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New Sterling disclosure touts big gains

Potential investors saw confidential projections of much-improved results

October 7, 2010

When Sterling Financial Corp. met with potential investors before wrapping up its $730 million recapitalization Aug. 26, the Spokane company provided them with nonpublic information, including projected net income many times higher than its the in

Paper mill sees welcome uptick

Inland Empire Paper endured industry slide without job cuts

October 7, 2010

Kim Crompton

Inland Empire Paper Co. says it's seeing an encouraging uptick in demand this year after experiencing a comparatively shallow decline in orders at the depth of the recession and enduring the still-lingering economic upheaval without having to lay a

Felts Field confronts its problems

Interim director says FBO is crucial for turnaround

October 7, 2010

Mike McLean

Ryland P. "Skip" Davis, interim director of Spokane International Airport, says he wants to launch an effort to revitalize Felts Field Airport before year-end. The plan would hinge on landing a fixed-based operator (FBO) to provide support and a

Ag equipment stocks plow upward as crop prices surge

Upbeat global outlook has put many farmers in more of buying mood

October 7, 2010

Personal Investing

Tractors are pulling in profits for stock investors.The dramatic growth of emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil; strong crop prices; and the potential for a U.S. economic recovery continue to boost the prices of agricultural a makes

In the News: October 7, 2010

October 7, 2010

Oct. 5 / Spokesman-Review's Higgins to retire The Spokesman-Review announced that Shaun O'L. Higgins, director of sales and marketing and a frequent presenter at economic forecast events here, will retire in January after 31 years with

Calendar: October 7, 2010

October 7-21, 2010

October 7, 2010

Meetings & Events Greater Spokane Incorporated will host Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Oct. 8, from 7:15 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Arena Champions Room, at 720 W. Mallon. The event will include a forum with Washington state 2

Alternative birthing rooms safe for mom, baby, review finds

Previous analysis found possible higher risk in such 'homelike' settings

September 23, 2010

News Wise

Giving birth in an alternative setting within a hospital—like a bed-free birthing room or one designed to be "homelike"—is just as safe for healthy women as laboring in a traditional hospital bed, and women who use these rooms are nearly

Accommodating breast-feeding can be good for business

Women who feed babies with formula miss more work, are less healthy

September 23, 2010

Robin Pickering

Most of us have heard the expression "Breast is best" when it comes to breast-feeding and the health of an infant, but financially savvy business owners might be able to add "for business" to that slogan.U.S. Department of Labor Statistics data

Inland Imaging using new MRI breast imaging table

Ergonomic features said designed to boost patient comfort, image quality

September 23, 2010

Chey Scott

Inland Imaging LLC, the Inland Northwest's largest radiology practice, says it has bought and begun using a new high-tech table for breast imaging exams that it believes will help improve patient comfort during magnetic resonance imaging scans and

UI prof focuses research on women's reproductive health

Studies evaluate role vaginal bacteria plays in infections, diseases

September 23, 2010

Joni Kirk

It's an uncomfortable topic, and not considered polite dinner conversation, but Larry Forney's research on the human vagina and the ecology of the vaginal microbial ecosystem has big implications for women.Forney is a professor of biological and