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Store Fixtures R Us set to close at month's end

Owner claims it's last such supplier still operating here
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
The owner of Store Fixtures R Us, which supplies fixtures, displays, and other related items to retail stores, says he plans to close the 25-year-old East Spokane store by the end of this month, after already having shuttered sister plastic-fabrication c
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Gemmill is right call as county CEO

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November 5, 2015
Staff Report
Spokane County commissioners have made a wise decision in naming Gerry Gemmill as the new county CEO. Now that the position is filled, the commissioners should do their best to put behind them any lingering hard feelings about the controversies that aro
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Reflections on our morning edition

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November 5, 2015
Kim Crompton
Adjusting to the less-frequent publication schedule at the biweekly Journal of Business was a big challenge for me when I joined the news team here more than 26 years ago, after having spent the bulk of my earlier career at daily newspapers. It wasn't
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Cooney Law plans to move to larger space next year

Practice has been based in Garland District since '49
November 5, 2015
Citing an inability to grow in its current location, Cooney Law Offices PS will leave its home of 66 years in the Garland Business District, at 910 W. Garland, and relocate next year to the northeast corner of Washington Street and Indiana Avenue. The Co
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Couple begins expansion, remodel of Cheney hotel

Project to add 46 rooms, cost about $4.7 million
November 5, 2015
Construction started last week on a $4.7 million expansion and renovation of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 111 Betz Road, in Cheney. The hotel's general manager, Dori Byrd, says the planned expansion is desperately needed. 'Last year, we had 9
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Rockwood Health owner reports softer earnings

CEO cites several factors, including admissions drop
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Community Health Systems Inc., the publicly traded, Franklin, Tenn.-based medical facilities operator that owns Rockwood Health System in Spokane, reported this week that its earnings declined in the third quarter. CHS reported third-quarter net income a
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Gonzaga law school offers buyouts to tenured professors

Dean says enrollment has fallen 30 percent
November 5, 2015
A decline in student enrollment at Gonzaga University's School of Law has forced the administration there to start offering buyouts to tenured faculty members. Law school dean Jane Korn says the elimination of some tenured positions will be implemented
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WSU Spokane medical school process moves forward

Staff to submit document to address financial plan
November 5, 2015
The next step in the accreditation process for the proposed Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University Spokane is for administrators and staff to submit a self-study before the end of 2015 that tackles issues of future funding and s
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