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Wind turbine maker starts up here

Owner of former RAHCO operation to build unit a day

July 1, 2010

Mark Folsom, who bought the contract manufacturing operations of the former RAHCO International Inc. here two years ago, now has launched a separate company that is manufacturing small-scale wind turbines targeted primarily at farms and rural MC is

There's no 'perfect time' to dive into investing, so start now

Experts suggest making long-term commitment, using time to your benefit

July 1, 2010

Personal Investing

Many would-be stock investors are awaiting a perfect storm.That is a miraculous time when prospects for gains are outstanding, prices are reasonable, and risk is minimal.They shouldn't hold their breath. In 2008, stock prices were low but dim

In the News: July 1, 2010

July 1, 2010

June 28 / Deer Park Golf Club, property auction set A Tulsa, Okla.-based auction company said that the Deer Park Golf Club and surrounding property, encompassing 265 acres, will be offered at auction Aug. 26. The company, Williams & in

July 1-15, 2010

July 1, 2010

Workshops & Seminars The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will hold a workshop, titled How to Start a New Business, on Wednesday, July 7, and another called How to Write a Business Plan, on Wednesday, July 14. Both will be

In the News: June 17, 2010

June 17, 2010

June15 / Employment here falls About 206,900 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in May, down by 5,300 from the May 2009 level, but up by 1,900 from April this year, preliminary state figures said. put

Small Business Watch

June 17, 2010

A to Z Rentals gets new owner, may expand A to Z Rentals & Sales Inc., a Spokane Valley-based chain of six rental stores, has a new majority owner. Trevor Kettrick says he has bought controlling interest in the business from his who Z

Real Estate Roundup

June 17, 2010

Mike McLean

DNG Designs Ltd., a graphics design firm, has leased 2,400 square feet of floor space at 3896 Schreiber Way, in Coeur d'Alene, and has moved there a from larger space at 3635 Covington, in Post Falls. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Banker

Bosch lot proposals sought - Art only

June 17, 2010

Urban Workshop, of Spokane, attached this conceptual depiction of a dense townhouse development to a letter of interest it submitted to the city of Spokane some months ago for the 1.1-acre city-owned Bosch lot between Monroe and Lincoln streets of

Inland Asphalt is low bidder on Second Avenue project

City also awards paving work on Addison Street to MRM Construction

June 17, 2010

Kim Frlan

Inland Asphalt Co., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for a project that involves reconstructing Second Avenue through downtown Spokane, as well as work on other associated streets there.Inland bid $3.2 million to rebuild Second from Sunset

Floor covering supplier here seeks bankruptcy protection

Owner launches a storage operation at former location

June 17, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

A longtime Spokane flooring supply company has closed its doors and filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here, citing debts of $2.1 million.Floor Supply Distributing Inc., has been in operation here for about 45 years, says a