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Genetics testing lab here set to relocate

Allele Diagnostics takes Ignite Northwest space
October 20, 2016
Chris Street
Allele Diagnostics, a Spokane-based genetics testing company, says it's in the final stages of moving laboratory operations to the Ignite Northwest Innovation Center, at 120 N. Pine in Spokane's University District, from its current location at 44 W.
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Comcast settles into big new Liberty Lake facility

700 employees expected at call center by year's end
October 20, 2016
Alan Price, senior director of Comcast Corp.'s Liberty Lake-based customer call center, recently was approached by a service team member about a phone call the center had received from a subscriber in North Carolina as Hurricane Matthew swirled toward t
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Liberty Lake restaurant, retail project planned

Multitenant structure to be erected near Home Depot
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
A Seattle developer plans to construct a 12,400-square-foot, multitenant retail building in Liberty Lake, environmental planning documents on file with the city of Liberty Lake show. The project site would be located on an acre of vacant land at the nort
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LeAnn Bjerken

Airport fees take a toll, parking shuttlers say

SIA contends its pricing changes reflect its needs
October 20, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Businesses offering parking and shuttle services to Spokane International Airport say they have struggled following the airport's decision this summer to increase its trip fees. One such business, the Park 'N Jet lot, located at 5602 W Sunset Highwa
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—Treva Lind

Water discharge regulations raise concerns

Planned PCB limits would be hard to measure, some assert
October 20, 2016
Treva Lind
Three municipal operators along with Kaiser Aluminum Corp. and Inland Empire Paper Co. have Spokane River discharge permits up for renewal, but participants are raising concerns about higher regulatory standards being imposed as part of permit updates. F
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—Mike McLean

Tougher overtime rules loom for Spokane employers

Some employers to convert salaried workers to hourly
October 20, 2016
Mike McLean
New overtime regulations set to go into effect Dec. 1 will mean some salaried workers could see a bump in pay, but many here will see their salaries converted to hourly wages, say Journal sources familiar with the update to the federal Fair Labor Standard
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WSU medical college earns preliminary accreditation

School is on track to enroll first class next August
October 19, 2016
Staff Report
Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine said it received preliminary accreditation earlier today from the Liaison Committee of Medical Education, which is the accrediting agency for MD-granting medical schools. The school des
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