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• Local financial sector makes gains in stubborn economy

  November 18, 2012 in Business, Region on Page E1 Most people might have missed the news that Spokane’s AmericanWest Bank is buying Oregon-based PremierWest Bank. But it’s big news for people keeping track of new jobs. That pending acquisition … 2

• AmericanWest buys small bank

  June 10, 2011 in Business on Page A10 AmericanWest Bank has agreed to buy a Southern California bank for $18.5 million, the Spokane-based institution announced Thursday. Sunrise Bank, with branches in Point Loma, Escondido, Palm Desert and San …

• AmericanWest agrees to buy California bank

  June 9, 2011 in Business AmericanWest Bank has agreed to buy a Southern California bank for $18.5 million, the Spokane-based institution announced today. Sunrise Bank, with branches in Point Loma, Escondido, Palm Desert and San …

• AmericanWest sale closes

  December 21, 2010 in Business on Page A8 The purchase of AmericanWest Bank by a new holding company closed Monday. SKBHC Holdings LLC paid $6.5 million for the Spokane bank and its Utah division, Far West Bank. The …

• AmericanWest Bank sale approved

  December 10, 2010 in Business on Page A12 U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Williams on Thursday authorized the sale of AmericanWest Bank to a holding company that will inject as much as $200 million into the Spokane-based institution. …