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Post Falls staffing company expands in North Dakota

Command Center positions to fill expanding job needs

November 3, 2011

Command Center Inc., a Post Falls-based temporary staffing company with 54 offices in the U.S., has launched a wholly-owned division, doing business as Bakken Staffing, to fill expanding employment needs in North Dakota's western oil drilling New a

Greens that grow year-round

November 3, 2011

Treva Lind

As Inland Northwest gardens wilt from frost, a small Otis Orchards farm will remain in full crop production year-round to harvest several varieties of leafy vegetables.On 2.5 acres south of Trent Avenue near Harvard Road, C&S Hydro Huts LLC as a

Revett posts record levels of production

Mining company plans to ratchet up exploration after peak output in Q3

November 3, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based Revett Minerals Inc. has announced record third-quarter production at its Troy Mine, near Troy, Mont.The company reported that for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, it had mined a total of almost 403,000 ounces of and

Rendering courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Border Patrol gears up for larger stations

Spokane Sector projects valued at $48 million planned or under way

November 3, 2011

Mike McLean

Three construction projects valued at $45 million are under way in the Spokane Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and another $3 million has been approved for the first phase of a fourth project, the federal agency says.Border Patrol

Big mattress retailer here acquired

Sleep Country to convert 14 stores east of Cascades to its brand by year's end

November 3, 2011

Chey Scott

Sleep Country USA LLC, a Kent, Wash.-based mattress retailer that now operates more than 80 stores across western Washington and Oregon, has acquired the assets of Spokane-based The Mattress Outlet Inc.The acquisition, which included 14 Mattress

Pawn 1 Inc. making hay in downturn

New Boise-area outlets, strong same-store sales contribute revenue gains

November 3, 2011

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Pawn 1 Inc. has seen double-digit annual revenue growth in recent years, due to both a rise in existing store sales here and to its expansion into the Boise-area market, says Mark Lax, the company's president and majority owner.The

Plane painter planning new hangar at SIA

New facility would require 50 to 100 more employees; headquarters move slated

November 3, 2011

Chey Scott

Associated Painters Inc., the Everett, Wash.-based commercial- and military-aircraft painting company with operations at Spokane International Airport, is taking preliminary steps to add a second hangar at the airport to accommodate a backlog in a

Aerospace sector ramps up here

Industry organizes in hopes Boeing will expand here

November 3, 2011

Treva Lind

Inland Northwest aerospace proponents are shoring up an already strong industry coalition here in anticipation that Chicago-based Boeing Co. may eye West Plains sites for any plant expansion to meet a high demand for single-aisle jets.Much of an

Demand Energy makes its move

Power-storage company pursues 'queen on chessboard'

November 3, 2011

Linn Parish

Three years after its inception, Liberty Lake-based Demand Energy Networks Inc. has brought its energy-storage technology to market and is expecting exponential growth in coming months. Led by a veteran team of Spokane-area entrepreneurs and in

Nonprofits sprout after disaster; few survive, study shows

Most organizations formed to help 9/11 victims aren't solvent now, research finds

October 20, 2011

News Wise

More than 250 new nonprofit groups developed after the 9/11 attacks and generated nearly $700 million in the first two years of operation. In exploring why so many nonprofits sprang up after the disaster, and how they performed once established,