Wed., Aug. 4, 2010
Those planning to attend the Aug. 17 Get Motivated event at the Spokane Arena can take advantage of available parking in the Arena parking lot, on the east side.But that parking will be considered event-parking, according to the Spokane Public Facilities District.The all-day event, featuring…
Tue., Aug. 3, 2010
Downtown Spokane women's clothing retailer Talbots is leaving its 706 W. Main location, effective Aug. 21. Its lease expires the end of this month, a Talbot's employee told us today.We'll provide some kind of reward -- non-monetary-- for the reader who can convince us they…
Tue., Aug. 3, 2010
View Larger MapTwo weeks and counting.....The REALLY big Get Motivated seminar hits the Spokane Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Full-page ads in your local daily paper give all the details on the event, which will feature (by simulcast presentation, not live) folks like former New…
Mon., Aug. 2, 2010
Intellectual Asset Management magazine has rated Spokane's Lee & Hayes as the top overall intellectual property law firm. The ranking distinction accompanies a recent IAM article called "Counting on Quality." Using a formula developed by a company, Ocean Tomo, the ranking tried to identify the…
Fri., July 30, 2010
The restaurant Savory is what's going into the building at 1314 S. Grand, formerly where Blockbuster Video was.We meant to run a rendering in our Friday Here's the Dirt column, which provides the key details on who's behind it and what they're planning. We never…
Fri., July 30, 2010
The blog post on Thursday, about the raft of new restaurants hereabouts, noted we weren't sure then what the owner of the Sawtooth Grill would do, following closing down on Saturday.Late in the day we got a call from owner Jim Simonson, who lives in…
Thu., July 29, 2010
Spokane pedestrians and drivers should see some new murals in downtown Spokane.A message from the Spokane Arts Commission explains that work has finished on the “Wacky World of Harold Balazs” at the Fourth Avenue railroad underpass east of Sunset Boulevard. Another is at the Monroe…
Thu., July 29, 2010
A raft of new restaurants are spreading across the Inland Northwest. We've spotted about 10 new or expanded locations here and in North Idaho. They include the White House Grill on the South Hill, Savory, Italia Trattoria in Browne's Addition, Ciao Mambo going into the…
Thu., July 29, 2010
The foreclosure rate in Spokane County ranked among the lowest in the United States during the first half of 2010, but the rate of increase between January and June was also among the nation's highest.Among 206 metropolitan areas surveyed by RealtyTrak, Spokane ranked 177th, with…
Wed., July 28, 2010
View Larger MapIntegra Telecom Inc. just provided Oaks Education of Spokane a year of free T1 Internet service.The telecom and Internet provider made the selection through a random drawing from names of worthy nonprofits submitted by people in the community. Oaks Education Association runs a…
Wed., July 28, 2010
Another update from the Automotive X Prize competition. We've reported that Spokane's electric car, the Tango, developed by CommuterCars.com, is now out of the running to win some of the $10 million in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. We learned, too, that the WWU-designed…
Tue., July 27, 2010
Sterling Financial Corp. today reported a second-quarter loss of $58.2 million, including a $70.8 million allowance for credit losses.A year ago, the Spokane bank reported a net loss of $33.9 million after a $79.7 million allowance for credit losses. Per share, the 2010 quarter loss…
Tue., July 27, 2010
Dr. Brian Staley is the winner of this year’s Spirit of Planetree Physician Champion Award, recognizing a physician who champions the Planetree model of patient-centered care and whose actions demonstrate him to be a role model for medical staff members.Staley is a doctor at Kadlec…
Mon., July 26, 2010
A Montana company plans to open a Ciao Mambo restaurant in the ground level corner of the Lincoln Plaza building, a Spokane development firm announced Monday.The new restaurant, part of the Glacier Restaurant Group based in Whitefish, Mont., will open in January. It’s expected to…
Mon., July 26, 2010
Sandpoint-based GeoData Technologies announced it's released SiteSeer3D Version 3. SiteSeer3D is a browser platform for marketing realty listings for Web, print and video. Like many Web mapping services, the product provides flyover views that render buildings and landscapes in 3D.To see a demo of the…
Mon., July 26, 2010
Spokane car maker Rick Woodbury lost his bid to win this year's Progressive Automotive Xprize, and with it a chance to take home part of the $10 million prize. Woodbury's two-seat electric vehicle, the Tango, was knocked out last week in the finals leading up…
Mon., July 26, 2010
A small explosion in a furnace temporarily shut down the Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Trentwood rolling mill Saturday.No one was injured by the blast in one of several casting areas that was undergoing routine maintenance, said company spokesman Dave Quast.Operations in other areas of the vast…
Fri., July 23, 2010
All that rain and cool weather in the spring made for ideal growing conditions for dryland wheat farmers across the region, and growers anticipate big yields as they begin their summer harvests. Yields of Washington winter wheat are predicted this year to reach about 65…
Thu., July 22, 2010
We'll profile Pine Springs Farm, going up about 10 minutes south of Interstate 90 along Highway 27. The Wolff Company wants its apartment complex to feel more rural than your average suburban housing development.Also, work will wrap up by summer’s end on the first piece…
Wed., July 21, 2010
Spokane-based educational travel company Ambassadors Group Inc. posted lower earnings in the second quarter as it arranged travel for fewer people.The company today reported earning $15.2 million in April, May and June, or 78 cents per share. That's down from $19.2 million, or 99 cents…
Wed., July 21, 2010
Providence Health Care and two Spokane-based cardiology groups today announced they will merge this fall to create a national center that could become a destination for patients seeking state-of-the-art heart care.Providence Chief Executive Dr. Andy Agwunobi said Spokane Cardiology and Heart Clinics Northwest, consolidated as…
Wed., July 21, 2010
Spokane International Airport directors today nominated former Providence Health Care chief executive Ryland "Skip" Davis to be interim manager.If approved by the Spokane City Council and County Commissioners, he would replace Neal Sealock, who is retiring after five years in the position to pursue a…
Wed., July 21, 2010
A conservative think tank and a handful of Washington residents are suing Gov. Chris Gregoire over a 2009 executive order aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Associated Press.The Evergreen Freedom Foundation and six residents from around the state filed the lawsuit today…
Wed., July 21, 2010
Fred Meyer stores aren’t waiting for Portland, Ore., to ban plastic bags.The retailer will no longer offer customers plastic bags after Aug. 1 at its 10 stores in the Rose City. Paper bags will still be available, though.Freddy's could eliminate plastic bags at all of…
Wed., July 21, 2010
You won't have to stash your cash in as many different banks now. The financial overhaul bill President Obama signed today permanently raises the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s deposit insurance to $250,000 per depositor.The insurance had been temporarily raised from $100,000 to $250,000 on Oct.…
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