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Inland Imaging acquires interest in IT company

TROI IT to keep its name, help its new partner grow

January 13, 2011

Inland Imaging Business & Technology, the business-services and information-technology division of the Spokane-based Inland Imaging group of companies, has acquired a majority interest in TROI IT Services, of Spokane, in a move aimed at expanding &

Good green greetings

January 13, 2011

Chey Scott

Paper greeting cards might be giving up ground to cyber alternatives such as e-cards or online event invitations, but veteran Spokane graphic designer Rene Bross has come up with what she believes is an effective way to combat that trend.Bross a

30 Black Rock parcels slated for auction

Sale planned to recover $9.1 million debt owed to Mountain West bank

January 13, 2011

Mike McLean

The protracted decline of the luxury real estate market continues to hound Coeur d'Alene developer Marshall Chesrown, as 30 lots in the exclusive Black Rock golf community above Lake Coeur d'Alene's Rockford Bay are scheduled to be sold at auction

Analyst boosts Avista's earnings estimate

Harsh winter could lead to higher-than-expected profits, D.A. Davidson says

January 13, 2011

Linn Parish

Colder-than-normal temperatures coupled with better-than-usual hydropower generation will lead to higher-than-expected earnings for Spokane-based Avista Corp., D.A. Davidson & Co. analysts are projecting. The Great Falls, Mont.-based regional to

Foundry set to launch online sales

LA Aluminum constructs new warehouse to house shipping operations, parts

January 13, 2011

Chey Scott

LA Aluminum Casting Co., the growing Hayden Lake, Idaho-based metal foundry, plans to market directly to consumers some of its specialty metal parts soon as part of a new online venture. The company will use a new warehouse being completed this

Foreclosure ascent rate slows sharply

Filings still increased at double-digit pace here; slow turnaround foreseen

January 13, 2011

Mike McLean

The number of foreclosures in Spokane and Kootenai counties continued to rise in 2010, although not at the skyrocketing annual rate of increase that occurred the two previous years. Economic analysts here say it likely will take years for to drop a

Bankruptcies fell slightly here in 2010

Districtwide drop in filings could signal stabilization; North Idaho cases grow

January 13, 2011

Linn Parish

The number of bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington fell last year for the first time since 2006. The decline was slight, however, and Spokane-area attorneys say they remain busy with a large volume of clients struggling to remain and businesses

INHS stays on upward track

Nonprofit's revenues climbed about 7 percent in 2010

January 13, 2011

Kim Crompton

Inland Northwest Health Services, the big Spokane-based nonprofit, kept its strong recent growth trend intact in 2010, posting projected record revenue of about $167 million and adding more employees to boost its total work force to nearly revenue

Pearson riding a brisk rebound

Packing-equipment maker enters 2011 with a big backlog

January 13, 2011

Chey Scott

Pearson Packaging Systems, the longtime West Plains maker of packaging equipment, appears to be roaring back from the recession, invigorated by a new product and a change in strategy that has focused the company on selling complete systems rather a

Now is time to make financial resolutions for the new year

The cautions promoted by the financial crisis must continue in future

January 13, 2011

Personal Investing

It's time once again to make New Year's financial resolutions.Financially profligate countries such as Greece and Ireland should have done the same a year ago. Subsequent austerity moves throughout Europe have prompted irate protests by its the