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Dollar stores look to cash in

Trio of discount retailers to open more stores here; another chain said coming
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
A dollar might not buy as much as it once did, but a flood of new dollar-retail outlets will be peddling more stuff for a buck in the Spokane market soon. Three dollar-store chains have solid plans to expand their presence here in the next six
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Community colleges here face wave of unemployed

Retraining programs put people back to work, but some courses are full
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Many of the workers whove been set adrift by the regions recessionary economy are washing up at community colleges here, and the schools are scrambling to address the needs of that group. Some vocational and technical training programs in a
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Bridging the distance for employee training

Web-enabled classrooms, CD-ROM learning tools becoming more common
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Around five times a week, Sally Nowak puts on training seminars for fellow Agilent Technologies Inc. employees in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and numerous other locations around the world.Dont get carried away dreaming about how youd her
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Spokane company eager to roll out electric car

Commuter Cars founder says company needs $20 million to launch full production
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Spokane businessman Rick Woodbury believes hes come up with a product that will revolutionize the automotive industry. Theres just one obstacle: He needs $20 million to begin mass-producing it.The product is an all-electric commuter car, to
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Love those SUVs

At least 11 new models to debut; sporty, midsize sedans unveiled
February 26, 1997
Adrienne C. Dellwo
Competition in the automotive sport-utility market continues to rev up, as at least 11 new SUVs will drive onto the playing field for the 2003 model year, along with a host of new midsize sedans and high-performance sports cars.From the sporty
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Eyed biofuel complex grows in size, scope

Facility here would make up to 5 million gallons of biodiesel fuel annually
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
A coalition of alternative-fuel advocates that last year proposed constructing a biodiesel-fuel manufacturing complex here now is envisioning a larger facility and is launching an effort to find ways to make the development feasible.The which a
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Auditor says LifestreamÂ’s future cloudy

Company says introduction of lower-priced cholesterol monitor should boost sales
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Lifestream Technologies Inc.s auditing firm recently expressed substantial doubt as to the Post Falls companys ability to continue as a going concern, based on its operating losses and slim revenues. The auditor, BDO Seidman LLPs says
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Kaiser workers expect complication on benefit

Early-retirement stipends, due next February, could fall prey to reorganization
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. faces a Feb. 1 deadline to begin paying early-retirement benefits to up to 300 members of the United Steelworks union here, but a union official says hes not holding his breath thatll happen. Jan. 31st is three or it
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Beverage wholesaler buys competitor, brand

Empire Beverage Inc., Coors distributorship here both absorbed by Odom
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Odom Northwest Beverage Spokane has bought another beer-and-wine wholesaler here and separately has acquired the Spokane-area distribution rights to Coors beer from another company. Odom Northwest, a division of Seattle-based Odom Corp., last a
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Texan buys nine-story building

Cotter adds to portfolio here with $3.4 million purchase of medical-office building
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
James F. Cotter, a San Antonio businessman with sizable investments in the Spokane office market, has bought the nine-story QualMed Plaza on Spokanes lower South Hill for $3.4 million.The building is located at the northwest corner of Sixth a
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