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Red Lion eyes aggressive growth

Hopes to add 20 hotels in next year, led by franchising
December 2, 2010
Paul Read
Red Lion Hotels Corp., with its new senior management team now charting the Spokane-based company's future, hopes to add 30 to 40 hotel properties to its chain within the next three years, including 20 in the next year, and says it has the in place
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In the News: December 2, 2010

December 2, 2010
Nov. 19 / Wendell Satre dies Wendell Satre, former president, CEO, and chairman of the board of Washington Water Power Co., died at the age of 92. Satre, who retired from the Spokane company, now Avista Corp., in 1985, also served on
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Calendar: December 2, 2010

December 2-16, 2010
December 2, 2010
Meetings & Events LaunchPad Inland Northwest LLC will hold a free Spokane Area Blogs Community Event, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at The Apple Store, 710 W. Main, downtown. To RSVP for the event, e-mail It also will a 5
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COHE opens satellite office in Yakima

St. Luke's-sponsored project aims to boost needed services there
November 18, 2010
The Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health & Education, sponsored by St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute in collaboration with the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, says it has opened a satellite office in Yakima to to
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Gauging effect of ailing health on productivity

Researchers wrestle with how to measure costs of 'presenteeism'
November 18, 2010
News Wise
Presenteeism—defined as "reduced productivity at work due to health conditions"—increasingly is being recognized as a contributor to health costs for employers. More work is needed, though, to develop reliable tools to measure and its a a
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'Biggest Loser' inspires workplace program

Three big companies market online spinoff of popular TV series
November 18, 2010
An online weight-loss program, "The Biggest Loser Club," inspired by the NBC-TV series by the same name, has evolved to include a spin-off property exclusively designed for the workplace, say three companies that are involved in the project.The
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Keeping sick workers from spreading germs needlessly

Few do enough to keep work spaces sanitized, Staples study suggests
November 18, 2010
A new study shows that many office workers feel compelled to be in the office when they're sick, but few take enough steps to keep their work space clean.A recent survey by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Framingham, that
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Work injury, illness cases fell last year

Federal agency says part of that decline could be due to economic factors
November 18, 2010
The number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that require days away from work to recuperate fell by 9 percent, to just under 1.24 million cases, in 2009 for private industry, state government, and local government, says the
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—Staff photo by Chey Scott

Honing in on worker health

Practice's big challenge is staying fully up to date on changing regulations
November 18, 2010
Chey Scott
Dr. Paula Lantsberger's job is to keep other people safer at theirs.Lantsberger is president and co-founder of Occupational Medical Associates, a specialized medical practice here that focuses on work-related injury care, pre-employment exams, a
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