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Post Falls auto dealership changes hands

Company to key in on Chrysler; Findlay picks up third North Idaho facility
Mike McLean
Midway Automotive Group Inc. has sold its Nissan auto dealership in Post Falls to Henderson, Nev.-based Findlay Automotive Group, and plans to focus on its recently expanded and remodeled Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership next door, says Joe marks
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—Staff photo by Chey Scott

Shoppers take on mob mentality

Businesses here reap benefits of new buy-local trend
Chey Scott
An emerging, national scheme intended to boost patronage and sales at locally-owned, small businesses is starting to take hold in the Spokane area, with at least three "cash mobs" having taken place here in recent months. Cash mobs have been by
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—Staff photo by Chey Scott

Spokane Valley manufacturer Wagstaff expands

Spokane Valley company's international customer base grows
Chey Scott
Wagstaff Inc., the big, 66-year-old Spokane Valley-based maker of aluminum-casting equipment that's sold to aluminum producers worldwide, recently began work on two expansion projects at its facilities here that, when completed, will add 57,000 to
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Look to wheat industry for investment opportunities

Significant contributor to regional economy is to grow in coming years
Personal Investing
"O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain." America, the BeautifulWhile written in the early 1900s about a trip to Pikes Peak, I think Katherine Bates, the author of the to
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June 1/ Condon plans reorganizations within citySpokane Mayor David Condon announced plans to form a streamlined division of the city's major utilities—water, wastewater, and solid waste—and fleet services. As part of those changes, the
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Calendar

Meetings & EventsLeadership Spokane will hold its graduation and community leadership day today, June 7, at 5 p.m., at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph. Julia Sweeney will speak. Graduate plus one are free, paid alumni are free,
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Post Falls concern expands markets for insulating foam

FMI-EPS taps Canadian, U.S. building industry with varied product line
Mike McLean
A Post Falls company that makes foam insulation and packaging materials has managed to expand during the recession, largely by capitalizing on growing Canadian markets and diversifying its U.S. product line.The company, FMI-EPS LLC, makes foam a
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Tilting cars in assembly may prevent injury

Researchers say sitting also can alleviate strain on select installations
News Wise
Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain, but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up.That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested
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Large players work to expedite materials innovation

Manufacturers develop principles meant to drive industry, economic growth
News Wise
More than 30 leaders representing a broad cross-section of the materials and manufacturing industries are the initial signatories to a newly developed set of principles designed to provide guidance on pursuing collaborative efforts to accelerate by
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Manufacturer orders rose in March

Western region posted double-digit increases for month, year to date
U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled about $496 million during the month of March, says the Association for Manufacturing Technology. That sum, as reported by companies participating in AMT's U.S. manufacturing technology orders program,
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