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Liberty Mutual to expand at Liberty Lake

Greenstone will develop $7.3 million structure on Meadowwood campus

September 12, 2013

Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Boston-based insurance conglomerate, has signed a long-term lease for a 64,000-square-foot building that Greenstone Corp. will develop for it on the Meadowwood Technology Campus, in Liberty Lake, says Wayne Frost, for

Spokane County unemployment hits lowest point since December 2008

September 12, 2013

The Washington state Employment Security Department announced today preliminary August employment data that put the Spokane County unemployment rate at 7.2 percent, its lowest level since December 2008. The preliminary August figure is down from a

Avista wants to raise rate for Washington state customers

September 12, 2013

Avista Corp. announced this morning that it has filed requests to raise rates for Washington state natural gas customers by 9.4 percent and for electric customers in the state by 2.1 percent.The Spokane-based utility is asking the Washington and a

Portland-based Umpqua to acquire Sterling Financial

September 12, 2013

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Bank, and Portland-based Umpqua Holdings Corp. announced this afternoon that they had entered into a definitive agreement for Umpqua to acquire Sterling. The total value of the planned

Calendar: September 12, 2013

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September 12, 2013

Meetings & EventsThe Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its September chapter meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The topic will be Discovering

In the News: September 12, 2013

September 12, 2013

Sept. 5 / Initiative decision upheld A Washington state Court of Appeals commissioner here denied a motion by Envision Spokane that sought to stay an order by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno removing the organization's from a

Small Business Watch

September 12, 2013

Teri Yaki Grill opens in Cd'A's RiverstoneBill Betts, of Coeur d'Alene, has opened a Teri Yaki Grill restaurant in the Village at Riverstone northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene.Teri Yaki Grill occupies 1,500 square feet of space at 2384 N. in

Targeted for development - Art only

September 12, 2013

Crews are undertaking a large excavation project on Spokane's South Hill in preparation for the planned $30 million Regal Plaza shopping center. Located at the southeast corner of the Regal Street and Palouse Highway junction, the planned retail be

School district charts new finish line

September 12, 2013

The 2013-14 academic year promises considerable change for Spokane Public Schools on a visible, tangible level, as well as on a deeper philosophical level.This fall, we will roll out our five-year strategic plan that was developed from input the

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Bouten Construction pilots $36 million airport project in Tri-Cities

Spokane contractor will assist in design to expand terminal to meet growth

September 12, 2013

Mike McLean

The Port of Pasco recently named Spokane-based Bouten Construction Co. the general contractor and construction manager for a planned $36 million Tri-Cities Airport expansion, says Ron Foraker, the airport manager.In that role, Bouten will in the