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Cascade merges with Oregon firm

Window maker in Valley boosts work force to 450 with Empire Pacific deal
Kim Crompton
Cascade Windows, a longtime Spokane Valley manufacturer of vinyl windows, says it has merged with a Portland-area window maker, boosting its regional presence and enlarging its total work force to about 450 workers.Randy Emerson, Cascade and the
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Opposition stirs against tribal casino

Zak Designs CEO brings together business leaders concerned about proposal
Linn Parish
A prominent West Plains business owner is organizing opposition to a $130-million development proposed just west of Airway Heights by the Spokane Tribe of Indians. Irv Zakheim, president and CEO of dinnerware designer and manufacturer Zak Inc.,
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Jail project costs cut to $199 million

Ballot measure targeted for August, rather than April; campaign planned
Kim Crompton
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office says it has made draft master plan updates that would trim 592 inmate beds and $66 million off previous size and cost estimates for a detention-services project designed to meet its needs over the next 25 Office
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Printers here broaden offerings

Recession pushes local shops to expand services, tweak business
Chey Scott
Some Spokane-area printers are changing their business models and expanding the services they offer as part of an effort to offset a general downturn in the industry over the past two years due to the recession and a trend toward digital some are a
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Assessed values fall; taxes rise

County could experience record number of appeals for fourth straight year
Mike McLean
Overall property values in Spokane County, as assessed by the Spokane County Assessor's Office, declined last year for the first time since 1983. Property owners might not see a drop in taxes as a result, however, since the average property tax is
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In the News: February 10, 2011

Feb. 8 / Potlatch's earnings rise Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. reported net income of $8.9 million, or 22 cents a diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with earnings of $2.9 million, or 7 cents a share, in the For of
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Calendar: February 10, 2011

February 10-24, 2011
Meetings & Events Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a breakfast meeting on Friday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will give her 2011 State of the City Address. The cost is a
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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
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
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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