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Precision Cutting Technologies changes hands

Industrial metal manufacturer's employees retained after acquisition by private equity firm

March 2, 2023

Clint and Brenda Grassel, founders of Precision Cutting Technologies Inc., in Liberty Lake, have sold their business to a Washington state-based private equity company that they say will continue operations under the Precision name and expand the business

Impacted: Council mulls impact fees with construction moratorium along U.S. 195 corridor set to end

Uniform, citywide fees floated as option

March 2, 2023

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane City Council has a matter of days to decide whether to adjust transportation impact fees before a moratorium on new construction in the Latah Valley area expires. The Council could raise the fee to 600% or more of the current level. It also

Guest Commentary: Minimum wage hikes harm some employees

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February 16, 2023

Chris Cargill

Raising the minimum wage is one of the many policy ideas peppered with tradeoffs, but one of the few that has such a direct impact on businesses and employees alike. Lawmakers in Idaho and Montana have introduced legislation intended to raise the

The Journal's View: Access to apprenticeships should be legislative focus

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February 16, 2023

Staff Report

Washington state legislators need to take steps to increase access to construction-trade apprenticeships. The interest in construction careers is greater than the availability of apprenticeship opportunities, trade executives say, and that bottleneck

Two-day program set for veteran entrepreneurs

ReBoot Spokane training scheduled March 21-22 at Carl Maxey Center

February 16, 2023

Steve Watts-Oelrich

A free entrepreneurship training course for veterans will be offered March 21-22, in Spokane, by Business Impact NW, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and its Region X Veteran's Business Outreach Center.

odd Radwick, president of Radwick Financial Group LLC, of Winthrop, Wash., is an insurance and financial adviser. He can be reached at 509.996.3425 and at todd@radwickfinancial.com

Fixed index annuities are option in inflationary era

Payouts can keep pace with rising cost of living

February 16, 2023

Todd Radwick

Fixed indexed annuities-and their ability to guarantee zero market losses while providing a guaranteed life income-are to small business owners and the private sector what defined benefit pension plans are to government employees in the public

Living in retirement requires strategy

Defining goals will help tailor savings, resources to fit individual situations

February 16, 2023

Michael Maehl

Arriving at your retirement date with no real idea as to how you'll be able to live without that regular paycheck is not a good strategy. Consider using the following guidelines to help create your retirement roadmap.

Residents lead activities at Affinity at Mirabeau

Amenities include travel program, trails, movie theater, pub

February 16, 2023

Karina Elias

At the recently opened Affinity at Mirabeau retirement complex, residents take the lead in planning celebrations, holidays, happy hours, and other activities. 'It really is a community. It's people coming together as neighbors, and they become

Federal incentives launched for starting retirement plans

Dollar-for-dollar tax credit included in spending bill

February 16, 2023

Clay Randall

Congress waited until the last minute, Dec. 29, 2022, to pass the comprehensive Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. While largely a spending bill, one of its components, the SECURE Act 2.0, is a far-reaching set of changes and additions to the

Fig. 1 Patents law firm adds pharmaceutical division

Firms gains materials, chemistry, medical devices expertise

February 16, 2023

Karina Elias

Fig. 1 Patents PLLC, a Spokane-based patent preparation law firm, is expanding its expertise into pharmaceuticals with the hiring of Scott Chapple. Chapple says he started working at Fig. 1 on Jan. 29.