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Banking software maker refocuses

New owner of Getronics unit here targets product development

January 15, 2009

The former Liberty Lake-based banking software division of Dutch computer-services giant Getronics has a new owner, Dallas-based CompuCom Systems Inc.It also has a revised strategy that its new director says should help bolster its global are on

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Condo towers eyed on South Hill

Moran Prairie project would have up to 136 units, commercial space

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

Spokane developers Dennis Swartout and his son, Ben, plan to ask Spokane County for permission to build a multimillion-dollar project on the South Hill that would include two 12-story towers housing 136 condominium units plus commercial and retail

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Hospitals' women's programs stress varying objectives

New operator hasn't decided on marketing at Deaconess, Valley

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

For years, Spokane-area hospitals have packaged health-care services for women in women's centers, or departments, and have done a considerable amount of marketing to promote those departments.There's a new hospital operator in town, however, and

Most women egg donors said satisfied with process

Some, however, report adverse physical symptoms, psychological aftereffects

January 15, 2009

Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms, and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, the first study to examine the of by

Sacred Heart awaits new mobile mammography unit

Foundation here raises $1.2 million for replacement coach and equipment

January 15, 2009

David Cole

The Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation has raised $1.2 million to replace that center's mammography coach and related equipment.Since 1999, the Sacred Heart Women's Health Center coach has been traveling to Inland Northwest businesses, and a

Counseling boosts intake of better foods

New study finds list of fruit, veggies, 'good fats' beneficial

January 15, 2009

In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered dietitians and provided a a

Providence adds perinatology research

Researchers are enrolling patients for NIH study involving first pregnancies

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Providence Medical Research Center here has added a perinatal research section to its lineup of medical research areas, and is enrolling or preparing for several studies in that new program. Perinatology, also called maternal-fetal

Skip the pity party, and refocus on serving your customers

Unwillingness to accept change robs you of ability to act on new opportunities

January 15, 2009

Sales & Marketing

"It's been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will." (Written and performed in 1964 by Sam Cooke.)Change is not "in the air," it has hit the ground running, or should I say running rampant. If it hasn't affected you

Calendar: January 15, 2009

January 15, 2009

January 15-29, 2009 The Journal of Business publishes information about meetings, events, and learning opportunities of interest to the general business community. Submit such items to Ben Rascoff, Journal of Business, 429 E. Third, WA

Sorting out winners, losers from the economic carnage

Sticking with industries that have taken beating will require leap of faith

January 15, 2009

Personal Investing

Determining the best industries to invest in for 2009—and the ones to avoid—requires keeping an open mind about what's considered bad or good.You could, for example, employ the "bird in the hand" philosophy to select industries that in