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Ann Seaburg, of Deaconess' neonatal intensive care unit, displays one of 10 new "giraffe bed" isolettes being used there

CHS begins capital spending push

New owner of Empire hospitals spends $11.5 million
Mike McLean
Christmas has come early at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital & Medical Center.The two Spokane hospitals have been unwrapping some of the $11.5 million in new equipment that's being bought this quarter by their new owner, Franklin, of
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Four-day Snoqualmie Pass closure cost $27.9 million

Economic impact study totes up losses from storm; major project to start soon
Richard Ripley
The four-day closure of Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass last winter cost the state 170 jobs and the loss of $27.9 million in economic output, $1.42 million in state revenue, and $8.6 million in personal income, a Washington state Department of at
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Rural airports spend to boost economies

Operators eye hangar, ground leases for direct and indirect benefits to their communities
Jeanne Gustafson
Rural airports in Eastern Washington are seeking to attract more general aviation business to fuel economic growth. Their operators say that with little space available at Spokane's Felts Field and their relatively low rates, leased hangar and is
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Soaring diesel prices took truckers down rough road

Fuel-efficiency efforts, surcharges help offset sharply higher costs
David Cole
The dramatic increase in diesel prices earlier this year has hurt trucking companies here and nationally—with the potential of increasing the cost of everything transported by truck, including food, retail products, and manufactured industry a
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Calendar: November 20, 2008

November 20-December 4, 2008 The Journal of Business publishes information about meetings, events, and learning opportunities of interest to the general business community. Submit such items to Ben Rascoff, Journal of Business, 429 E.
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In The News: November 20, 2008

Nov. 18 / Employment here falls Nonagricultural wage and salary employment in the Spokane area fell to 220,200 in October, a decrease of 300 jobs from the October 2007 level, according to preliminary state figures. Preliminary figures
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The 95/95 proposition: How to get on winning side of it

To hit more home runs, focus on receiving, not making, unsolicited calls
Sales & Marketing
When a prospective customer calls you on the phone and wants to buy—either they heard or read something about you, or read something that you wrote, or someone referred them to you—the odds are close to 95 percent that you can make a sale
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Used judiciously, cash equivalents can be strategic tool

Certificates of deposit, money-market accounts are most popular choices
Andrew Leckey
Under the mattress, in the cookie jar, or buried in the backyard were common hiding places for cash in less sophisticated times.Today, the sophistication level is higher, but the fear of losing money is every bit as real.Cash investments, as
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Small Business Wacth: November 20, 2008

Couple opens medical supply business here Yvonne and Keith Knittle, of Coeur d'Alene, have launched a company here named Copper Creek Medical Inc. that sells and rents medical equipment used to treat sleep disorders.The couple two a
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Suncrest agency merges with Keller Williams

Nvest Real Estate Co., a small agency that specializes in handling Suncrest-area residential and commercial real estate sales, has merged with a much larger agency, Keller Williams Realty Spokane.Nvest's 1,200-square-foot office in the Suncrest
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