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Job-loss lawsuit reinstated on appeal

Judges say clinic didn't accommodate worker

September 24, 2015

The Washington state Court of Appeals has overturned a prior ruling and reinstated a discrimination lawsuit filed by a woman fired from her job as a health care worker because the employer feared she herself was a potential health risk. A Spokane County

Cannabis community app launched

Social High network hosts forum for marijuana users

September 24, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based company WeedShare Inc. has launched a social media network named Social High. Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer Marsh Sutherland says WeedShare hired Spokane Valley electronics and software engineering company Infinetix Corp. to desig

Illuminating instruments

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September 24, 2015

Treva Lind

An antique clarinet once sat in a backroom at Hoffman Music too old to play. But now the instrument has a brighter future as part of a $250 hand-crafted lamp. The Spokane music store typically stocks at least a handful of such novelty lamps that incorpor

Gold Reserve meets with Venezuelan representatives in hopes of resolving longstanding legal dispute

Spokane mining company still owed more than $740 million

September 24, 2015

Gold Reserve Inc. said in a recent press release that officials have met with members of the Venezuelan government, which agreed to resolve a more than $740 million award owed the company. A face-to-face meeting occurred in July but was not publicized by

Associated Industries agrees to buy Red & Associates consulting firm

Acquisition is scheduled to be completed Oct. 1

September 24, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based membership organization Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest has signed a letter of intent to acquire human resources and business consulting firm Red & Associates LLC. The purchase is scheduled to become effective Oct. 1. Pam Py

Contractors compete for $27 million Sportsplex project

PFD expects to select builder by month's end

September 24, 2015

Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Kevin Twohig says the PFD will make a decision by month's end about which local contractor will be selected for construction of a proposed $27 million sports field house north of the Spokane River. Bouten Construc

Laying chips on the cards, in an effort to halt hackers

Parties still converting to new payment standards

September 24, 2015

Mike McLean

A quiet deadline is looming for businesses that accept credit and debit cards. After Oct. 1, most merchants that haven't switched to a new payment standard that encrypts certain identifying account information could be liable for losses if they accept

Inland Northwest executive pay increases

Total compensation rose by 9 percent last year

September 24, 2015

Linn Parish

The number of Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies is shrinking, but for the executives at the corporations that remain, total compensation grew substantially in 2014, the Journal of Business annual analysis shows. Average total compensation

Small Business Watch

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September 10, 2015

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WSU pursues sustainability in nursing school curriculum

Two professors helping to push for sustainability

September 10, 2015

Washington State University's College of Nursing, now based in Spokane, is working to educate future medical professionals on the importance of reducing the extraordinarily high volume of waste generated by the health care industry.