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‘One-stop’ general store offers eco-friendly goods

Sun People Dry Goods Co. opened recently in a historic warehouse on the east end of downtown Spokane. “It’s a green-living general store,” said principal owner and manager Juliet Sinisterra. “I think general stores do well in Spokane. We’re sort of one-stop shoppers.”
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Local retail sales lag state totals

Retail sales in Spokane County took a dip in the second quarter, while sales fared better in Western Washington metro areas, the Washington State Department of Revenue said Thursday. • $1.7 billion – Taxable retail sales in the county for April through June, down 2.7 percent from the second quarter of 2009. By comparison, sales were down 1.8 percent in King County and up slightly in Pierce, Snohomish and Clark counties, the agency said.
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Regulators lift order placed on Sterling Savings Bank

State and federal regulators have lifted the cease-and-desist order placed on Sterling Savings Bank nearly one year ago. Sterling Financial Corp., the bank holding company, said Monday the move reflects Sterling Savings’ strengthened balance sheet and capital position; its progress to reduce the proportion of loans and other assets classified as nonperforming; and measures to realign its credit practices.
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Here’s the Dirt: Liberty Lake lots have natural neighbor

A new housing development on Liberty Lake will be backed up by a big chunk of land that will remain natural and open to the public. Twelve homes are planned at Mackenzie Beach on the southeast side of the lake. The same family owned the land for more than a century and laid plans to ensure the preservation of 113 acres, which is being deeded to Spokane County for conservation and recreation.
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Courthouse, post office getting energy upgrades

When the federal courthouse opened in downtown Spokane, gasoline cost 33 cents a gallon, a postage stamp was a nickel and a new home would set you back about $25,000. Forty-three years later, the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse is showing its age – in places not always visible to the public.
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Avista seeks rate increase for Washington customers

Avista customers in Washington could see their electric rates go up 7.2 percent and their natural gas rates rise 3.2 percent starting Dec. 1, according to an agreement pending state approval. Under terms of a rate case settlement agreement announced Wednesday, the rate hikes would boost Avista’s annual electric revenues by $29.5 million and natural gas revenues by $4.6 million.