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Logan Industries seeks Chapter 11 protection

Contract manufacturer cut work force by 65 percent last year, expects recovery
February 26, 1997
Paul Read
Logan Industries Inc., a Spokane contract electronics manufacturer that launched three years ago as a spinoff from Liberty Lake-based Telect Inc., has filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S Bankruptcy Code.The company in
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Window Products to buy McVayÂ’s window plant

McVay manufacturing arm has sales of over $10 million, employs about 60 workers
February 26, 1997
Paul Read
McVay Brothers Contractors Inc., a longtime Spokane supplier and installer of siding and windows, has agreed to sell its window-manufacturing division to Window Products Inc., a big Spokane-based vinyl window maker. Separately, Window Products a
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Jukeboxes, with a digital spin

Songbird On-Demand Music Co.
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Imagine plunking some money into a jukebox and not being limited in your music choices to the relatively small number of compact discs or, God forbid, antique 45s stored in the machine.Instead, using a touch-screen monitor and software designed
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EnronÂ’s fallout hits Avista

Houston giantÂ’s filing under Chapter 11 puts contracts into default
February 26, 1997
Richard Ripley
Some of the shock waves that have rolled out in virtually every direction from Enron Corp. since it filed for protection from creditors Dec. 2 are being felt here at Avista Corp.Enrons bankruptcy filing constituted a default under contracts of
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Itron sees much broader role

Acquisition of LineSoft is companyÂ’s first big step toward fulfilling vision
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Look at Itron Inc. and youll see a maker of automated meter-reading systems for utilities worldwide that in the last two years has boosted its sales, profits, and work force at a time when many other high-technology companies have company CEO at
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Buck Knives eyes Post Falls

Decision due in July on new location for knife makerÂ’s 300-person plant
February 26, 1997
Addy Hatch
Buck Knives Inc., a renowned maker of hunting and utility knives, is considering moving its corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant to Post Falls from Southern California, which would bring about 300 jobs here.Buck Knives is looking at of
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Young biowaste-to-energy concern to power up

SpokaneÂ’s Energy Flow is set to launch system, acquired Colvico earlier
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Energy Flow Management Inc., a young Spokane-based company that greatly increased its presence here in January when it acquired longtime electrical contractor Colvico Inc., plans this spring to begin using farm manure to generate Energy Flow is to
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North Side pizzeria is being built

Northpointe Plaza outlet will be local franchiseeÂ’s second Boston Pizza here
February 26, 1997
Adrienne C. Dellwo
Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is building a new Boston Pizza International Inc. restaurant and sports bar at Northpointe Plaza, in the parking lot of the ShopKo Stores Inc. outlet there.The 5,600-square-foot structure will cost about
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Spokane couple buys former Bethany Home

Elder-care facility to reopen next month; new owners talk of future expansion
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Peter and Candy LaPlante, of Spokane, have bought the building that had housed the now-defunct Bethany Home elder-care facility in the Spokane Valley, and plan to reopen a new elder-care operation there called Bethany Place.The buildings the a
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Inland Power reports decline in net margins

Still, cooperative refunds nearly $1 million, grows its customer base, sales
February 26, 1997
Linn Parish
Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, posted a decline in net margins in 2001 compared with the year earlier, but the number of customers it serves and the amount of electricity it sold both grew.Inland Power also to
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