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Unemployment causes some to dip into 401(k)s, jeorpardizing retirement

Tough economic times cause some to tap into 401(k), other savings

October 11, 2012

As people lose their jobs due to the economy, more people have started to take money out of 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts to make ends meet, says Greg Stewart-Longhurst, certified public accountant and founder of Stewart & PS. it

Daughter buys out mother's share of Exit on South Hill

Long-time real estate mentor, partner retires to pursue other venture

October 11, 2012

Mike McLean

Sabrina Jones-Schroeder has bought her mother's interest in G&S Real Estate Professionals Inc., a Spokane brokerage that does business as Exit Real Estate Professionals.Jones-Schroeder says her mother, real estate mentor, and former business has

Big job on campus - Art only

October 11, 2012

Gonzaga University's $14 million, mixed-use complex begins to take shape on the east side of campus, west of Hamilton Street and south of Boone Avenue. Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor on the four-level, 250,000-square-

Real Life Ministries buys former Gold's Gym site

Congregation anticipates services will be held next month at North Side site

October 11, 2012

Mike McLean

Real Life Ministries Spokane has bought a building on the North Side that formerly was occupied by a Gold's Gym outlet and plans to establish its first permanent home there, says Brad Spears, a spokesman for the church.The 20,000-square-foot is

One size won't fit all in Obamacare

October 11, 2012

Editor's Notebook

If you're looking for a terse, tidy directive of what precisely your company should do to prepare for the health insurance changes coming down the pike with the Affordable Care Act, you aren't likely to find it. There isn't a one-size-fits-all a

Small Business Watch

October 11, 2012

New dental practice opens on South Hill A new dental practice, 8 Days a Week Dental LLC, has opened at 2607 S. Southeast Blvd., on Spokane's South Hill. The practice offers general dental services for adults and children. Dr. Shanci Wagner of

Leadership shift planned at LaunchPad INW

LaunchPad's co-founder moves into new position with high-tech company

October 11, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Bill Kalivas, co-founder and managing partner of Spokane-based professional networking and interactive media company LaunchPad Inland Northwest Inc., is handing off day-to-day operations of the company and has accepted a new job with Liberty cloud

Fatbeam builds $2.7 million fiber-optics network between Liberty Lake, Coeur d'Alene

Big fiber-optic installation to serve variety of clients from Liberty Lake to Cd'A

October 11, 2012

Treva Lind

Fatbeam LLC, a Post Falls-based provider of broadband fiber-optic networks, has an estimated $2.7 million fiber-optic cable installation project well under way for a network that will extend between Coeur d'Alene and Liberty Lake.Fatbeam Greg a

Itron lands big contract with Southern California Gas Co.

Utility will use equipment as part of major upgrades for its advanced metering

October 11, 2012

Treva Lind

Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of energy-management equipment and systems, says Southern California Gas Co. will install nearly 1.5 million of Itron's natural gas meters and more than 600,000 of its gas regulators.Southern California a

Post Falls temp staffing company posts record quarterly revenue

Post Falls temp-staffing company reports strong upswing

October 11, 2012

Treva Lind

Command Center Inc., a Post Falls-based temporary-staffing company with 52 offices in the U.S., has reported a record third-quarter revenue of $28.4 million, up 13.7 percent from nearly $25 million in the year-earlier quarter.Its revenue of over