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Colmac Coil wins big contract, expands

Colville concern to add workers, space to make equipment for airport on Persian Gulf
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc., a Colville, Wash.-based maker of components for heating and cooling systems, has landed a big contract to provide equipment for an airport in the Middle East, and that large order is requiring it to boost its work by
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Big retail center gets site-plan OK

28-acre development near U.S. 395 and Hatch Road can now look for tenants
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Spokane County officials have accepted a site plan, and have required traffic improvements, for an 18-lot commercial development proposed for the northeast corner of U.S. 395 and Hatch Road, north of Spokane.The development, to be called Midway
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Counter-top maker plans facility here

Portland concern to hire up to 25 employees at Spokane Valley facility
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Precision Countertops Inc., of Portland, Ore., says it plans to open a manufacturing facility in the Spokane Valley, where it will employ up to 25 people. The new plant here will be the counter-top makers third.The company has leased a space
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Reflecting on the boom in Post Falls

Since start of this decade, jobs have grown 44 percent, health care especially strong
February 26, 1997
Emily Brandler
Everybody knows that Post Falls has been booming, but just how much has the once-sleepy North Idaho city grown this decade?Regional economist Kathryn Tacke set out to answer that question in an essay published in the Idaho state Department of &
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Health rate hikes to hold steady in Â’07

Increases this year will be moderate, but that likely wonÂ’t be trend in future
February 26, 1997
Emily Brandler
Health-plan costs for Spokane-area businesses, which softened a bit last year, will be mostly in the single-digit to low-double-digit range again this year. Representatives of health plans here warn, though, that the lower rate hikes dont mean in
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New chamber-EDC to be bigger

Merged organization starting to come into focus, to launch Jan. 31
February 26, 1997
Paul Read
The new organization being formed through the merger of the Spokane chamber and economic-development council here is starting to come into focus, and whats clear already is that it will be bigger than its two predecessors.Since mid-November,
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Outside money pours into region

West Coast investors, others like steady business climate here
February 26, 1997
Mike McLean
Growing numbers of real estate investors and developers from outside the Inland Northwest are finding valueand putting their chipsin the Spokane-North Idaho market. Spokane developer Walt Worthy, who owns the Davenport Hotel and has made is
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Wheat, pea, lentil markets strong; chickpeas also are gaining ground

February 26, 1997
Rocky Wilson
Although uncontrollable factors such as the weather and the international market again will play major roles in the Inland Northwests agricultural picture in 2007, early indicators are favorable for another positive year.The wheat industry, a
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Lumber makers donÂ’t expect letup in depressed market until late Â’07

February 26, 1997
Richard Ripley
A buzz saw of adverse market conditions cut into the lumber industrys production this year, and the industry doesnt expect things to get better until late 2007 or early 2008.U.S. housing starts plunged to an anticipated 1.88 million units a
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Miners ride continuing price gains, as exploration, development grow

February 26, 1997
Paul Read
The surging precious metals prices of 2005 didnt stop when the calendar turned to 2006, much to the delight of the mining industry. With that trend expected to continue, mining companies are reaping profits again and investing aggressively in and
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