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• Spokane Parks department proposes to sell golf course naming rights

  May 14, 2013 in City The City of Spokane’s four golf courses could have new names under a proposal announced Tuesday to sell naming rights in exchange for “significant capital investment” in the facilities. 23

• Carpenter ants invade the Inland Northwest

  May 7, 2013 in City on Page A1 Those creepy flying ants you’re seeing everywhere? They’re carpenter ants, according to Tim Kohlhauff, horticulture coordinator at WSU-Spokane County Extension. 2

• Room for optimism

  May 1, 2013 in Business 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

• Stitched out of heart

  April 20, 2013 in City on Page B1 The art of quilting usually isn’t associated with speed. Longtime quilter Adele Carter, for example, just finished a project she’s been working on for 16 years.

• Riverfront Park egg hunt canceled due to lack of sponsor

  March 27, 2013 in City on Page A6 Riverfront Park’s annual Easter egg hunt has been canceled because no sponsor stepped forward to host it. The Easter tradition had been hosted for many years by Clear Channel Communications’ … 7

• Avista’s earnings dip 22 percent

  February 21, 2013 in Business, City on Page A7 Warm weather, a sluggish economy and poor results at a subsidiary all contributed to Avista Corp. announcing a 22 percent decline in 2012 earnings. Avista announced early Wednesday that the … 4

• Good Hoods founder turns fashion trend into business

  January 20, 2013 in Business on Page E1 Ashlyn Parker learned to sew as a child in her “hippie crazy” Waldorf School in Sandpoint. Now the 20-year-old supports herself through her business, Good Hoods, while she trains to … 1

• Derby will be fashion show of sorts for Post Falls’ hat-maker

  April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D1 When the starting gate bell sounds at Churchill Downs next weekend, some 150 women in the crowd will be wearing the creations of Diane Siverson, a Post Falls hat-maker. Siverson, …

• Higher ed called key for spreading success

  March 31, 2012 in City on Page A6 A higher-education expert kicked off the sixth annual Our Kids: Our Business campaign Friday with this observation: “You have never been more likely to die poor in this country if … 3

• Inland Crafts, longtime show, shuts down

  January 10, 2012 in City on Page A6 Inland Crafts has folded after 29 years of hosting a juried fine-crafts exhibition and sale in Spokane. The nonprofit’s board decided hosting the annual show was “more than we felt …

• Mine blaze likely arson

  August 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 A fire inside the Lucky Friday Mine last month likely was set by an arsonist, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. About 170 miners who were working in the …

• Editorial page editor Floyd to retire; Caldwell named successor

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B1 Doug Floyd, The Spokesman-Review’s longtime editorial page editor, will retire at the end of June, Publisher Stacey Cowles announced this week. At the same time, Cowles announced that Bert Caldwell, … 12

• KAYU no longer available on DirecTV

  January 1, 2011 in City on Page B2 DirecTV said Friday evening that its customers in Spokane no longer will be able to view Fox affiliate KAYU-TV after midnight following the breakdown of negotiations between the company and … 6

• S-R marketing chief will retire

  October 6, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Shaun O’L. Higgins, longtime sales and marketing director for The Spokesman-Review, announced Tuesday that he’ll retire from the company in early January. Higgins, 62, who also gave popular economic forecasts … 1

• WSU eyed for hotel, convention center

  March 27, 2010 in Business on Page A6 A hotel and convention center could be built on the Washington State University campus in Pullman if negotiations between a California developer and the university are successful. WSU’s board of … 1

• Spokane Valley business vacancy rates rise as city struggles to develop a growth plan

  February 21, 2010 in Business on Page E1 ‘For lease” signs dot both sides of East Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley like dandelions springing from the sidewalks. The former National Golf store has been empty for more than … 14

• Outlook stable for region

  February 7, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The mortgage crisis that’s creating waves of foreclosures and tighter access to credit nationwide will affect the local economy, but don’t look for an Inland Northwest recession in 2008, economic …

• Realtors group wins lawsuit

  May 16, 2006 in Business on Page A6 The Spokane Association of Realtors won a lawsuit brought by three of its members, who wanted access to the organization’s database of for-sale properties without paying for membership in the …

• Real-world lessons

  January 9, 2005 in Business on Page D3 Jordan Schenk doesn’t own any stocks. The Washington State University student finds himself a bit short of funds for playing the market, what with tuition and all. But The Spokesman-Review …

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