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Bankruptcy filings fall in Inland Northwest

Spokane County's drop outpaces district; Cd'A court sees slight decline

February 2, 2012

There were almost 1,000 fewer bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington last year than in the previous year, the second consecutive year of declining activity, year-end data show.Consumers and businesses filed 6,214 bankruptcy petitions last year

Revett posts record-year production

Mining company also reports increased cash flow from its Troy Mine

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. said it had total production of 1.29 million ounces of silver and 10.65 million pounds of copper last year at its Troy Mine, near Troy, Mont.The full-year production amounts for the mine's

Incoming residents increase

Licenses surrendered here from other states rise, reversing trend

February 2, 2012

Mike McLean

Out-of-state driver's licenses surrendered in Spokane County increased in 2011 for the second consecutive year following three years of steep declines, but economic analysts have varying views on what that means for the economy here.One analyst

Recycling rate spiked here in '10

Spokane County outpaced state as a whole, ecology department figures show

February 2, 2012

Linn Parish

For the first time in the 20-plus years that the Washington state Department of Ecology has generated recycling statistics, Spokane County residents recycled more waste than they threw away in 2010, according to figures released late last month by

Snail mail could get a bit slower

USPS sorting center here, however, isn't a closure candidate

February 2, 2012

Chey Scott

Changes the U.S. Postal Service plans to put into effect this May that could lengthen the delivery window for First Class mail likely won't have much of an impact on business customers here who are sending out large quantities of mail in that local

Crux drills into new growth arena

Company builds power tower foundations at remote sites

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Crux Subsurface Inc., a Spokane Valley-based geotechnical exploration and construction company, has drilled into a growing segment of its business that involves building transmission line foundations on rugged and often environmentally protected in

Calendar

February 2, 2012

Meetings & EventsAmerican Advertising Federation Spokane will hold a Super Bowl Commercials lunch program Monday, Feb. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Global Credit Union, 1520 W. Third. The cost is $15 for AAF members and $25 for For more a

In the News

February 2, 2012

Jan. 31 / Potlatch posts $1.5 million lossPotlatch Corp., of Spokane, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.5 million, or 4 cents a diluted common share, down from net income of $9.4 million, or 22 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.

Health data security breaches expected to escalate in 2012

Cloud computing, wireless devices could compromise patient records, some say

January 19, 2012

PR Newswire

Hospitals and health care organizations will need more than a couple of aspirin to ready themselves for a likely increase in data security headaches this year, suggests the sponsor of a study on the topic.Industry experts representing health to

Executives are confident in data security practices

Survey suggests, though, some capabilities have deteriorated since '08

January 19, 2012

The majority of executives worldwide appear to be confident in the effectiveness of their organizations' information security practices, though other responses in an international study suggest that some security capabilities have been since 2008.