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Next IT's avatars set for use in human resources industry

Conversational software apps touted to cut costs

January 15, 2015

Next IT Corp., the Spokane-based natural language software company, says its Alme conversational platform, in which virtual assistants interact with users, is now available for human resource management uses. The company, founded in 2002 by veteran Spoka

Reliant RX buys former Signature Genomics space

Specialty pharmacy to move there from University District

January 15, 2015

Linn Parish

Kroetch Investment Holdings LLC, which owns Reliant RX specialty pharmacy, has bought the former Signature Genomics Laboratories facility in north Spokane, with plans to move there and expand, Realtors involved in the transaction say. PerkinElmer Inc.,

Telect finds new home for its U.S. operations

Company to employ up to 125 there after transition

January 15, 2015

Katie Ross

Telect Inc., the Liberty Lake-based communications networking equipment manufacturing company, has leased and is moving its U.S. operations into manufacturing and office space in the Liberty Lake Business Park, at 22425 E. Appleway, says Wayne Williams, p

Rebooked startup goes live following Startup Weekend success

Founders expect to prove concept here, then grow

January 15, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Rebooked, one of the winners from last April's Startup Weekend Spokane, has gone live with its app enabling service providers such as hair salons, dental offices, and medical providers to rebook canceled appointments and no-shows. The vision for Rebook

Foreclosure numbers dip in Spokane, remain historically high

Housing recovery said to hinge on job growth

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Foreclosure actions completed in 2014 in Spokane County fell 19 percent compared with the record number of foreclosures in 2013, but they're still historically high, some housing-market observers here say. The Spokane County Auditor's Office recorded

Plunging fuel prices boost economy somewhat

Lower- to middle-income consumers said benefiting most

January 15, 2015

Katie Ross

As the price of gasoline continues to fall in Spokane and throughout the U.S., consumers here are finding that they have more money to spend on other household needs, and businesses are seeing benefits as well. Some observers suggest, however, that the we

$15 million-plus office complex eyed along Spokane River

Project near U-District to include four buildings

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane developer and contractor Eric Brown says he plans to construct a $15 million-plus office complex near the south bank of the Spokane River, on the eastern edge of the University District. The project, tentatively named Spokane River Properties Dev

Horizon to absorb smaller CU here

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January 13, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley-based Horizon Credit Union and Spokane-based United Health Services Credit Union, of Spokane, today announced they've agreed to merge, pending regulatory approval. The boards of both credit unions voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue th

Next IT to move to Valley

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January 9, 2015

Staff Report

Next IT Corp., the Spokane-based natural language software company, says it plans to move later this year into a building that's being constructed in the Pinecroft Business Park, in Spokane Valley. The company, founded in 2002by veteran Spokane entre

Chicago brokerage acquires Spokane-based Fidelity Associates

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January 8, 2015

Staff Report

Fidelity Associates Financial Services Inc., a Spokane-based insurance and employee-benefits brokerage with roots dating back to 1906, has sold its assets to Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. Hub International didn't disclose the terms of the tran