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Uncle Dan's dresses up sales

March 14, 2013

Spokane-based Uncle Dan's Inc., a maker of salad dressing mixes for 47 years, has whisked up wider wholesale distribution after its bleu cheese variety became the official dip for a hot-wings eating contest in Philadelphia, called Wing Dan's makes

Inland Power & Light sees drop in net margins

Revenue increase offset by co-op's benefit costs; member usage levels out

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, posted net margins of $2.1 million last year, down sharply from $5.8 million in 2011, when it had a one-time beneficial change in how it's billed for the power it provides.The a a

Goodwill acquires warehouse, plans surplus outlet

Nonprofit plans to open outlet store, salvage plant in big structure on Front

March 14, 2013

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest says it has bought the former Cascade Seed warehouse, east of downtown, and plans to use most of the space to accommodate new operations that will reduce waste from regional Goodwill Brekke,

Fred's Appliance to enter Montana market with two stores

Retailer expects to open in Missoula next month, Kalispell later this year

March 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to open a new retail outlet in Missoula, Mont., in April, and is working on securing land to build a store in Kalispell, Mont., says Troy Varness, the company's general manager. The Missoula store will a

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Greenstone eyes more commercial development at Kendall Yards

'Live-work' project would include 24 apartments, ground-floor retail bays

March 14, 2013

Mike McLean

Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. has started the permitting process for a $3 million mixed-use building overlooking the Spokane River gorge in the Kendall Yards urban ridge development, says Greenstone CEO Jim Frank.The three-story, structure

Lighthouse for the Blind to expand North Side manufacturing facility

Nonprofit manufacturer plans $3.5 million project, aims to double workforce

March 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Seattle-based Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., which provides jobs for blind people and others with disabilities, plans to expand its Inland Northwest Lighthouse manufacturing facility, located on Spokane's North Side, and boost its employment here.

Inland Northwest boat sales float gently higher

Statewide transactions trend positive for first time in four years

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-area boat dealers are upbeat about sales this year after receiving a strong response at the recent exhibition boat show here."Our floor traffic has been greater the first two months of this year than the previous two years," says Doug of

Spokane County tax bills top $500 million for first time

Total property valuation drops for third straight year

March 14, 2013

Mike McLean

Total property value in Spokane County declined for the third consecutive year in 2012, while total taxes levied for 2013 based on that value topped a half-billion dollars for the first time, county records show.Meantime, the number of property

Planned new health-exchange call center to employ 60 people

February 28, 2013

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which will operate the Washington Healthplanfinder being formed as part of the Affordable Care Act, announced this morning that a new call center employing 60 people will open in Spokane this September to to

Clearwater Paper to close Georgia plant

February 28, 2013

Clearwater Paper Corp., of Spokane, announced this morning it plans to close a tissue converting and distribution facility in Thomaston, Ga., a small city located about 60 miles south of Atlanta.The company said in a press release that it plans to