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Sewing for the extreme

December 1, 2011

A bear ate through the backpack. While the bag's owner escaped injury, the now-shredded side of his North Face product requires some serious patch work before the next camping trip.Penny Schwyn, owner of a home-based sewing repair business has a

Marshalls plans March store opening

Scope of remodel project pushes apparel chain's debut into the new year

December 1, 2011

Mike McLean

A major remodel project is under way at the largest vacant space in NorthTown Mall, where Marshalls, a discount apparel retail chain, plans to open next spring.Marshalls originally had hoped to open in time for the current Christmas shopping but

Court upholds Rock Creek mine ruling

Opinion sides with finding that Revett's planned mine won't harm wildlife habitat

December 1, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based Revett Minerals Inc. has won a favorable decision from a federal appeals court in a dispute with environmental groups over whether its proposed Rock Creek, Mont., mine would harm grizzly bears and bull trout the company last of

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Nonprofit to develop apartments

Catholic Charities set to break ground on $8 million complex

December 1, 2011

Chey Scott

Catholic Charities Spokane, one of the area's largest social-service nonprofits, plans to begin work this month on an $8 million low-income housing project downtown, next to its House of Charity homeless men's shelter.The nonprofit will a at 108

Biggest CPA firms here ride changes

LarsonAllen merging with another big firm; Moss Adams realigns

December 1, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane's two largest accounting firms, Moss Adams LLP and LarsonAllen LLP, are in the midst of some revamping as a result of unrelated actions that also affect multiple offices elsewhere in the U.S. Local representatives for both firms say, that a

Companies here pursue buybacks

Clearwater Paper, Itron invest millions in their stocks, follow big trend

December 1, 2011

Linn Parish

Two Inland Northwest companies working in two distinct sectors have begun investing tens of millions of dollars in their respective stocks, moves one analyst says are representative of a trend among publicly traded companies.Clearwater Paper the

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Stove maker stokes strategy

Colville concern aims to ignite momentum doused by economy

December 1, 2011

Mike McLean

Colville-based stove maker Home & Hearth Technologies Inc. has responded to a market downturnin sales of wood and pellet-burning appliances by cutting its workforce and expanding its product line to include lower-priced models, says Dennis vice of

Groups face grim budget realities

Funds for biomedical building top legislative wish list

December 1, 2011

Chey Scott

A number of Spokane-area entities hope state legislators will advocate to sustain funding for many programs and projects here during the recently convened special legislative session called by Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire to balance a

CAL: December 1, 2011

December 1, 2011

Meetings & EventsSynergy Healthcare will hold a free Pharmanex: How healthy are you? event today, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. at 12012 E. Mission, in Spokane Valley. To register or for more information, call 413-1630.The Spokane Regional MarCom and K&L a

ITN: December 1, 2011

December 1, 2011

Nov. 29 / Special legislative session startsSpokane legislators joined other legislators in Olympia for a 30-day emergency session to decide on a plan for closing a $1.4 billion gap in the state's operating budget. Social service agency and were