The Associated Press just won a major victory in an effort to sue a Scandinavian web firm that scraped (cut and pasted) headlines and some story sentences and then charged its customers for them. In a decision announced this week in New York City, U.S.…
Spokane and Coeur d’Alene-based real estate consulting firm Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry, Inc. had changed its name, joining national firm Valbridge Property Advisors. It opened its Spokane office in 1984. It now uses the name Valbridge Property Advisors | Auble, Jolicoeur & Gentry Inc. Privately…
Our second leftover from the Merch Madness story that ran today in The Spokesman-Review. Cravens Coffee, a big fan of GU basketball, has seen plenty of sales for its Zags Blend coffee. Since Neil Everett is an announcer at ESPN, company owners Simon Thompson and…
Today's story on "merch madness," and the boost in sales for products related to Gonzaga University, noted that only one candy bar carries the "Zags" name. That's a bar made by the Spokane franchise of Rocky Mountain Chocoloate Factory. And yes, why didn't someone really…
From the state Employment Security Department: Washington added an estimated 4,000 jobs in February, while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.5 percent for the third month in a row. Individual county jobless numbers will be released on Tuesday. “February was relatively uneventful,” said…
Federal mine safety officials will not issue Hecla Mining Co. a violations pattern notice, the mine company announced today. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration had issued a potential pattern of violations notice for the Lucky Friday Mine in early 2012, following two fatal…
Washington state has tried to become a leader in adoptng provisions of the new federal health care reform law. But it doesn't shine when compared to some other states, based on transparency of pricing information and state providers' willingness to disclose health care costs, a…
Spokane County’s first-ever online auction of foreclosed properties earlier this month generated 29 parcel sales and more than $125,000 in unpaid taxes and delinquencies. In a break from traditional end-of-year live auctions, the county’s Treasurer’s office opted for the online method to determine if more…
View Larger Map The Pizza Oven restaurant near Gonzaga University, at 829 E Boone, has shut down. The restaurant is the second eatery in the retail strip to have closed. Last year, Noodle Works shut down after a few months operation. The property was developed…
A number of events are on the horizon, with opportunities to learn about new businesses or network with peers. Saturday, March 16: TEDxSpokane sessions, at St. George's School, 2929 W. Waikiki Rd. To learn more about the TED-styled inspirational presentations, try this link. Presentations start…
Comcast Corp. is alerting viewers in Spokane who still receive analog, non-digital TV signals for limited basic cable that they need new boxes to watch those programs in digital format. Getting the digital equipment costs nothing, said Comcast spokesman Walt Neary, provided a customer doesn't…
Google is coughing up a fairly piddling $7 million to divide among 38 states including Washington, as part of a settlement it's agreed to, to resolve privacy concerns over data collected by the company's Street View units. The company acknowledges gathering passwords and other personal…
HB 1870, originally drafted in the Washington House of Representatives to forbid credit cards surcharges, has been amended into the exact opposite of the first bill. Originally it was written to outlaw any retailer from adding a credit card surcharge to common retail transactions. (Government…
Red Lion Hotels Corp.back in January announced formation of its Leo Collection, a boutique-focused line of properties meant to appeal to the off-the-beaten track traveler. Red Lion recently announced the first property in the Leo group. It's the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The company…
The downtown business beat continues producing more real estate deals. In Friday's paper was the announcement two groups bought the side-by-side buildings formerly called the Sherwood Mall. In fact, the buildings were built in different eras, and are probably best managed as two different structures.…
Brian and Cami Hamilton, who since 2010 operated the downtown Metro Cafe at 502 W. Riverside, closed the doors on Feb. 28. The couple subleased the eatery, on the second level of the Sherwood Mall, from Andrew Swanson, who operated it for many years. The…
March 10 seems to be a firm closing date for the two area equipment retailer Wholesale Sports locations in Spokane and in Coeur d'Alene. An OfficeHours post last month clarified and summarized the strange set of facts behind the decision. In brief, the Canadian owner…
Today's Olympia-based story on efforts to block credit card surcharges in Washington's Legislature elicited some interesting online comments. The story demonstrates the unexpected position by a conservative legislator (Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane) who argues a credit card surcharge is best left to federal legislation. States…
Tired of items about Startup Weekend? We hope not, as we have one more to add to the pile. The box score from the 53-hour business-starting marathon reads as follows: There were 80 paid attendees, from whom about 10 company ideas were voted as worth…
A Sunday business story about a bankruptcy filed by the managers of Inland Empire Bioseeds LLC mentioned in passing that Avista Corp. was a minority stakeholder in the for-profit operation. The plant is in Odessa. What we didn't have at the time of publication was…
Pictures usually do a lot more than words at explaining architectural details. Today's SR story on the new Lilac Bloomsday Association office building is a great example. The story said that project manager Chad McDonald decided to add a few touches to the building to…
Starting Friday, March 1, is the third Spokane Startup Weekend. We described it in a Spokesman.com story last week. Here's the notable update. Washington State University is backing the idea for its students. The school will pay the total entry fee for up to 70…
Potlatch Corp. has named Eric Cremers, 49, the company’s president and chief operating officer and added him to its board of directors, effective March 1. Cremers will be responsible for leading the company’s business operations, including timberland management, wood manufacturing and sales, real estate and…
If you buy bread at area Fred Meyer stores, be advised the parent company has issued a warning and is recalling some of its company-produced bread loaves made at its Clackamas, Ore., bakery. Company officials say the loaves may contain pieces of plastic. The company…
In case you missed the story on the extended deadline for the sale of the Silver Mountain Resort, here's the Spokesman.com link to that story. In brief: Oregon manufacturing company Jeld-Wen is looking for buyers to take over all or parts of the fairly large…
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