal spending are slowing the economy. The rate-setting Federal Open Market … 2
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Avista reports profitable quarter
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 Higher rates in Washington helped Avista Corp. recover from a down year and report a more profitable first quarter. Net income for the quarter was $42.3 million, or 71 cents … 8
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Earnings report
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 For 05-02-2013
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Ambassadors Group Inc.
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 For 05-02-2013 1
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Lack of homes for sale slowing strong market
May 2, 2013 on Page A7 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Beth Heinen Bell and her husband, Christian, are sick of renting. They want more space. They’d like to host friends for dinner. And now, having seen …
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Northwest wheat
May 2, 2013 on Page A8 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.75-7.76 unch.-down 0.10 June 7.70-7.86 down 0.05-0.10 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.97-9.07 up 0.13-down 0.05 Hard red winter …
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Bloomsday racer suffered close call in Boston
May 1, 2013 on Page A1 Bill Iffrig will run this weekend’s Bloomsday race wearing the same orange singlet he wore during the Boston Marathon last month. The Lake Stevens, Wash., runner was nearly at the … 3
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Room for optimism
May 1, 2013 on Page A8 The Chinese have a fondness for naming things using numbers, David Wessel, the economics editor of the Wall Street Journal, told a Spokane audience Tuesday. In a nod to that … 1
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County business total lags after recession
May 1, 2013 on Page A8 Spokane County had fewer businesses in 2011 than it did in pre-recession 2007, new census figures show. Annual payroll was down, and the number of businesses in all size categories …
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Key Tronic Corp.
May 1, 2013 on Page A8 For 05-01-2013 1
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Oil potential expands in Dakotas, Montana
May 1, 2013 on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The federal government is doubling its estimate of how much oil might be discovered and harvested in the booming area of the Dakotas and Montana, a region already … 1
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USDA: Horse slaughter plant will open in New Mexico
May 1, 2013 on Page A8 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban … 1
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Northwest wheat
May 1, 2013 on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change May 7.75-7.86 up 0.05-down 0.06 June 7.75-7.96 unchanged-up 0.05 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 8.85-9.13 no comparison Hard red winter …
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Space tourism plane passes key milestone
April 30, 2013 on Page A7 British billionaire Richard Branson’s commercial space venture Virgin Galactic got one step closer to carrying tourists into space when a test pilot on Monday cracked the sound barrier over the … 1
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Imprezzio purchases Portland Web firm
April 30, 2013 on Page A7 Spokane software company Imprezzio has acquired Portland-based Web design firm Bad Kitty Studios. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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March home sales hit highest mark in years
April 30, 2013 on Page A7 WASHINGTON – New contracts signed for home sales rose 1.5 percent last month to the highest level in nearly three years, though limited supply is causing the market to level … 1
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Consumer spending belies hike in tax load
April 30, 2013 on Page A7 WASHINGTON – This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, was suddenly shrunk by a Social Security tax …
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