Mon., Nov. 15, 2010
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner is hosting a “Let’s Talk” conversation focused on small business and its challenges on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the city council chambers in City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Three area small business owners will talk about…
Mon., Nov. 15, 2010
North Spokane residents who are disappointed that the Nordstrom Rack store moved last month from NorthTown to Spokane Valley Mall can now do their Rack-shopping online.Last month, the Seattle retailer launched an online section to Nordstrom.com that features some of the items sold at its…
Fri., Nov. 12, 2010
Washington State University researchers have determined a housing trend that most of us could have predicted, that home sales in July through September this year skid to their year's lowest point, reflecting the point right after the federal tax credit for first-time buyers expired.This came…
Fri., Nov. 12, 2010
A Spokane credit union says local consumers are reporting a phone scam aimed at tricking them to reveal debit and credit card information.The STCU phone center today is inundated with calls from credit union members and some non-members who reported receiving official-sounding automated phone calls…
Fri., Nov. 12, 2010
Black Friday is two weeks away. It's one sure date when otherwise cautious shoppers turn into crazed and dedicated sales-hounds.We're looking to find four to five different readers who would take part in a Black Friday study. We want to talk with only those shoppers…
Wed., Nov. 10, 2010
If it seems not enough discussion or energy is focused on economic development in the Inland Northwest, we suggest people go find out in person, at the annual meeting of Inland Northwest Partners.That event is Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the…
Wed., Nov. 10, 2010
Avvo, the West Side blog started in 2007 by Gonzaga University grad Mark Britton, is expanding into ranking doctors.Avvo, a Latin word for "advocate," started out and continues as an online forum for people to rank attorneys.Starting this week, Avvo will offer rankings of doctors,…
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010
Social Media Sobriety Test from TDA_Boulder on Vimeo.Spokane creative agency 14Four has helped put together a social media sobriety test meant to stop Facebook or Twitter users from posting stupid remarks after partying.The Spokane company developed the free software plug-in for Webroot, a Boulder, Colo.-based…
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010
Home sales plunged 40 percent in October compared with the same month last year, when a federal income tax credit boosted sales.The Spokane Association of Realtors reported 304 sales, down from 509 in October 2009, and 317 in September.Average and median prices were up substantially,…
Fri., Nov. 5, 2010
Yesterday's announcement that the Washington Department of Licensing was teeing off, big time, on Spokane-based Evergreen State Towing Co., made us wonder: How many towing companies do we have in this town?Lewis Dennie, the Dept. of Licensing Northeast regional manager, came back with the answer:…
Fri., Nov. 5, 2010
Spokane business-services company LaunchPad Inland Northwest is moving its offices to the 1889 Building, starting next month. The company, launched by co-founders Bill Kalivas and Alan Battle, is one year old and up to now has used the Holley Mason Building for offices and rented…
Fri., Nov. 5, 2010
The Natural Resources Defense Council has a new list, based on three years of research, showing the 10 states working hardest to cut dependence on oil, and the 10 states most vulnerable to gas price spikes.To read the executive summary on the method to the…
Wed., Nov. 3, 2010
Seattle tech company F5 Networks has hit a nice awards trifecta recently. We care because the publicly traded firm has a substantial presence in Liberty Lake, where a good number of engineers work on their network-optimization hardware and software.It was listed by Forbes as among…
Wed., Nov. 3, 2010
Red Lion Hotels Corp. will add two California properties early next year, the Spokane-based company said today.A Fairfield Inn in Rancho Cordova, near Sacramento, will re-open as a Red Lion in January. The 111-room hotel built by Marriott as a Fairfield in offers limited service.The…
Tue., Nov. 2, 2010
Red Lion Hotels Corporation of Spokane has hired Dan Jackson as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He will begin Nov. 10.Jackson has been involved in senior-level finance and strategic planning for more than 20 years, and he has significant experience in the hospitality…
Tue., Nov. 2, 2010
Mountain West Bank CEO Jon Hippler will retire at the end of the year. Hippler, 66, has served as chief executive since the bank was founded in 1993 in Coeur d’Alene.He will be replaced by Russ Porter, the bank’s president and chief operating officer. Porter…
Mon., Nov. 1, 2010
Included in the advantages of working with a national franchise is the chance to pick up a second product line when when the company you're working with adds another business.That's what's helping Veradale businessman Bruce Brown go from a reliable Schlotzsky's provider to offering Cinnabons…
Fri., Oct. 29, 2010
View Larger MapLiberty Lake vehicle dealership George Gee Automotive has opened Gee Imports, which will sell a cross-section of foreign vehicles.The lot will take over the former Gee Hummer location on the north side of Interstate 90, at 21602 E. George Gee Ave. in Liberty…
Fri., Oct. 29, 2010
McGraw-Hill Construction just published these numbers for construction in Spokane and Kootenai counties during September.For Spokane, the most obvious big leap in in residential construction, comparing this past September to the same month of 2009. Two other major building trends are evident: Even with Spokane…
Thu., Oct. 28, 2010
The Nordstrom Rack at Spokane Valley Plaza drew more than 500 people, a spokesman for the Seattle based retailer told us.The best guess was that 525 were there, all of whom tried to be the winner of the 90-second free shopping blitz just before the…
Thu., Oct. 28, 2010
Spokane-based Avista Corp. on Thursday posted third-quarter earnings of $12.3 million, or 22 cents a share, compared with income of $8.1 million and 15 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009.Over the first nine months of 2010, the power utility reported income of…
Thu., Oct. 28, 2010
Phone lines for those filing unemployment claims or seeking information will open one hour earlier starting Nov. 1, the Washington Employment Security Department announced today.From Monday through Friday, call center agents will be available 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The number is 1-800-318-6022.Applications for benefits…
Wed., Oct. 27, 2010
Wednesday turned into a big day for Itron news. The Liberty Lake maker of smart devices and meter solutions for utilities reported record quarterly and nine-month sales.It also announced it signed deals with the Indonesian state-owned electric power utility, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, to provide…
Tue., Oct. 26, 2010
The opening of the new remodeled Spokane Valley Nordstrom Rack will be at 9 a.m. Thursday.As it's done for years, the company starts the first day with Race Through the Rack, a 90-second shopping blitz, offered to one person chosen by random that morning. We…
Tue., Oct. 26, 2010
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire today ordered state agencies to develop programs and institute reforms that will boost small businesses faltering in the ongoing economic downturn.The initiatives range from help with exports, to improving access to credit, to alleviating the burdens imposed by the state's complex…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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