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Gov. Chris Gregoire, center, crosses a small stage to greet Theodore Breyer, deputy CEO of SGL Group, left, as Friedrich Eichiner, CFO of BMW Group, right, and Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group look on during a news conference Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Seattle.  The companies announced a joint venture to manufacture carbon fiber parts for a new BMW electric car in Moses Lake, Wash. Officials from SGL and BMW said it was in part because of the availability of cheap and sustainable hydroelectric power at the central Washington site. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
Gov. Chris Gregoire, center, crosses a small stage to greet Theodore Breyer, deputy CEO of SGL Group, left, as Friedrich Eichiner, CFO of BMW Group, right, and Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group look on during a news conference Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Seattle. The companies announced a joint venture to manufacture carbon fiber parts for a new BMW electric car in Moses Lake, Wash. Officials from SGL and BMW said it was in part because of the availability of cheap and sustainable hydroelectric power at the central Washington site. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Gov. Chris Gregoire, center, crosses a small stage to greet Theodore Breyer, deputy CEO of SGL Group, left, as Friedrich Eichiner, CFO of BMW Group, right, and Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group look on during a news conference earlier today in Seattle. The companies announced a joint venture to manufacture carbon fiber parts for a new BMW electric car in Moses Lake. See story below. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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