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Just-add-air movie theater

December 20, 2012

Sara and Tony Dreher aren't blowing smoke when they say they want to see the outdoor movie make a comeback, but they are blowing air to make it happen. The Drehers are co-owners of FunFlicks Outdoor Movies of the Inland Northwest, a outdoor that

ReliantRX opens wellness clinic in U-District

Pharmacy's new division offers vaccinations, other health-related services

December 20, 2012

Jessica Valencia

ReliantRX LLC, a long-term care pharmacy here, has formed a new wellness clinic, called Reliant LifeWorks Pharmacy & Wellness Clinic, to provide vaccinations, health coaching, and other health-care services. Edie Ward, clinic director and says a

WinCo grocery chain revises plan for Coeur d' Alene store

Discount grocery chain brings smaller store idea to city for design review

December 20, 2012

Mike McLean

Boise-based discount grocery chain WinCo Foods LLC is putting its long planned Coeur d'Alene store back on the front burner, says Mike Read, a spokesman for the company.The company is scheduled to meet today, Dec. 20, with the city's design for

Spokane MSA tops Hart Capital public-company list

Similarly-sized metro areas have fewer such concerns, according to Hart report

December 20, 2012

Treva Lind

The Inland Northwest has more publicly traded companies than 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with comparable populations that were included in a recent study by Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm that offers quarterly market a

Big Spokane Convention Center addition draws flurry of inquiries

Convention center addition expected to attract at least six design-build candidates

December 20, 2012

Mike McLean

The Spokane Public Facilities District has seen a flurry of early interest in its planned $60 million-plus convention center expansion and expects to whittle down a short list of design-build candidates early next month, says Kevin Twohig, director

Signature Genomics co-founder starts new venture

Ex-Signature Genomics CEO Shaffer launches Paw Print to test dogs

December 20, 2012

Mike McLean

Signature Genomics co-founder Lisa Shaffer and her husband, Jeff, are starting a new genetic testing venture—this time for testing people's pooches. The company, Paw Print Genetics, aims to help dog breeders nationwide avoid unhealthy in is

Elaine Couture is setting course for Providence Health Care

New CEO guided by wellness background, mindset

December 20, 2012

Kim Crompton

Elaine Couture has been spearheading wellness initiatives during much of her career in health care, so perhaps it's no surprise that she has some beliefs that census-focused hospital system executives of earlier generations might have considered I

Spokane-area public companies' special dividends hit at year-end

Moves could lessen shareholders' tax burdens

December 20, 2012

Linn Parish

In light of uncertainty over what will happen to federal tax rates in 2013, at least a couple of the Inland Northwest's large publicly-traded companies have issued special dividends as this year comes to a close. These companies are following a

Sterling buys Seattle-area bank branches

December 6, 2012

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Bank, announced today that the bank has agreed to acquire the Seattle-area operations of Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.The Puget Sound offices of Boston Private are located in and As

Investment firm acquires Cascade Windows

December 6, 2012

Altamont Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private investment firm, announced today it has acquired Spokane-based Cascade Windows as part of a restructuring with existing lenders and equity holders. Altamont said in a press release that of a