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Rudeen Development starts Coeur d'Alene apartment project

Rudeen Development's new construction project valued at $7.7 million

January 31, 2013

The city of Coeur d'Alene has issued building permits for a $7.7 million second phase of construction at an apartment complex north of Seltice Way, on the west edge of the city.The project owner, Riverview Ventures II LLC, has started on six of

Coeur d'Alene Mines to increase production in Nevada mine

Company reports record gold production in '12; silver also remains high

January 31, 2013

Treva Lind

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. says it expects to invest $30 million to $35 million to expand production significantly this year at its Rochester silver-and-gold mine in Nevada.As a result, silver production at Rochester is expected to increase to in

Riverfront Park aquarium idea floated

Developers of facilities in Boise, Portland area would like to build in Spokane

January 31, 2013

Treva Lind

Two Idaho-based brothers who have developed aquariums in Boise and near Portland are interested in developing one in Spokane, possibly at Riverfront Park.However, one of the brothers, Ammon Covino, says they and an investment group backing the a

Inland Northwest retailers mull credit card swipe fees

Settlement allows adding cost to credit-card users; retailers remain hesitant

January 31, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-area merchants are wrestling with whether to begin assessing customers a credit-card surcharge—or swipe fee—of up to 4 percent of a purchase amount, as now allowed following the recent settlement of a class-action Jan. 27, could a

Glyph Language Services grows here

Employment at Glyph more than triples as sales jump nearly 60 percent

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Glyph Language Services Inc., a 12-year-old, Spokane-based company that provides translation, teaching, and consulting services for businesses and government agencies, says it has more than tripled its staff size and has increased its sales by more

Single-stream recycling in Spokane lures many new users

Recycling method attracts more participation, material

January 31, 2013

Jessica Valencia

With the Spokane Material and Recycling Technology Center now up and running, the city of Spokane says it's receiving a higher-than-anticipated participation rate for the newly implemented single-stream recycling effort and hopes to see that rate a

Sandpoint startup TransluSense shines at CES with glass keyboard

Glass keyboard maker expects to hire up to 130 employees

January 31, 2013

Mike McLean

Sandpoint startup TransluSense LLC enjoyed a "ridiculously successful" product debut with its glass keyboard devices earlier this month at the big International Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, says company executive David which already had

Develop strong investment strategy, tune out the noise

Factoring personal goals, risk tolerance is essential part of plan for the future

January 31, 2013

Investing

Two of the more important things I've learned in working with investors during the past 40 years are that they first have to have an investment strategy that's tied to their personal goals and risk tolerance. The other is that they have to learn to

In The News: January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013

Jan.29 / Key Tronic's net risesKey Tronic Corp., the Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer, reported net income of $3.6 million, or 33 cents a diluted share, for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended Dec. 29, up from $3.2 million, or 30 a in

Calendar: January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013

Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Public Facilities District will hold a free Convention Center Completion Stakeholder meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., room 207. For information, go