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Spokane Valley's 'pop' culture

August 16, 2012

It isn't every day that a dental hygienist gets into the gourmet popcorn business, but owner Amber Juliano has done just that with her business partner and mother, Debby Horrocks. The pair opened up Pop-n-Corn Gourmet Popcorn & Soda Aug. 1 in the a

Northwest Farm Credit Services posts jump in earnings

Ag lender says income up after refund of premiums, lower loan loss provision

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, says it had second-quarter net income of $56.1 million, up sharply from $29.4 million in the 2011 second quarter.For the first six months of 2012, the federally chartered ag lender reports earnings of

Stellar Senior Living acquires Fairwinds retirement complex in Cd'A

Stellar Senior Living changes complex's name to North Star Retirement

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

Salt Lake City-based Stellar Senior Living LLC, a retirement-center owner-operator formed earlier this year, has acquired the former Fairwinds Coeur d'Alene retirement center and has renamed it North Star Retirement Community.The Coeur d'Alene a

Horizon Air to reopen Spokane International Airport base

Company plans to station 98 pilots, flight attendants here starting Aug. 19

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Horizon Air, a Seattle-based subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., says it plans to reopen a pilot-and-flight attendant base in Spokane later this month.Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Marianne Lindsey says Spokane is one of three Northwest cities in

Tate Technology keeps revenues ticking up

Electronic parts maker expects new product to help sustain trend

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Spokane-based Tate Technology Inc., which provides electronic manufacturing services to various industries, has experienced double-digit growth in revenue and employment during the last year, says Lee Tate, company president.Tate attributes the

Spokane Public Schools mulls adding $21.4 million in construction projects

Construction-cost savings would fund two additions with $21.4 million value

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools says the district is on track for bond-funded projects to come in $47.9 million below budget, and it hopes to use $21.4 million of that savings to do two projects it hadn't expected to fund with the 2009 bond measure.The a

Wheat prices rise; good Inland Northwest crops eyed

Yields likely to be lower than last year, but still above average

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Eastern Washington wheat farmers say a run-up in wheat prices in recent weeks is being caused primarily by the severe Midwest drought, as more livestock operators prop up feed supplies with the grain to offset dwindling corn crops.Meanwhile, to

12-story tower proposed in downtown Coeur d'Alene

$20 million plan includes apartments, retail space

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

An Aspen, Colo.-based real estate development concern says it wants to erect a 12-story, $20 million-plus, mixed-use tower in downtown Coeur d'Alene.The company, One Lakeside LLC, was scheduled to meet with the City of Coeur d'Alene today (Aug.

In the News

August 16, 2012

Aug. 10 / INB reports increase in earningsNorthwest Bancorp., the Spokane-based parent company of Inland Northwest Bank, posted second-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $120,000, or 4 cents a diluted share, up from a net of

Calendar

August 16, 2012

Meetings & EventsThird Tuesday Spokane, organized by ActionCOACH Spokane, Washington Trust Bank, and No-Li Brewhouse, will hold a free networking event on Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., at No-Li Brewhouse, 1003 E. Trent. For information, or