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Premera Blue Cross adopts new customer-service focus

Big health insurer invests in tech, patient research
October 20, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
With open enrollment periods for health insurance starting next month, consumers once again find themselves navigating the complexities of health care plans. Because of those complexities, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross says it has be
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South Hill senior apartment complex to undergo renovation

$4 million plan to improve all Canterbury Court units
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
The owner of Canterbury Court, a low-income senior apartment complex at 1010 S. Rockwood Blvd., is planning a $4 million, multiphase renovation project, says Shannon Meagher, of Spokane-based Kiemle & Hagood Co. Meagher heads up development and special p
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ROW buys Cd'A building, plans to move in November

Company grows with diverse adventure tours
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
Silver Stream Diversified LLC, an affiliate of longtime Coeur d'Alene outdoor tour operator ROW Adventures, has bought a 5,900-square-foot building in downtown Coeur d'Alene, where ROW plans to move from smaller, leased quarters, says ROW co-founder P
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Monitoring students on the move

System tracks, scores activities of fifth graders
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
Coeur d'Alene-based Kootenai Health is joining Spokane-based Providence Health Care in providing area fifth graders a program that emphasizes the importance of physical activity. In its inaugural year in the program, Kootenai Health is distributing 1,5
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Tecate Grill scheduled to reopen on North Side

Restaurant plans to retain much of its original menu
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
The Tecate Grill, formerly located in the Shadle Shopping Center, will reopen at 2610 W. Northwest Blvd., likely within a couple of weeks, says Juan Vazquez, co-owner of the southwest Mexican-cuisine restaurant. The Tecate Grill ownership group bought th
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Northwest Farm Credit reports high yields, low returns

As wheat, cattle markets struggle; tree fruits flourish
October 20, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Several of the Northwest's big agricultural markets are seeing high yields but low returns this harvest season, says Spokane-based agricultural lender Northwest Farm Credit Services in its latest report. Michael Stolp, Northwest FCS vice president of
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View from a Stratotanker

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October 20, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Living in the Spokane area, odds are you've probably seen at least one of Fairchild Air Force Base's big gray refueling tankers pass overhead on one of its daily missions. However, the experience of watching as one of those KC-135 Stratotankers refu
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Family Home Care acquires competitor

Agency gains foothold in Boise, Tri-Cities
October 20, 2016
Linn Parish
Liberty Lake-based in-home care provider Family Home Care has acquired Spokane-based competitor AtHome Care, giving the company a new presence in the Boise and Tri-Cities markets. Dean Roberson, the company's vice president of business development,
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Longtime North Side ski shop Wintersport to close

Owner retiring; property sold, will be leased out
October 20, 2016
Kim Crompton
Wintersport, a popular longtime ski shop at the southeast corner of Division Street and Bridgeport Avenue on Spokane's North Side, will be closing around the end of this month, says owner Darrell Perdue, who has sold the property and is retiring. Perdu
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PacifiCAD adds software for manufacturers

Spokane company looks to grow revenue in sector
October 20, 2016
Kim Crompton
PacifiCAD Inc., a 27-year-old Spokane reseller and servicer of design software for the architectural, engineering, construction, and manufacturing industries, says it's launching a new offering that it expects will boost its presence in the manufacturin
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