Recent stories by Bert

• Golf Importer Seeks Refuge In Bankruptcy Filing Bridgehouse International Is Being Sued By Industry Giant Cobra Golf Inc.

  July 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A Spokane importer of golf club components has filed for bankruptcy protection in the face of a lawsuit brought against the company by the second largest maker of premium golf …

• Itron Stock Skids On Weaker Earnings Outlook Bearish Second-Half Forecast Blamed For 25% Drop In Value

  July 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Itron Inc. Tuesday reported record sales and income for the second quarter, but advised investors that earnings for the second half of 1995 may fall below expectations. The stock market …

• Jacot To Retire As Ceo Of Medical Service Corp. Veteran Executive Calls For Change In Local Health Care Community

  July 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Fred Jacot, the outspoken head of the Inland Northwest’s dominant medical insurer for 13 years, will retire Sept. 30. Prior to his 28 years at Medical Service Corp. of Eastern …

• Golf Firms Engage In Hissing Contest Cobra Golf Claims Spokane Importerinfringes On Trademark

  July 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Cobra Golf Inc., the second largest maker of premium golf equipment in the United States, claims in a U.S. District Court lawsuit that a small Spokane importer of golf club …

• Wwp-Sierra Merger Remains On Track For Fall

  July 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Although interstate jostling could disrupt the timetable for approval of the proposed merger between Washington Water Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Resources, WWP Chairman Paul Redmond said completion by midfall …

• Nevada Commission Delays Hearing On Utilities’ Merger

  July 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 An angry Nevada Public Service Commission this week spiked a scheduled hearing on the proposed Washington Water Power Co.-Sierra Pacific Resources merger. Commissioner Judy Sheldrew said postponement of the Aug. …

• Bonneville Power Slashes Rates To Smelters, Utilities Kaiser Benefits; Wwp Unaffected

  July 11, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The Bonneville Power Administration Monday announced the largest rate cut in its 58-year history, but the impact in the Inland Northwest may be minor. Bonneville proposed an 8.2 percent price …

• Bonneville Will Cut Electricity Rates Competition Forces Bpa Reduction

  July 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 The Bonneville Power Administration, confronted by the most intense competition in its 62-year history, will announce a rate cut Monday, Deputy Administrator Jack Robertson said Friday. Although the extent of …

• Stanton Wants To Upgrade Banking’s Image New President Of Washington Bankers Association Seeks Consensus Within Industry

  July 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Peter Stanton, newly elected president of the Washington Bankers Association, said he wants to boost the industry’s tattered image. Noting a survey released last month showing only 36 percent of …

• Egghead, Itron Lead Local Stocks But Overall, Regional Stocks Lagged National Indexes

  July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 First the good news: The stocks of two companies with significant Spokane operations ranked in the top 10 of 100 tracked by a regional index. The bad news? Two others …

• Coeur D’Alene Mines Completes Echo Bay Deal

  July 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A13 The Kensington gold mine project near Juneau, Alaska, Friday became a wholly owned and operated property of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. The Coeur d’Alene-based company completed a previously announced purchase …

• Workers’ Comp Ups Benefits

  June 27, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Workers’ compensation benefits will get a 2.2 percent boost Saturday, when an annual adjustment authorized by the Washington Legislature kicks in. The increase last July 1 was only 0.7 percent. …

• Lenders Wary Of Revised Federal Community Banking Regulations

  June 22, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Community banking in the Inland Northwest may not fit the mold regulators are shaping for bigger, more complex markets, area bankers said Wednesday. Yet the cost of compliance with new …

• Programs Meddle With Free Enterprise

  June 16, 1995 in City on Page B6 Remember the brick house built by the third little pig? The big, bad wolf huffed and puffed, but he could not blow it down. At least that’s how the story …

• Seafirst Splits East Side Territory Two Bankers Named To Replace Retiring Executive Ric Odegard

  June 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 John Wagner

• Utilities Use Rate Freeze As Selling Point Wwp Says Rates Could Climb By 8 Percent If Merger With Sierra Pacific Is Rejected By Regulators

  June 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Idaho customers of Washington Water Power Co. would likely be asked to pay rate increases of as much as 8 percent within the next few years if a proposed merger …

• Man Pleads Guilty To Bilking Sons Of Norway Con Artist Hit Victims In Spokane, Coeur D’Alene Areas

  June 2, 1995 in City on Page B2 A Western Washington man who bilked Sons of Norway members around the Northwest out of more than $9 million pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to money laundering and mail, …

• Utility Workers Grab Deal To Quit Dozens Of Wwp, Sierra Pacific Employees Volunteer To Take Severance Package

  May 31, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Don’t block the exits at Washington Water Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Resources. Workers at both utilities, which will combine this fall to become Resources West Energy, have snapped at …

• Ken Kido Keeping Up With Credit Card Advances Keeps Seafirst Job Exciting

  May 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A13 Ken Kido is in charge of the Seafirst Bankcard Services operation in Spokane at Garden Springs. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• A Step At A Time Davenport Hotel Restoration Proceeds With Reopening Of Elizabethan Room

  May 26, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 Davenp[ort Hotel owner Wai Choi Ng presides Thursday at the reopening of the Elizabethan Room. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

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