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Commercial contractor enjoys spate of construction jobs

Barry Baker says repeat clients, loyal employees help company to endure recession
September 23, 2010
Mike McLean
Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is enjoying a recent flurry of construction activity, and Barry Baker, is president and CEO, says he's hopeful that activity indicates a shift in the economy.Baker says he's confident the this a
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Small Business Watch

September 23, 2010
Spokane couple opens home repair business Dave and Cindy Schmitt say they have opened a franchise outlet of Handyman Matters, which offers residential repair and maintenance services. The new business is housed in a 500-square-foot at
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Mortgage lending branch opens in Spokane Valley

Longtime lending officer starts her own venture with New Mexico entity
September 23, 2010
Kim Frlan
Longtime Spokane-area lending officer Carla Scott-Durheim says she has opened a home-loan brokerage here, called QualitySource Mortgage, that works under the umbrella of a New Mexico company.Scott-Durheim says the new office, located in 250 feet
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Three more Subway outlets open in Spokane, Post Falls

New sandwich shops here are on west Third Avenue, near Latah Creek Plaza
September 23, 2010
Chey Scott
Three new Subway sandwich shops have opened this month in the Spokane-Post Falls area, says a Spokane franchise-development representative for the Milford, Conn.-based chain. One of the Spokane outlets, at 41 W. Third, replaces an outlet that at
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Sunshine expands into home health

Skilled-care provider based in Spokane Valley starts residential service
September 23, 2010
Mike McLean
Sunshine Health Facilities Inc., which operates the Sunshine Gardens skilled-nursing facility in Spokane Valley, says it has expanded its services to provide in-home skilled care throughout Spokane County.A new affiliate, Sunshine Home Health by
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Bullet makers to add jobs at Lewiston-area plants

Demand causes ATK to enlarge staff; expansion planned by Extreme Bullet
September 23, 2010
Richard Ripley
The owners of two Lewiston, Idaho, bullet-making operations plan to add significant numbers of workers, with one doing so this year and the other gradually through an expansion.The larger of the two, ATK, a Minneapolis-based company, says it to
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Dave Smith to build new showrooms, buys theater

Kellogg auto dealer enjoys strong sales, plans more hiring
September 23, 2010
Richard Ripley
Dave Smith Motors, of Kellogg, Idaho, says it's breaking ground on a new showroom and service department for its Chrysler vehicle lines this week and will follow that project up soon with a new showroom for its General Motors lines.The auto also
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Going the distance for athletes

September 23, 2010
Kim Frlan
With 50 years of experience between them in competitive endurance sports, Michael and Marla Emde have folded their love for such competition into a business that coaches athletes and hosts racing events.The couple own Emde Sports Inc., which and
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Cd'A brokerage develops big housing project

Value of Windermere's 175-lot residential venture could exceed $20 million
September 23, 2010
Mike McLean
Windermere Coeur d'Alene Realty Inc. has launched the first phase of a planned 157-lot residential subdivision in North Idaho, says Jim Fox, an agent with the longtime Coeur d'Alene-based real estate sales and development company.The initial is
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