Recent stories by Bert

• Caldwell: Water disputes need local solutions

  May 8, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Two rivers run through the Rathdrum Prairie and Spokane Valley: one spilling from Lake Coeur d’Alene, one seeping from Pend Oreille, Hayden, Newman and other lakes. Each refreshes the other … 3

• Scam uses Craigslist to post fake home rentals

  May 7, 2011 in Business on Page A1 A scammer, apparently based in Africa, is posting bogus Spokane house rentals on Craigslist. Realtor Jessica Howerton said she was inundated with calls from potential renters of a home at … 5

• SFCC dedicates music facility

  May 6, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Spokane Falls Community College on Wednesday dedicated a $14.9 million Music Building that wraps new state-of-the-art studios and laboratories around a 40-year-old auditorium, and band and choir rooms. The now …

• Bonneville Power Administration seeks efficiency gains

    May 5, 2011 in Business on Page A1 HANFORD – The Columbia Generating Station is undergoing its most expensive refueling and maintenance shutdown ever as the owner of the nuclear plant tries to improve its reliability and costs. … 1

• Sharing the road: Pair get hitched at race’s start

  May 2, 2011 in Business on Page A6 Karen Fall and Michael Smith love each other. They also love Bloomsday.

• Kardong’s Bloomsday vision is business model to envy

  May 1, 2011 in Business on Page E1 There are lean businesses, and then there’s the Lilac Bloomsday Association. Full-time, year-round staff: one. 1

• Real estate market deep in high-end homes

  May 1, 2011 in Business, Idaho on Page A1 In 2002, there were four North Idaho homes listed for sale at more than $1 million. Just two sold. But it was a start. 11

• Spokane family relocates to globalize hotel business

  April 29, 2011 in Business on Page A12 Like many other Inland Northwest families, the Magnusons were planning to watch this morning’s wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William from their couch. But their couch is in London, …

• Caldwell: All those fingers in the pie left a financial mess

  April 17, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Brian “Duff” Bergquist was not aboard what he calls the Financial Crisis Express, but he was on the platform as the train approached. Now executive-in-residence at Whitworth University, Bergquist was … 2

• Home show vendor offers remodeling prize

  April 15, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The Premier Home Improvement Show opens today at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Katherine Morgan, spokeswoman for the Spokane Home Builders Association, said there will be more than …

• Washington jobless rate climbs

  April 14, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate climbed in March despite a gain of 1,110 jobs, the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. The March unemployment rate was 9.2 percent, a notch higher than the …

• Caldwell: Bonneville power plan creates buzz in industry

  April 10, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Moan as we might, and do, about the windy, wet spring weather, our troubles are small compared with those facing the Bonneville Power Administration. Last June, an unexpected confluence of … 6

• Here’s the Dirt: Williams Seafood makes a big move

  April 8, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Williams Seafood soon will be fishing in a bigger pond. Owner Mike Offield said the 30-year-old business will move from its longtime location at 10627 E. Sprague Ave. to 2116 … 1

• Auto sales help boost state revenue

  April 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 A strong rebound in car and truck sales boosted fourth-quarter sales tax revenues in Washington and the five most populous counties, the state Department of Revenue reported Wednesday. Retail sales … 1

• State probe uncovers foreclosure violations

  April 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Some of the foreclosure trustees most active in Washington are violating a requirement they have an office in the state, Attorney General Rob McKenna said Wednesday. His office has been … 1

• Caldwell: AARP has self-interest in health care reform

  April 3, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Republicans are shocked the AARP and its licensed insurance plans stand to benefit from a health care reform bill, and will sacrifice the best interest of its members to make … 8

• ISM to open clinical database

  March 30, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The Institute for Systems Medicine in Spokane could open a clinical data repository by the end of April, Chief Operating Officer Amy Johnson said Monday. A second institute initiative, a … 1

• River locks reopen

  March 29, 2011 in Business on Page A7 Navigation on the Columbia and Snake rivers resumed Saturday after three months of repairs to three locks and extended maintenance on others. Kristin Meira, spokeswoman for the Pacific Northwest Waterways …

• Caldwell: Roof-raising, smart bets could be boon to West Plains

  March 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 There’s nothing plain, or even new, about the economic potential of the West Plains. Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport have been mainstays for decades, their value constantly …

• County’s jobless rate rises to 10.6

  March 25, 2011 in Business on Page A10 The unemployment rate in Spokane County climbed for the fourth consecutive month in February, to 10.6 percent. Statistics released Thursday by the Washington Employment Security Department show a modest increase … 2

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