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Texan buys nine-story building

Cotter adds to portfolio here with $3.4 million purchase of medical-office building
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
James F. Cotter, a San Antonio businessman with sizable investments in the Spokane office market, has bought the nine-story QualMed Plaza on Spokanes lower South Hill for $3.4 million.The building is located at the northwest corner of Sixth a
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Hospitals suffer due to trauma-fund suspension

State stops paying extra for treatment of badly injured Medicaid patients
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Spokanes two biggest hospitals, already straining under the yoke of higher malpractice-insurance premiums, have been hit with another unforeseen cost: The state earlier this year stopped paying them a customary bonus for treating severely injured
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Some auto dealers here see large jumps in sales

While some dealerships report record years, others see little change from 2001
February 26, 1997
Adrienne C. Dellwo
Some auto dealerships here are experiencing record sales so far this year, due partly to manufacturers incentives such as 0 percent financing and large rebates, while other dealers are seeing little change over last years numbers, a spot check up
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Public art no mystery to Enigma

Enigma Lake Art Co.
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
In 1970, Tom Askman got an incredible urge to create a sculpture, even though the painter and art instructor hadnt done any sculpting before. I decided I wanted to do it back in Wyoming, where he had been raised, Askman now says. I
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FERC criticizes Avista

Commission rejects notion that Enron used Avista; hearing, decision dates set
February 26, 1997
Richard Ripley
A public hearing has been set for April in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions investigation of possible misconduct by Avista Corp., Avista Energy Inc., and two affiliates of Enron Corp., and an initial decision in the case could come next
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Eviction filings triple here

Attorneys who represent landlords cite poverty, drugs, tenant unreliability
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Unlawful-detainer filings, which landlords use in Washington state to forcibly evict tenants who have violated rental-agreement terms and then ignored notices to leave, have tripled in Spokane County over the last 10 years.The number of such in
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East Sprague retail woes persist

Vacancies grow; new city looked to for solutions; making Sprague two-way in couplet suggested
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Two years ago, veteran commercial real estate broker Marshall Clark said hed never seen so many vacant retail spaces in the Spokane Valley, especially along the traditional retail area of East Sprague Avenue between Thierman and Sullivan then, he
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Truckers give Referendum 51 mixed reviews

Measure aims to reduce traffic, but would raise industryÂ’s costs
February 26, 1997
Adrienne C. Dellwo
Referendum 51, the Washington state transportation-improvement package that will be on the November ballot, is getting a mixed review from the Spokane-area trucking industry.The referendum would impact the trucking industry by increasing gross
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U.S. Customs has changed greatly here, post-Sept. 11

Spokane office searches nearly every shipment, looks for weapons material
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
The job of a U.S. Customs Service inspector has changed a great deal since Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps most notably, inspectors are busier, says Mike Marshall, port director at the U.S. Customs office here. Were doing a lot more inspections
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Incident responders smooth I-90 traffic

Driving solo, members help clear accident sites, get broken-down cars running
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
If you drive the Spokane-area stretch of Interstate 90 on your way to work, chances are youve passed by Ernie Sims.If so, hes already at work. His job is to ensure that nothing slows you down as you traverse the metropolitan area along more
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