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District plans $18 million skills project

Big addition would house health sciences programs, give others growing room

October 23, 2008

Spokane Public Schools plans to develop an $18 million addition to its Spokane Area Professional-Technical Skills Center, in the Hillyard neighborhood, says Gregory Brown, the district's director of capital projects.The district, which is asking

A new era at old R.A. Hanson

Now The Factory Co., venerable operation under new owner

October 23, 2008

Paul Read and Paul Read

When Richard Hanson sold off the name and materials-handling business of RAHCO International Inc. to a Danish conglomerate in 2007, he was content in the twilight of his career running what was left of the heavy-equipment maker—now called The

Hospital-insurer fight stirs anxiety

Providence, Premera spat could have big impacts here

October 23, 2008

Kim Crompton

Employee-benefit advisers here say they're anxious to see regional insurer Premera Blue Cross and the Providence Health & Services system, which includes two of the Spokane area's largest hospitals, resolve a high-stakes reimbursement failure thus

Long-term care: How does state compare?

Study finds assisted-living costs in Washington below national average, but other prices here higher

February 26, 1997

Jeanne Gustafson

The average rate for private rooms in assisted-living facilities in Washington state, excluding Seattle, is about $5,000 a year less than the national average and is rising much less quickly than it is nationally, according to a national survey. of

Top retirement concern said to be inflation

Pre-retirees, retirees fret about losing asset value, paying for health care

February 26, 1997

Inflation is the top retirement concern among pre-retirees and retirees who participated in a study sponsored by the Schaumberg, Ill.-based Society of Actuaries.The study found that respondents are worrying about the value of their assets up as

Cottage Industry

Younger seniors increasingly drawn to smaller homes at retirement facilities

February 26, 1997

David Cole

Senior housing managers here say they anticipate rising demandfor longer periods of time than with previous generations of retireesfor cottage-style independent-living homes among the growing number of people 55 and older who soon will be into

Idaho led Washington in tech exports

Both states saw increases, but U.S. exports fell off in Â’07

February 26, 1997

Idaho topped Washington by $300 million in high-tech merchandise exports last year, with both states cresting the $3 billion-a-year mark, according to a study released last month. Total U.S. high-tech exports fell by 3 percent, however, to $214 the

ITÂ’s move to green

Companies Â‘virtualize,Â’ use more efficient cooling to reduce energy costs in server rooms

February 26, 1997

Jeanne Gustafson

Green has reached the server room.Companies here that rely heavily on computer servers are turning to some high-tech strategies to battle the growing hunger such servers have for electrical power and to deal with the massive amounts of heat

Crisis management: Helping douse the fire in your hair

Good communication plan is key to curbing damage to reputation

February 26, 1997

Kim Crompton

When companies suddenly find themselves in crisis, whether due to a business downturn or some unforeseen event that could harm their reputation, most dont have a communication plan in place that can help them minimize the damage, public-relations

Ski resort will Â‘wait and seeÂ’ on big project

49 Degrees North cautious about big housing project, to go ahead with lift, runs

February 26, 1997

Jeanne Gustafson

49 Degrees North Mountain Resort says it has adopted a wait and see stance on a proposed $1 billion real estate development there it had announced last year, based on the troubled economy.The company still, however, plans to install a new a