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• Both sides guilty of budget-balancing gimmickry

  March 9, 2012 in City on Page A5 Amid all the talk of gimmicks wafting out of Olympia these days, it’s important to remember that everybody hates them. Everybody loves sound budgeting, everybody hates a gimmick, and everybody … 1

• Mothers, children hurt the most from painful budget cuts

  February 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 Remember the “mancession”? That dumb name for the fact that unemployment among men was extra high? Well, a few years later, it turns out to be a misnomer. Unemployment among … 6

• Manufacturing driving recovery in Spokane

  February 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 Manufacturers are hiring in Spokane and selling goods across the globe, igniting hopes of an economic recovery. From airplane parts to medical devices, cookware, pharmaceuticals and mining equipment, factories across … 81

• State higher education spending sees big decline

  January 23, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI — State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday. 17

• December ends 3rd poor year for home building

  January 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Builders ended 2011 with a third straight year of dismal home building and the worst on record for single-family home construction, despite modest improvement at the end of …

• Census: Population slowing in large portions of U.S.

  December 21, 2011 in Nation/World, Idaho Many states that posted big population gains in the 2010 census are now seeing their decade-long growth fizzle, hurt by a prolonged economic slump that is stretching into larger portions …

• Fed says economy is healthier; takes no new steps

  December 13, 2011 in Nation/World The Federal Reserve on Tuesday portrayed the U.S. economy as slightly healthier and held off on any new steps to boost the economy. Hiring is picking up and consumers are … 3

• Area home sale prices continue to decline

  December 7, 2011 in Business, City Average home sales prices in Spokane fell by 4.1 percent in October, in line with national and regional declines driven in part by foreclosures and high unemployment. The Spokane sales … 5

• Alligator Diesel Performance anticipates, meets customers’ needs

  November 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Alligator Diesel Performance in Coeur d’Alene increased its sales more than 1,200 percent over the past three years, enough to hit Inc. Magazine’s list of the country’s 500 fastest-growing private … 3

• Report makes mountain of market bump

  August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Do you feel recession-proof, Spokane? All steel-plated and financially indestructible? No? Maybe you should feel a little harder. Because Forbes magazine – “the No. 1 source for business news on … 10

• Sheltered in motels, “hidden homeless” wait, hope

  July 28, 2011 in Nation/World Robert Cordero and his five children have lived at the Hillside Inn in Cherry Hill, N.J., for more than five months. They are among untold thousands nationwide who have been … 13

• Gregoire: Two’s enough

  June 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Chris Gregoire, who became governor of Washington in the midst of controversy and managed the state during some of its greatest economic adversity, said Monday she won’t seek … 34

• Kootenai homes lose value for fourth year

  June 1, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County property values slid for a fourth year in 2011, with the total assessed value dropping almost $900 million, or 7 percent, from the 2010 level. The county’s assessed …

• Wise Words with Ted Solomon

    February 5, 2011 in Features on Page E1 Ted Solomon owns Digital Scanning and Imaging in Spokane Valley. The company scans and preserves documents involved in commerce and government. During the housing boom, the company’s growth reflected the …

• Editorial: Minimum wage should reflect good, bad times

  December 31, 2010 in Opinion on Page A13 In the spirit of a new year, let’s call a modest truce and concede that the economy stinks, and there is suffering enough to go around. People earning minimum wage … 21

• Hiring spurt in October eases jobs crisis a bit

  November 5, 2010 in Business, Nation/World The jobs crisis eased a bit in October as companies stepped up hiring, suggesting further gains ahead. Still, hiring remains far too weak to drive down unemployment, now stuck at … 38

• Obama says economic progress ‘painfully slow’

  September 10, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama insisted today that the U.S. economy is showing improvement from the deepest recession in decades but conceded the “progress has been painfully slow.” He said he understands … 29

• How adults handle economic hardship can indelibly mark children

  September 5, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Emily Rawls, 24, started at the University of Idaho in 2004, and her major and minor – interior design and architecture – matched a marketplace need. Housing was boom town. 2

• Job creation remains slow

  August 7, 2010 in Business on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The nation isn’t creating nearly enough jobs to reduce persistently high unemployment. For the third straight month, the private sector hired cautiously in July. And those meager gains … 1

• Holding off homelessness

  August 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 Federal stimulus funding not only helped Spokane weather the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it changed one of the city’s leading social service agencies, which redirected its staff … 13

• Economists differ over when, or if, recession has returned

  July 2, 2010 in Business on Page A12 WASHINGTON – Concerns are rising that the economy is at risk of slipping into a “double-dip” recession. High unemployment, Europe’s debt crisis, a slowdown in China, a teetering housing market …

• Report indicates that recession was not just a ‘mancession’

  May 9, 2010 in Business on Page E1 NEW YORK – They’ve called it the “mancession” – a recession that’s affected men disproportionately because of its brutal impact on male-dominated sectors like construction and manufacturing. But that term …

• Rural Idaho counties see population decline

  March 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 The number of people moving out of rural Idaho increased between mid-2008 and mid-2009 as the recession reached into every corner of the state.

• Recession at bottom, WA forecast dips slightly

  February 12, 2010 in News Washington’s chief revenue forecaster said the recovery continues, but with significant risks that involve tight credit and low consumer confidence. The overall revenue forecast, coupled with a higher demand for …

• Economy grows at fastest pace since 2003

  January 29, 2010 in Business The economy’s faster-than-expected growth at the end of last year, fueled by companies boosting output to keep stockpiles up, is likely to weaken as consumers keep a lid on spending. 16

• Spokane-area eateries take steps to survive during slowdown

  January 27, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Across the nation, talk has turned to recovery. But in the Inland Northwest, restaurants are still scrimping and tweaking menus to lure customers back through the doors. Battered by a … 4

• Editorial: Recession’s a bad time for federal wages to rise

  December 15, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Previous editorials have examined the payroll impact on local and state budgets, but what about the federal government? It’s even worse. But because the feds don’t have to produce annual … 1

• Turn seen in economy

  December 11, 2009 in Idaho on Page A14 BOISE – New, not-yet-published labor data show surprising and “heartening” news for Idaho, Gov. Butch Otter’s chief economist said Thursday: The state’s economy appears to have hit bottom and is …

• Glum outlook on jobs

  November 25, 2009 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Top Federal Reserve officials expect unemployment to remain elevated for years to come, according to new projections released Tuesday, suggesting that the economic recovery will be too gradual …

• Stores strategize in light of last year’s difficult holiday season

  November 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 Retailers across the region have just one wish: Whatever else happens, please spare us a winter like last year. Consumers are still in a cautious state of mind, but store … 1

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