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Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big Spokane-based agricultural lender and crop insurance provider, has reported record net income of $159.2 million for 2011, up from earnings of $150.1 million the previous year.Additionally, the total 7.4 to

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Gold Reserve Inc., the Spokane-based mine-exploration company, is awaiting a decision with huge implications for its future, and it could be a lengthy wait.A three-person tribunal held arbitration hearings last month concerning Gold Reserve's in