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Driving future development

Developers say North Spokane Corridor offers opportunities

October 15, 2009

Developers here predict an uptick in residential and commercial development around the first three interchanges of what eventually will become Spokane's north-south freeway, but say progress will be slow and flavored by the mix of land uses already

Douglass eyes big housing project

50-acre Indian Trail development to have 183 houses, 24 duplexes

October 15, 2009

Mike McLean

Spokane developer Harlan Douglass is proposing a 231-unit housing development in the Indian Trail neighborhood on the North Side.The development, to be called Hunt's Pointe, would be located on 50 acres of land west of Indian Trail Road, about a

In the News: October 15, 2009

October 15, 2009

Oct. 13 / Employment dips further here Nonagricultural wage and salary employment in the Spokane metropolitan area fell to 204,700 in September, down 15,100 jobs from the September 2008 level, according to preliminary Washington state

October 15-29, 2009

October 15, 2009

Meetings & Events The Inland Northwest Multimedia Users Group will hold a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Sirti Board Room at 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd., in Spokane. Guest speaker Eric Stanley will give a on 2

UI researchers develop new computer chip for space use

October 15, 2009

Researchers at the University of Idaho say they've created a computer chip more powerful than 17,000 Intel quad-core processors that runs on 0.03 percent of the power those chips would require.The chip will be used on NASA's developing Synthetic

Easy, secure authentication said key for mobile banking

Sector poised for rapid growth over next few years, research indicates

October 15, 2009

With 86 percent of American adults owning a mobile handset, mobile banking is poised for explosive growth, research suggests.Currently, 36 million adults are using mobile banking, with "smartphone" users—18 percent of Americans—being a

Tech industry lost 2 percent of work force

Manufacturing showed biggest drop among four sectors that agency tracks

October 15, 2009

The U.S. high-tech industry shed 115,000 jobs in the first half of this year, equating to a nearly 2 percent decline, says a report released last month by the Washington, D.C.-based TechAmerica Foundation and based on U.S. Bureau of Labor data.

Mobile data collection push propels DataPro Solutions

50-year-old Valley concern on pace to boost sales 25 percent in '09

October 15, 2009

David Cole

For DataPro Solutions Inc., a Spokane Valley computer services company that specializes in data collection and storage, the soft economy hasn't necessarily been a bad thing.As companies struggle to cut costs and remain competitive, DataPro say, a

From phones to broadband

Company hopes to attract more customers by offering higher-speed connections

October 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

After being primarily a telephone service provider for years, Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. these days is focusing on attracting broadband customers, which it now sees as its emphasis for growth here."From 10 years ago to a

Insurer opens office here to offer Medicare coverage

Essence Healthcare Inc. says it includes dental, vision benefits in plan

October 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Essence Healthcare Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based insurer that offers health plan options that are part of the Medicare program, has opened an office here, at Riverwalk Plaza.Essence Healthcare began offering Medicare Advantage coverage in years