Scott Maben

Recent stories by Scott

• Seasonal hiring brings down unemployment rate

  November 22, 2011 in Business, City Seasonal hiring of educators and retail workers helped push Spokane County’s unemployment rate down last month. It fell to 8.3 percent in October, down from September’s revised rate of 8.4 … 2

• Avista, Palouse Wind sign deal

  July 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A12 Avista will buy electricity from the Palouse Wind project in Whitman County, the company said Thursday. The Spokane-based utility will receive on average about 40 megawatts of renewable energy, and …

• Getting There: Workers ready to resume West Second upgrades

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 A crew on Tuesday will resume work started last year along 11 blocks of West Second Avenue in downtown Spokane. The work will take about two weeks and cover Second …

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  Cheney Public Schools begins construction of two new middle schools

  April 29, 2011 in Business on Page A12 One will be red, one blue. Little else will differentiate the two new middle schools being built for Cheney Public Schools.

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  STCU home office getting a makeover

  March 11, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Big changes are under way at Spokane Teachers Credit Union, but its 94,000 members aren’t likely to notice. STCU has begun a major remodel of its headquarters in Liberty Lake. … 1

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  CdA Resort plans wedding facility

  February 18, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Duane Hagadone likes to make big, bold, glitzy statements, and his latest development in Coeur d’Alene won’t stray from that pattern. The man behind the Coeur d’Alene Resort and its … 1

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  Carousel donation spurs group

  January 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 Supporters of bringing a historic carousel back to Coeur d’Alene plan to meet next week to begin planning how, when and where it can happen. Richard LeFrancis, a history buff …

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  Couple donating carousel back to Coeur d’Alene

  January 14, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A beloved relic of Coeur d’Alene’s past is coming home. The carousel that spun merriment and memories on the city’s shoreline will be purchased and donated to the community by … 4

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  ‘One-stop’ general store offers eco-friendly goods

  December 17, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Sun People Dry Goods Co. opened recently in a historic warehouse on the east end of downtown Spokane. “It’s a green-living general store,” said principal owner and manager Juliet Sinisterra. … 6

• Local retail sales lag state totals

  October 8, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Retail sales in Spokane County took a dip in the second quarter, while sales fared better in Western Washington metro areas, the Washington State Department of Revenue said Thursday. • …

• Regulators lift order placed on Sterling Savings Bank

  September 28, 2010 in Business on Page A8 State and federal regulators have lifted the cease-and-desist order placed on Sterling Savings Bank nearly one year ago. Sterling Financial Corp., the bank holding company, said Monday the move reflects …

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  Here’s the Dirt: Liberty Lake lots have natural neighbor

  September 24, 2010 in Business on Page A12 A new housing development on Liberty Lake will be backed up by a big chunk of land that will remain natural and open to the public. Twelve homes are planned …

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  Courthouse, post office getting energy upgrades

  September 17, 2010 in Business on Page A12 When the federal courthouse opened in downtown Spokane, gasoline cost 33 cents a gallon, a postage stamp was a nickel and a new home would set you back about $25,000. …

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  Here’s the Dirt: Hayden Walmart features latest design elements

  September 10, 2010 in Business on Page A10 There’s still no Walmart in Coeur d’Alene, but the retail behemoth is about as close as it can get. A Walmart supercenter will open Wednesday in Hayden, a couple of … 2

• Avista seeks rate increase for Washington customers

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista customers in Washington could see their electric rates go up 7.2 percent and their natural gas rates rise 3.2 percent starting Dec. 1, according to an agreement pending state … 10

• Bank selling discounted CdA condos

  June 2, 2010 in Business on Page A8 The sale of deeply discounted condominiums in Coeur d’Alene continues Saturday with the second auction of units at the Village at Riverstone. The condos are priced 65 percent less than …

• Slow economic rebound seen

  April 10, 2010 in Business on Page A6 The economic recovery is on the horizon, but it will take four years or longer to erase the stain of the recession, an economist and a marketing professional told business …

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  Shakey’s back on firm footing

  October 23, 2009 in Business on Page A12 Longtime Spokane residents will remember Shakey’s Pizza. Two of the restaurants operated here for years, closing in the early 1980s. Now Shakey’s is back, with a modern look but also …

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  New child care center was built kid-friendly

  September 4, 2009 in Business on Page A12 From extra padding under the carpets to child-size sinks and toilets, Pacific Park Children’s Center is built to meet the needs of kids. The 6,200-square-foot child care center recently opened …

• County’s jobless rate dips to 8.2 percent

  August 19, 2009 in Business on Page A8 The unemployment rate in Spokane County dropped to 8.2 percent in July, from 8.9 percent in June. But what looks like a sign of recovery mostly just reflects a smaller …

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