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• Tar, feathers spill onto good bankers

  December 10, 2011 in City on Page B1 Randy Fewel’s an awfully nice guy. For a banker. 3

• Shawn Vestal: Small banks don’t deserve knocks

  December 9, 2011 in City Randy Fewel’s an awfully nice guy. For a banker. Actually, Fewel seems like an awfully nice guy for a guy. A person. A human being. 7

• Local financial institutions weighing options

  February 13, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Local bank and credit union officials said last week they have no immediate plans to eliminate free checking, but pending Federal Reserve Bank regulations may force them to reconsider. Inland …

• Suspect arrested in phoned-in bank robbery

  October 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 The request was clear: $10,000, or bombs would detonate at five Spokane elementary schools. Police say that phone call to a north Spokane bank turned out to be nothing more … 3

• Would-be bank robber threatens school children

  October 14, 2010 in City A man called the Inland Northwest Bank at 500 W. Francis Ave. and demanded a large sum of money just before noon Thursday. The man threatened to harm local school … 1

• Local bank’s parent reports loss

  October 31, 2009 in Business on Page A6 Northwest Bancorporation on Friday reported a third-quarter loss driven by a substantial increase in provisions for future loan losses. Northwest, parent of Inland Northwest Bank, lost $611,000, or $804,000 for …

• Local companies get chance to shine

  September 20, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Key Tronic Corp. has transformed itself from a company once wholly dependent on its keyboard business to one that makes gaming machines, printers, medical devices and satellite control units. It …

• 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

• ILF Media relocates to newly refurbished digs

  September 11, 2009 in Business on Page A8 ILF Media has moved into the former Spokane Art School building after investing more than $1.5 million in its purchase and renovation. The company, founded nine years ago in the …

• In brief: INB’s parent posts quarterly loss

  August 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 Northwest Bancorporation Inc. on Friday announced an $846,000 loss for the second quarter as a $1.8 million allowance for loan and lease options, coupled with higher FDIC premiums, offset an …

• Lenders react with bit of optimism

  March 5, 2009 in Business on Page A10 With pages of details yet to be digested, Spokane-area lenders and researchers reacted cautiously Wednesday to the Obama administration’s foreclosure-prevention proposal. The Treasury Department estimates as many as 9 million …

• Area bankers hopeful about federal initiative

  October 15, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Inland Northwest bankers Tuesday praised a new federal initiative to restore confidence in the banking system with expanded deposit guarantees and new capital. They said the programs developed by the …

• Area banks weathering the storm

  September 28, 2008 in Business on Page B1 Wall Street credit woes have not yet filtered down to Riverside Avenue in Spokane or Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, Inland Northwest financial leaders said last week. Loans for restaurants, …

• Amazon profit triples

  July 25, 2007 in Business on Page A9 Amazon.com Inc.’s second-quarter profit more than tripled, boosted by strong sales of books, music and electronics worldwide. The Web retailer’s stock soared 11.3 percent in after-hours trading. Earnings for the …

• Business in brief: Company expects revenue catch-up

  April 28, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Northwest Bancorporation Inc., parent of Inland Northwest Bank, reported Friday first quarter net income of $495,000, down 19 percent from $609,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Per-share earnings were …

• Company to pay bigger dividend

  April 19, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Northwest Bancorporation Inc. announced Wednesday an annual cash dividend of 18 cents per share, payable on June 15. The Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank also declared a 5 percent …

• Handle on Business: INB to open in Hayden, Spirit Lake

  November 30, 2006 in Idaho on Page B3 Once-rural vacant parcels gradually sprout buildings as Kootenai County continues to grow. One prime piece that had an “available” sign on it for quite a while now has a “Future …

• Banking on a good year

  February 4, 2006 in Business on Page K14 Buoyed by a banner 2005, several Inland Northwest banking executives say they’re feeling almost as upbeat about business in 2006 — provided the Fed finally settles down. “If (interest) rates …