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  Local economy didn’t escape the downturn

  December 27, 2009 in Business on Page E1 The economy cast a long shadow over everything in 2009. The recession and efforts at recovery set the scene for top business news in the Inland Northwest, from the shaky …

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  Bank takes Legacy Ridge

  October 1, 2009 in Business on Page A12 Coeur d’Alene businessman Marshall Chesrown has turned the Legacy Ridge development in Liberty Lake over to AmericanWest Bank. New deeds on the properties were filed last week in lieu of … 4

• Road still bumpy for area banks, leader says

  September 17, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Five Eastern Washington banks serving Spokane have lost nearly $750 million since 2007, and bad loans will keep the pressure on the banks for the foreseeable future, the president of … 1