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Quest Aircraft Co. lands in Chinese market

Sandpoint airplane manufacturer inks second Asian contract

October 23, 2014

Quest Aircraft Co., the Sandpoint-based aerospace manufacturer that produces the rugged Kodiak light airplane, has reached a long-term sales agreement with a Chinese company that also plans eventually to manufacture Kodiak aircraft for the Chinese market.

Tax planners expecting final tweaks after election

Some final rules for 2014 might be written next year

October 23, 2014

Mike McLean

Some tax preparers here say they're expecting a compressed tax season as Congress likely won't consider renewing expired tax breaks until after the Nov. 4 midterm election.

Clearwater Paper posts lower net income

Net sales, however, rise by nearly 5 percent

October 22, 2014

Staff Report

Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon third-quarter net income of $6.3 million, or 31 cents a diluted share, compared with income of $13.3 million, or 60 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. The company attributed the declin

Potlatch agrees to buy timberlands for $384 million

Company also reports increase in its net income

October 20, 2014

Staff Report

Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported this afternoon that it has agreed to buy 201,000 acres of timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi for $384 million. The land, which Potlatch is acquiring from affiliates of Resource Management Service LLC, will expan

INB parent posts increase in earnings

Bank's total assets hit record level

October 16, 2014

Staff Report

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, reported today third-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $976,000, or 23 cents a diluted share, up from income of $708,000, or 22 cents a share, in the ye

AmericanWest Bank to acquire Bank of Sacramento

Transaction to give Spokane bank nine branches in California capital

October 15, 2014

Staff Report

AmericanWest Bank announced this morning that it plans to acquire Bank of Sacramento. The acquisition will give AmericanWest a total of nine branches in the Sacramento area and nearly 100 throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Utah. Bank

Celebrating mind-and-heart legacy

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October 9, 2014

Jason Thackston

Not only are we celebrating Avista's 125th year of serving the Inland Northwest, but Whitworth University, my alma mater, is also celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding. This weekend, the university will hold a monumental celebration and wil

Parks, street plan worthy of support

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October 9, 2014

Staff Report

Voters should approve with enthusiasm both the parks and streets bond refinancing proposals that the city of Spokane has placed on the November ballot. In short, the proposals will retire debt and enable the city to make improvements during the next 20

Small Business Watch

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October 9, 2014

Staff Report

Farmgirlfit opens gym in Cd'A, its second in all

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October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

Farmgirlfit, a Spokane-based women's fitness club, has opened a gym in North Idaho, says Jaunessa Walsh, Farmgirlfit co-owner and fitness coach. The second Farmgirlfit gym is located in a retail center at 2930 N. Government Way in Coeur d'Alene. Jen