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Fairchild Air Force Base upgrades landing system

New equipment replaces 40-year-old technology

October 22, 2015

Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, west of Spokane, are working on installing and upgrading what is known as the Instrument Landing System (ILS) on the flight line. The ILS is known as a ground-based instrument approach system that uses a combination o

Kershaw's Inc.: Office supply centenarian

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October 22, 2015

This is how old Kershaw's Inc. is: The downtown Spokane office-supply company was 8 years old when the Chicago Cubs won their last World Series in 1908. When Frederick Kershaw founded Western Typewriter in 1900, the U.S. population was 75 million, less

Spokane-based Fasteners acquired by Fastenal

Big chain to complete purchase soon

October 22, 2015

Staff Report

Fastenal Co., a large Winona, Minn.-based industrial and construction supplies chain that has operations here, says it has acquired certain assets of Fasteners Inc., a Spokane-based regional distributor with stores in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montan

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West Side developer West 77 Partners tabs Vandervert to build 25-plus hotels

Combined project values would exceed $100 million

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc. has started work on its largest contract to date-a $32 million Hilton Garden Inn, in Bellevue-and the real estate developer there also is looking to Vandervert to construct 25 smaller WoodSpring Suites hotels

H-Source goes public on Canadian Securities Exchange

Spokane-based medical exchange looks to grow

October 22, 2015

Stacey Denny

Spokane-based H-Source Holdings Ltd., which owns young online medical marketplace H-Source Inc., went public on the Canadian Securities Exchange earlier this month. The company, which is trading under the symbol HSI, released 50 million shares, with a 3

Tax planners await action by Congress on extenders

Uncertainty said to delay spending, giving decisions

October 22, 2015

Mike McLean

Some tax preparers here say they expect another late-season rush as they await congressional action on dozens of tax deductions, credits, and benefits collectively grouped together as extenders.

Filling seats, finding fans

Business of theater proves to be an intricate dance

October 22, 2015

Treva Lind

Flying in this fall, 'Catch Me If You Canâ€ at Spokane Civic Theatre gained some financial altitude from such noteworthy sponsors as Delta Airlines and Spokane International Airport. However, ticket sales didn't go as well as expected for the season

Children FIRST Therapy moves

Organization takes space at Valley gymnastics facility

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Children FIRST Therapy, a Spokane Valley-based nonprofit that provides early interventional therapy for children ages birth to 3 who have developmental delays, has moved its operations and expanded the services it offers.

Next IT spins off health care unit

Company plans to develop disease-specific programs

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Next IT Corp., the natural language software company that recently moved its operations to Spokane Valley from downtown, has launched a new entity called Next IT Healthcare. Next IT develops software-guided avatars that companies and organizations use t