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NorthTown Mall redevelopment planned

October 24, 2013

General Growth Properties, the Chicago-based real investment trust that owns NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall, announced last night plans to demolish a significant portion of the north side of NorthTown Mall and to create new formal entrances

Clearwater Paper's earnings decline

October 24, 2013

Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, reported today third-quarter net income of $13.3 million, or 60 cents a diluted share, compared with $19.1 million, or 80 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.The company said its earnings fell due to $17.5

In the News: October 24, 2013

October 24, 2013

Oct. 22 / Potlatch earnings risePotlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported third-quarter net income of $22.2 million, or 54 cents a diluted share, up from $18.6 million, or 46 cents a share, in the 2012 third quarter. The company reported an $8 in for

10-24-13

October 24, 2013

Meetings & EventsGonzaga University will hold an informational meeting about its MBA program on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at its Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. The university also will hold an informational meeting about its MBA,

Small Business Watch

October 24, 2013

North Side bakery plans Valley outletAmber Owens, co-owner of Celebrations Bakery LLC in the Garland District on Spokane's North Side, says the company plans to expand with a second location in Spokane Valley.Owens says the business is about

Rebuilding Burgans Block - Art Only

October 24, 2013

An affiliate of Spokane development company GVD Northwest LLC is converting the former Burgans Fine Furniture block north of downtown into a residential and commercial complex. Mauer Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor on the $6.8 and

AGC opens training center in Tri-Cities

October 24, 2013

The Spokane-based Inland Northwest chapter of Associated General Contractors of America has opened a new office in Kennewick that will provide a location for training, events, and meetings in the Tri-Cities area.Inland AGC has served contractors

Spokane Gymnastics buys former Valley fitness facility

Business plans to expand as it relocates in phases to its own larger building

October 24, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane Gymnastics Enterprises LLC, of Spokane, has bought a 28,000-square-foot commercial building at 2515 N. Locust, just east of the Argonne Village Shopping Center in Spokane Valley, says Nadine Burgess, the owner of the business.Beginning a

Clearing the fog on Initiative 522

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October 24, 2013

Ron Cully

Washington state has embraced transparency with food labels for years. We've labeled Washington-grown chickens, fruits, and vegetables, as well as wild and farm-raised fish. These are ingredient and processing disclosures, so people can decide to

Lawton Printing adds envelope capabilities

Upgrade, equipment added last year prompts increase in mailing services demand

October 24, 2013

Katie Ross

Lawton Printing Inc., of Spokane, has acquired an upgraded envelope printer that enables it to print full-color envelopes, says company President Laura Lawton. The new printer, which the company bought this summer for a little less than $30,000,