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INW is tops in home affordability

High rating said to show middle-income families can buy homes in market

October 10, 2013

Spokane County has topped a homebuyer affordability index for three quarters among metropolitan housing markets around the state, says Glen Crellin, associate director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.In for

Specialty chain erects store at former Cd'A Elmer's site

Natural Grocers to hire 25 workers for opening, more as sales increase

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, a Lakewood, Colo.-based specialty grocery chain, plans to open its third Idaho store in Coeur d'Alene next spring, says Merrideth Branscombe, a spokeswoman for the company.Natural Grocers will hire about 25 to

Golden Corral buffet restaurant to open next year in Cd'A

Vandervert to construct new $850,000 structure to suit buffet franchisee

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

North Idaho restaurateurs Larry Leavitt and Paul Henderson plan to open a Golden Corral Buffet & Grill restaurant early next year in Coeur d'Alene.The restaurant will be located at 3458 N. Fruitland Lane in the northern part of the city, west of

Spokane-based e-commerce retailer plans its first brick-and-mortar store

In South Perry district

October 10, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Etailz Inc., the e-commerce company that formerly operated under the name Green Cupboards Inc., says it will open a retail store this fall in the South Perry Business District to carry a mix of products available on the websites it to

Washington Trust maintains lead in Spokane County deposits

Wells Fargo Bank had the largest percentage increase, report states

October 10, 2013

Katie Ross

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank once again has topped banks in deposits in Spokane County, says an annual market share report just released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Washington Trust's deposits in the county totaled about $1.73

Railing against fence regulations at outside drinking areas

City councilman, developer contend directive is pointless

October 10, 2013

Katie Ross

Greenstone CEO Jim Frank and Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder are campaigning to allow Washington establishments to serve alcoholic beverages in outdoor seating areas without having to fence them in.Under current Washington State Liquor Board

Coldwater Creek's woes deepen

Recent setback tempers market watchers' outlooks

October 10, 2013

Mike McLean

Some online prognosticators have predicted that Sandpoint-based specialty women's apparel retailer Coldwater Creek might soon succumb to bankruptcy, and a pair of market observers contacted by the Journal of Business have somewhat mixed opinions of

PAML offers prenatal test to detect genetic concerns

Spokane-based diagnostics lab partners with Californiacompany for new screening

October 10, 2013

Staff Report

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories LLC, the Spokane-based diagnostics laboratory, says it has begun offering a new noninvasive prenatal test to check for genetic fetal abnormalities, such as the one that causes Down syndrome.PAML says the

Breast cancer surgeons, plastic surgeons team up

Oncoplasty coordinates removal, reconstruction in one procedure

October 10, 2013

Linn Parish

For some breast cancer sufferers, a relatively new procedure that coordinates cancer removal and breast reconstruction has proven to be a viable option.Dr. Heidi Richardson, a breast surgeon with Rockwood Health System who is a member of the at

Small Business Watch

October 10, 2013

Faux-finish specialist opens store in Cd'AArtWorks Spokane Inc., a faux-finish contractor and paint distributor here, has expanded by opening a store in Coeur d'Alene, its second.Owner Nancy Jones says the business is leasing 2,300 square of