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Bankers here foresee financial reform bill repercussions

Stacks of new regulations said to mean higher costs for consumers

July 29, 2010

Spokane-area bankers have widely varying opinions on the merits of the recently approved legislation to revamp the nation's financial regulatory system. One belief at least several of them share, though, is that the thousands of pages of coming new

New U.S. Bank executive here looks to boost bank's market share

Now regional president, Linda Elkin says she will stress community involvement

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Although its name might suggest otherwise, Linda Elkin wants Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank to become known as a community bank here. Recently promoted to Northeast Washington region president, Elkin oversees 21 U.S. Bank branches in Spokane and a

Cheney street work slated to begin at end of this month

Shamrock Paving, Spokane Rock Products bid $842,000 for arterial, residential streets

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Twelve short sections of street in Cheney soon will undergo renovation. Shamrock Paving Inc. is the apparent low bidder for a residential street project, with a bid of $435,000, and Spokane Rock Products Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an a

Small Business Watch

July 29, 2010

New eye clinic opens in Indian Trail community Dr. Thomas A. Meyers, a Spokane optometrist, has opened Pacific EyeCare & Optical, at 5011 W. Lowell, in the Indian Trail neighborhood.Meyers says he opened his own practice, located in

Spokane man builds new-era packing machine

Owner says food packaging machines are hard to clean, can lead to contamination

July 29, 2010

Chey Scott

After more than five years of research and assembly, Mark Holderman, owner and founder of Spokane-based Madpacker Packaging Systems, is ready to sell a new food packaging machine he designed and built.While working in the packaging industry for

Partners buy building at Indiana, Ruby

Gallatin Public Affairs, Swindler to move there from Rock Pointe Tower

July 29, 2010

Kim Crompton

Three partners in the Gallatin Public Affairs consulting firm and Spokane attorney Geoffrey D. Swindler have bought a building at the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Ruby Street through a company they've formed called Big Problem Solvers and

Restaurant planned on South Grand

Savory to take former video-store space; chef- owner from California

July 29, 2010

Chey Scott

Steven Herrmann, a former Los Angeles-area chef, has relocated to Spokane to open a restaurant, to be called Savory, at 1314 S. Grand, on the South Hill.Herrmann says he heard of the opportunity to take the space from his friend and Spokane Josh

Transit plan seeks public involvement

First open house suggests preference for streetcars, light rail, electric trolleys

July 29, 2010

Kim Frlan

Streetcars, light rail, and electric trolley buses were the preferred modes of transit cited by attendees of a June 29 open house designed to solicit public comment about alternative transportation possibilities for the downtown Spokane area.The

Cherries ripen into growth industry

July 15, 2010

Editor's Notebook

Recently, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, on an economic-development tour, picked cherries at a Sunnyside farm. Good idea. Washington grows more than half of the nation's sweet cherries, which have become a growth industry in the state like few has

Small Business Watch

July 15, 2010

Hatch Advertising moves to new location Hatch Advertising has moved to a new location, at 15413 E. Valley Way, in Spokane Valley.Owner Greg Hatch says the business moved from its old location, at 1120 N. Mullan, to be closer to the