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Maker of credit union software plans call center here

Enhanced Software wants to field telephone inquiries from customers' members

July 30, 2009

Enhanced Software Products Inc., a 13-year-old Spokane Valley developer of software for credit unions, says it plans to open a call center here that would handle, on behalf of the credit unions it serves, customer-service calls from their the also

Young adults worried about their finances

Study participants ranked it ahead of environmental protection, personal health

July 30, 2009

A slight majority—52 percent—of young adults between the ages of 23 and 28 who participated in a recent survey said they consider "making better choices about managing money" the single most important issue for individual Americans to act

Hecla mines equity markets to pay down debt

Clearwater Paper seizes opportunity to refinance early, pay off Potlatch

July 30, 2009

David Cole

Two Spokane-area companies bit by the historic squeeze in capital markets each separately has been able to take actions in recent months that might signal a modest easing in the nation's financial crisis.Though their circumstances were different,

Making gains amidst turmoil

Credit unions enjoy jump in deposits during banking crisis

July 30, 2009

Mike McLean

Executives at credit unions here say growth at their cooperatives is outpacing that of banks.Many credit unions have reported double-digit percentage increases in deposits, as well as jumps in membership and loans over the last 18 months, which

Real Estate Roundup

July 30, 2009

Mike McLean

Portland Ore.-based Starplex Corp., doing business here as Starplex/Crowd Management Security, has leased 3,600 square feet of office space at 907 W. Sharpe and has moved its Spokane office there from smaller quarters at 720 W. Mallon. Mark McLees

Poe Asphalt Paving gets subcontract for big runway rehabilitation at SIA

July 30, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Poe Asphalt Paving Inc., of Post Falls, has been awarded a $5.5 million subcontract to complete asphalt repaving Spokane International Airport's runway rehabilitation project.The company is a subcontractor under Acme Concrete Paving Inc., which

Liberty Lake congregation plans $3 million building

Blew's to construct church; further expansion planned

July 30, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Liberty Lake Community Church is planning a $3 million project to erect a 24,000-square-foot church facility on land it owns in Liberty Lake and also expects to sell its current property.The new church building is to include a 6,000-square-foot

Pension fund manager to move, change name

Compass Group will relocate, use Washington Capital Management name

July 30, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

The Compass Group, the big pension-fund manager, is moving to a new location here and plans to change its name to reflect its relationship with Seattle-based Washington Capital Management Inc.Rich Hardan, president of Compass Group, which has of

Physician plans North Side medical building

$1.7 million structure on Holland Avenue site to replace small office

July 30, 2009

Mike McLean

Dr. Daniel Dibble, who owns SpineTeamSpokane, in Spokane Valley, says he plans to develop a $1.7 million medical building on Spokane's North Side and to open a larger clinic there that will become the flagship office for the practice.The planned

Sunset Inn properties to be sold

Trustee's sale planned to satisfy $829,000 debt

July 30, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

A trustee's sale of a West Spokane motel and trailer park is slated for July 31, to satisfy a defaulted loan, interests, and fees totaling $829,000. The property is comprised of five parcels on about three acres, on which the Sunset Inn and the