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City proposes street, parks funding plan

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April 28, 2014

The city of Spokane announced this morning a refinancing proposal that would fund street maintenance and park improvements. If executed as proposed, the city says in a press release, strategic refinancing could provide $25 million annually for street f

Hadley deserves sincere thank you

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April 24, 2014

Staff Report

As GSI President and CEO Rich Hadley nears his May 9 retirement date, it's time for the Spokane business community to pause for a moment and reflect on the impact Hadley has had on the evolution of Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Inland Northwest b

Market Facts - Art Only

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April 24, 2014

Staff Report

Coeur d'Alene elder law firm works to assist retirees in protecting assets

Elder law specialists help navigate health care costs

April 24, 2014

Lucas Thayer

Issues faced by seniors and those preparing for retirement are more complicated than they were 30 years ago, says Michael Wytychak, who founded Wytychak Elder Law PLLC in Coeur d'Alene in 1984. Seniors need to prepare for the rising cost of living and h

Small Business Watch

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April 24, 2014

Staff Report

Playing catch-up: retirement planning dilemmas for women

Longer life expectancy, less pay contribute to female retirement anxiety

April 24, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Kathleen Cavender, 61, a part-time jazz singer and full-time artist in Spokane, had been married to her husband Mike for nearly 30 years when he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an autoimmune disease that turns the lungs to scar tissue.

McDonald's plans to open its outlet near GU in July

Work gets under way after delay to meet with critics

April 24, 2014

Judith Spitzer

McDonald's Corp. is well under way on construction of a controversial new drive-thru-only restaurant on the southwest corner of Hamilton Street and Augusta Avenue, near Gonzaga University's campus, in Spokane. The restaurant is expected to open in

FlyBack expands in tire merchant's former space

TRC occupies smaller quarters on South Hill

April 24, 2014

Mike McLean

Green energy technology company FlyBack Energy Inc. has leased an 8,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by TRC Tire Sales LLC, at 102 S. Flora Road, in Spokane Valley, and has consolidated its operations there, says Paul Babcock, company president

STCU enhances its mortgage rate-lock policy

Homebuyers can secure rate before picking house

April 24, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane Teachers Credit Union, the Spokane area's largest credit union, has modified its home mortgage interest rate lock policy for conventional loans to make it more borrower-friendly, says Jeff Mularksi, STCU's real estate manager for origination a

Cities should join regional effort

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April 24, 2014

Al French and Kevin Cooke

There has been a regional solid waste system in Spokane County since 1989, when the city of Spokane and Spokane County entered into an interlocal agreement. That agreement will expire on Nov. 17, and the system will become the county's responsibility.