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Global CU to shutter two outlets

In-store branch in Valley, Moscow outlet both will close effective Nov. 6
October 29, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
Spokane-based Global Credit Union plans to close two of its branches, including one that's located inside a grocery store in Spokane Valley and the other in Moscow, Idaho, says Ed Neunherz, a senior vice president at the credit union. Neunherz says
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—Staff photo by Richard Ripley

Encoder maker sees economy as bottoming

Sandpoint-area company expects to be hopping as industries upgrade
October 29, 2009
Richard Ripley
SANDPOINT, Idaho—A quiet but longtime Sandpoint-area manufacturer believes it stands to help sharpen the leading edge of the U.S. economy as it recovers.The concern, Encoder Products Co., makes devices used in just about every type of that
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Downtown auto dealer fights ouster

Richardson challenges Ford Motor Co.'s move to dump her as operator
October 29, 2009
Kim Crompton
Jan Richardson, owner of Jaguar-Land Rover-Volvo Spokane, is fighting a move by Ford Motor Co. to terminate her as operator of the downtown dealership.Richardson filed a lawsuit against Ford in Spokane County Superior Court earlier this month a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Retailers voice merry outlook

Merchants here anticipate less snow, higher sales
October 29, 2009
Mike McLean
Despite signs of nervousness on the national retail front, Spokane-area merchants are optimistic that holiday-season sales here will improve over last year's sales, which they say were hampered more by the weather than the recession. Todd Davis,
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Kaiser property to get TIF boost

Commissioners to rule on comp plan changes, rezone soon
October 29, 2009
Kim Crompton
A long-term proposal to turn a large piece of land north of the shuttered former Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mead Works smelter into a mixed-use development has advanced with Spokane County commissioners' approval of a tax-increment financing district at
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In the News: October 29, 2009

October 29, 2009
Oct. 27 / Avista to receive $20 million for feeder upgrade Avista Utilities said it will receive a $20 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for an upgrade of 58 of its feeder lines that serve highly populated of /
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Calendar: October 29, 2009

October 29 - November 12, 2009
October 29, 2009
Meetings & Events The Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold its annual meeting, themed Strategic Optimism Ahead, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Tom Norwalk, of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau,
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—Staff photo by David Cole

Got onion slicing goggles?

October 15, 2009
David Cole
Gadgets," Eric Frickle answers enthusiastically, when asked what The Kitchen Engine, in the Flour Mill retail development, sells more of than anything else. "We sell more gadgets and tools than you can imagine." Frickle, 27, is president and of
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Big, Texas-style restaurant sets Cd'A location

Company expects to hire about 160 people there, plans to open in March
October 15, 2009
Jeanne Gustafson
Texas Roadhouse Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based restaurant chain that specializes in steaks and spareribs, plans to open a large outlet in Coeur d'Alene in March and will employ about 160 people there.Texas Roadhouse has 330 restaurants in 46 in a
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