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Flyback prepares to market energy-capturing technology

7-year-old company here to target big lighting users first
February 10, 2011
Chey Scott
More than 30 percent of all electric power is said to be lost before it ever gets to its destination, but Spokane Valley-based Flyback Energy Inc. has developed a method, called flyback switch technology, to capture and convert that lost power back
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Real Estate Roundup

February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
Whitefish, Mont.-based McKenzie River Pizza Co. restaurant chain has leased a 5,800-square-foot restaurant pad site at 9225 N. Nevada and plans to open an outlet this spring in a building currently under construction. Cory Barbieri, of Goodale & a
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Alaska-based title concern opens North Idaho office

GBS has federal contract to close loans on HUD real estate transactions
February 10, 2011
Mike McLean
GBS LLC, an Alaska-based title and escrow company, says it has set up shop in Coeur d'Alene.Through the Coeur d'Alene office, GBS acts as the loan-closing agent under a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for HUD a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Weigh station advances - Art only

February 10, 2011
A new Washington State Patrol Port of Entry that will feature a weigh-in-motion system, among other technological advances, is under construction near the Washington-Idaho border on Interstate 90. Selland Construction Inc., of Wenatchee, Wash., is
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Small Business Watch

February 10, 2011
Valley insurance firm grows, changes name Starr Starr & Totton, a longtime independent insurance agency in Spokane Valley, has added a partner and changed its name to Starr Starr Totton & Brown, says Brian Starr, one of four Brown, a
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Study suggests no best way to reduce 'senior moments'

Analysis finds memory drills no more effective than simple conversation
January 27, 2011
Health Behavior News Service
Trying to stave off senior moments with memory drills and similar brain-boosting activities? A new review suggests these specific training regimes aren't any better than simple conversations at improving memory in older adults.Some studies show
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Most seniors don't choose to get shingles vaccination

Study by CDC says that despite its effectiveness, only 7 percent get shot
January 27, 2011
News Wise
Although a vaccine to prevent shingles has been available since 2006, fewer than 7 percent of U.S. seniors—the demographic most frequently affected by the disease—chose to receive the vaccination as of 2008, finds a new study from the for
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New tool emerges to assess mobility in elderly patients

Test uses video animation rather than questionnaire to gauge seniors' abilities
January 27, 2011
News Wise
For the one in eight Americans now over the age of 65, mobility is a vital sign that should be checked regularly, say two health and exercise-science professors at Wake Forest University.Mobility is closely linked to overall health and quality a
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Three proteins found to contribute to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers are interested in 'network dysfunction' as a cause of dementia
January 27, 2011
News Wise
Though the cause of Alzheimer's disease still is unknown, recent studies have implicated three proteins strongly in its onset. New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Gladstone Institutes, and the Baylor College of Medicine a
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—Photo by Mike McLean

Pioneering alternatives for skilled-nursing care here

Highly ranked Riverview uses network's philosophy to soften institutional feel
January 27, 2011
Mike McLean
Riverview Lutheran Care Center, a skilled-nursing center near the Spokane River on Upriver Drive, strives to offer a homelike alternative to traditional institutional facilities.The center participates in the Pioneer Network, a nonprofit of that
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