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Itronix seeks new location

Company to consolidate headquarters and factory, will look early next year
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Itronix Corp., the Spokane-based maker of rugged wireless computers, plans early next year to begin looking for a new location into which it can consolidate its operations here. Were seeing pressure on our current space, says CEO Tom We
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Photo labs change their focus

Digital camerasÂ’ popularity forces one-hour shops to adjust or close their doors for good
February 26, 1997
Megan Cooley
Five years ago, Rick OConnors two SuperColor 1-Hour Photo shops were among at least 17 such outlets operated by independent photo finishers here. OConnor offered only a few digital services then, such as scanning images and burning them onto
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Security empire dismantled

Health concerns force Argus owner to sell off assets, transfer contracts; company once had employed 1,000
February 26, 1997
Paul Read
Jim Schoenleber, a former cop who built Argus Services Inc. here into a regional security-guard powerhouse with more than 1,000 employees and annual revenues topping $20 million, has been forced by health problems to dismantle the says he has and a
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IRS to grab less from your wallet

Legislation provides marriage-penalty relief, other benefits through next year
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Tax-law changes for 2003 were intended to keep cash in individuals pockets so they would pump money into the economy, and the law definitely will accomplish the former. Some of the changes were meant to give businesses more to spend as well.A
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KEEPING SCORE

Demystifying todayÂ’s credit-scoring system
February 26, 1997
Megan Cooley
Feel like credit scores are a bigger mystery than the Bermuda Triangle, crop circles, and the Loch Ness monster combined? Youre not alone. Internet-based services are making it easier for consumers to access their scores, also called FICO
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Staffing company opens here

February 26, 1997
Paul Read
Westaff Inc., a big Walnut Creek, Calif.-based staffing and employment services concern, has entered the Spokane-area market.The publicly traded company has opened an office at 15320 E. Marietta thats headed by Anne Rossi, a Westaff manager a
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Teaching labor lingo to ex-communists

Counselor tells Poles, Bulgarians, Macedonians about common job terms
February 26, 1997
Megan Cooley
Fred Cutler, who owns Spokane-based Cutler Counseling LLC, a vocational-rehabilitation counseling firm, has completed business missions this year to three Central European countries that are transitioning from communist economies to capitalist has
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Rehab-therapy temp agency looks to expand

Northwest Therapy eyes Boise, Seattle, Missoula as revenues rise
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
A recent jump in demand for physical-rehabilitation specialists has given a boost to a Spokane Valley company that provides such workers temporarily.As a result of the increased activity, the company, Northwest Therapy Resources PS, is looking
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Rings & Things marches to a different bead

Jewelry-parts wholesaler grows after closing retail operation three years ago
February 26, 1997
Megan Cooley
Russ Nobbs never liked what he calls big business. In fact, he still doesnt like it, even though hes now at the helm of a company that does millions of dollars in sales a year. Nobbs and his wife, Dee Mueller, own Rings & Things, a bead
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Courier service to enter Spokane market in 2004

SeattleÂ’s Delivery Express expects to open branch in Spokane next summer
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Delivery Express Inc., a growing Seattle-based courier service, plans to establish a branch in Spokane next year, says Dave Hamilton, its founder and CEO.The 6-year-old business, which the Puget Sound Business Journal recently listed among the
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