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Willamette Valley Bank to move its Coeur d'Alene home loan center

Oregon company takes space on East Sherman Avenue

April 23, 2015

Oregon-based Willamette Valley Bank plans to move its Coeur d'Alene home-loan center by summer into a new building on Sherman Avenue at the east edge of downtown, says Steve Novotny, the bank's Coeur d'Alene sales manager and one of its loan officer

UW says WWAMI program growth is in jeopardy

Senate budget proposal amounts to funding cut

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

The Washington state Senate budget proposal would put the Spokane-based portion of the five-state medical education program known as WWAMI in peril if it wins out over the House version of the budget, says Dr. Paul Ramsey, the CEO of University of Washing

Spokane's sick leave rules gain ground

Opinions on proposed citywide policy vary widely

April 23, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane City Council members on Monday evening voted to assign a work group to study the possible implementation of a mandatory sick and safe leave policy that would require businesses in the city to give their workers the opportunity to earn sick leave h

An Affinity for home loans: HomeStreet's employer-aided mortgage program

Fee-free service includes fiscal counseling

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

HomeStreet Inc., the Seattle-based residential lender with three Spokane-area offices, says it has seen strong growth in its employer-assisted mortgage lending program since the bank entered the Spokane market three years ago.

UTC Aerospace mulls expansion

Parts maker now employs 170 people on West Plains

April 23, 2015

UTC Aerospace Systems is considering an expansion at its big West Plains manufacturing facility, a company spokeswoman says. The company currently occupies a 135,400-square-foot building at 11135 W. Westbow Blvd. and employs 170 full-time workers there,

Community colleges prioritize entrepreneurship

Avista Corp. supporting programs at both SCC, NIC

April 9, 2015

Inland Northwest community colleges are beginning to take on a business ownership angle in some of their course offerings. Both Spokane Community College and North Idaho College have entrepreneurship programs into which Spokane-based Avista Corp. has inve

WSU program looks to fulfill hospitality training

Online courses designed to help working students

April 9, 2015

Nancy Swanger

Spokane has long enjoyed strong-rooted success in community involvement and with marquee local events such as Hoopfest and Bloomsday, both of which draw national participation. Add to this the construction underway at the Davenport Grand Hotel, and it's

Smokers found increasingly expensive to employ

More employers develop tobacco-free workplaces

April 9, 2015

Robin Pickering

Hiring a smoker could cost business owners nearly $6,000 extra per year. That was the finding of a recent study comparing the cost of employees who smoke with nonsmokers, published in the peer reviewed journal Tobacco Control. This cost includes increa

Terry Chambers, Doohong Park, and Tim Taylor say the SBDCâ€™s internship program is mutually beneficial to interns and businesses.

SBDC research intern program: Going beyond borders

Research interns provide insight into international markets

April 9, 2015

Katie Ross

The Washington State University Small Business Development Center's research internship program is giving college and graduate students real-life research experience while also helping Washington businesses with export market research.

AgForestry program seeks new candidates

Foundation based here offering 24 fellowships

April 9, 2015

Staff Report

The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Foundation, which has its main offices in Spokane, says it's seeking qualified candidates statewide for up to 24 fellowships in Leadership Class No. 38 of its AgForestry Leadership Program.