Week in review
TUESDAY
A newly released planning document for Puget Sound envisions an additional 1.7 million people living in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties within the next 33 years. The document calls for the region’s existing urban areas to absorb most of that growth.
WEDNESDAY
Sporting goods giant Cabela’s is in the process of hiring 250 people for its Post Falls store. The company says up to 40 percent of the positions will be considered full-time and will include medical, dental and vision insurance, along with a matching 401K plan.
•The first Blu-ray discs could come off the line at a new downtown Spokane plant within two or three weeks, BlueRay Technologies Inc. executives said. Last month, the company signed a production contract worth between $2 million and $4 million, company officials said.
THURSDAY
A new preliminary review of small business incubators in Washington found that while millions of dollars have been spent on such organizations, sufficient data to measure their performance has not been produced. The Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute disputes that finding, saying it has measured and reported its progress.
•A Spokane Valley company selling meat products door-to-door has reached a settlement with the state Attorney General’s Office surrounding allegations that Titleist Meats LLC’s refund and cancellation policies did not comply with state law. Company owners said Titleist was unfairly singled out.
•Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire, News Corp., struck a deal to purchase Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion, bringing a century of family ownership to a close.
•Fisher-Price recalls nearly 1 million plastic toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in this country between May and August. About 83 types of toys in all, including Big Bird, Elmo and Dora characters, are being recalled because their paint contains lead.
FRIDAY
A gated community offering 82 lots is being developed on 180 acres of property along the Pend Oreille River in North Idaho. The Crossing at Willow Bay will cater to people who want to build estates. Prices range from the mid-$200,000s to the low-$700,000s.