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Day-late workers' compensation filing ignites legal battle

Appellate panel overturns Superior Court ruling here

August 13, 2015

A Spokane attorney says he will ask the Washington State Supreme Court to review a Spokane appellate court finding that his client's worker-injury claim, submitted to the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, was invalid because it was fi

Spokane Tribe is eager to begin casino work

Inslee to seek more input before making his decision

August 13, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

The Spokane Tribe of Indians says it's prepared to go ahead on construction of its proposed West Plains casino project should Gov. Jay Inslee announce in its favor. Newly elected tribal chairwoman Carol Evans says, 'With this scale of project, we are

NorthTown Mall, Spokane Valley Mall owner reports big increase in latest-quarter earnings

GGP here also posts gains in rental rates

August 13, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall here, has reported a marked increase in second-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. The company posted second-quar

Rockwood Health owner set to spin off 38 hospitals

CHS facilities here aren't among those in transaction

August 13, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Community Health Systems, the Tennessee-based medical facilities operator that owns Rockwood Health System in Spokane, plans to spin off 38 small-market hospitals into a separate company. According to a recent press release, the new company will include

A Zombie Named Ted LLC: Dawn of a new zombie apocalypse

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August 13, 2015

Sonja Mongar

Just when it appears America's collective fascination for invasion, destruction, apocalypse and infection might be sated through zombie-driven TV episodes like 'Walking Deadâ€ and Spokane's own 'Z-Nation,â€ enter Ted. He's a zombie who think

Bank of America tabs Kurt Walsdorf for broader role

Longtime executive will still lead Spokane market

August 13, 2015

Chris Street

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Kurt Walsdorf to head up business banking in much of the western U.S.Â

Avista posts high marks from its customers

Ninety-five percent say they are at least satisfied

August 13, 2015

For the second straight year, 95 percent of surveyed Avista Utilities customers reported being either satisfied or very satisfied with their service. Avista Corp. published the results of that 2014 survey in 'The Power of Shared Value 2015â€ report t

Sky High Sports founders start new bouncy venture

Spinoff to open trampoline parks outside of the U.S

August 13, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

The owners of Sky High Sports Spokane LLC, a five-year company that operates a trampoline facility here, have created a new partnership called Flying Squirrel Sports through which they hope to open trampoline parks in locations throughout Canada and Centr

Level 3 Communications grows its network in Spokane, Cd'A region

Company provides service to nearly 300 buildings

August 13, 2015

Level 3 Communications LLC has expanded its communications network to nearly 300 buildings in the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene markets, says Derrick Green, who manages the Spokane office for the Broomfield, Colo.-based company. 'In the last two years w

Ignite Northwest selects first class here

Young companies' CEOs to start session this month

August 13, 2015

Ignite Northwest, the nonprofit business accelerator that recently formed here to help young tech companies overcome early startup challenges, has selected 10 Inland Northwest companies to be a part of its inaugural class that's scheduled to start Aug.