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Hanna & Associates advertising agency to open Florida office

Hanna starts brand work for supermarket chain, aims for casinos there

August 2, 2012

Hanna & Associates Inc., a longtime Coeur d'Alene-based advertising company, plans to open an office in Florida, which it hopes will be a launch point for expanding its services in the Southeast, says Dayne Hanna, president, CEO, and founder of the

City of Spokane works to bring down 'silos'

Permit center, change in culture is imminent, division director says

August 2, 2012

Linn Parish

You can't see it when driving along Spokane Falls Boulevard, but according to Jan Quintrall, the silos are coming down at City Hall. Quintrall, the city of Spokane's director of business and development services, says the city plans to develop a

Columbia Medical buys physicians' practices

Columbia Medical adds five physicians, 15 staff to its health care network

August 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Columbia Medical Associates, a Spokane-based physicians' group that Group Health Cooperative acquired last year, has bought the assets of two specialty doctor practices here.Kelly Stanford, Columbia Medical's president and Group Health vice of 1

Office tenants go bargain hunting in Spokane area

Landlords offering rent concessions to stay competitive

August 2, 2012

Mike McLean

Many commercial-property landlords here are offering rent concessions in the form of reduced rates or periods of free rent to attract and retain tenants, who are shopping the market and willing to move for better deals or more desirable space, some

Servatron Inc. diversifies, is on track for $30 million in sales

Higher revenues projected as company broadens reach

August 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based contract manufacturer Servatron Inc., which moved into new quarters in March, is on track to boost its annual sales to $30 million as the company has diversified and added new key accounts, says President Tod Byers. That is

Railroad activity remains a key economic indicator

Health of storied industry often is linked directly to vibrancy of business

August 2, 2012

Personal Investing

One of the key indicators of how our overall economy is doing is the Dow Transportation Index. Made up of airlines, marine transport, trucking, railroad, and other transport-related companies, these components are all sensitive to changes in the in

In the News

August 2, 2012

July 26 / Sterling Financial reports jump in earningsSterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Bank, reported second-quarter net income of $320.9 million, or $5.13 a diluted share, up from $7.6 million, or 12 cents a share,

Calendar

August 2, 2012

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Rendezvous on the Roof Deck networking event on Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The cost is $25. For information, go to

Calendar: July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its Builder's Hall of Fame gala and reception on Thursday, July 19 at 5:30 p.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. Spokane Mayor David Condon will be the keynote speaker, and City

In The News: July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

July 16/ Schweitzer Engineering to open Valley officeSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc., of Pullman, said it will open an office in Spokane Valley this fall. The manufacturer of energy protection devices and systems that employs 2,500-plus