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—Mike McLean

Moving on up at Summit

First Summit Tower living units ready to occupy
April 21, 2016
Mike McLean
As of last week Rockwood Retirement Communities representatives felt they were within days of obtaining occupancy permits to begin moving residents into the second through fourth floors of the new $51 million, 11-story Summit Tower on the Rockwood South H
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Developing a different approach to dementia care

DAWN method creator stresses client well-being
April 21, 2016
Treva Lind
Senior caregiver Judy Cornish realized a few years ago that her dementia patients relaxed more if she chatted with them regularly about what was happening. Her friendly bantering used intentional words giving clients needed information to offset their l
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Don't romanticize marijuana sector

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April 21, 2016
Linn Parish
The growing, processing, and retail selling of marijuana has been legal in Washington state for just under two years, and during that time, the Journal has endeavored to report on the once-illegal activities as we would any other emerging industry. Our a
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Using justice reform to enhance economy

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April 21, 2016
Staff Report
If Spokane County is to enjoy strong economic growth in the years to come, one of the key steps it can take to fortify that effort-and to elevate the area's image among companies considering locating here-is being aggressive about addressing crime a
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Cloud computing provider acquires Easy Desk clients

Datarang nearly doubles its number of customers
April 21, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Datarang LLC, a Spokane Valley-based cloud computing company, says it has finalized an agreement to acquire the cloud services clients of Easy Desk LLC, another Spokane cloud service provider. Datarang co-founder and CEO Eric Phillips says that with the
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Premera restructures, eliminates 33 positions here

Organization encourages those affected to reapply
April 21, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
Premera Blue Cross has eliminated 33 positions in its Spokane operation as part of a larger restructuring in which the Mountlake Terrace, Wash-based health plan provider has confirmed the layoff of 165 employees in all. Tom Messick, vice president and g
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Seattle wealth management firm acquires Summit

Combined company now handles $2 billion in assets
April 21, 2016
Seattle-based Merriman Wealth Management LLC has acquired Summit Capital Management LLC, with offices in Spokane and Seattle. The acquisition, which took effect April 1, is part of Merriman's overall regional growth strategy. Summit Capital will assum
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Three Maverik c-stores planned here, filings show

Work proposed to start as early as this summer
April 21, 2016
Mike McLean
Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based convenience store and gas station chain, plans to construct three new Spokane-area outlets as soon as this summer, preliminary applications on file with the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley show. The Maverik out
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Pointe Pest Control: Intercepting Insects

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April 21, 2016
LeAnn Bjerken
While many people find that talk of insects makes their skin crawl, Jacob Borg, owner of local pest control company Pointe Pest Control LLC, says the bug business here is booming. 'This is a very competitive business,” says Borg. 'I think sometim
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