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Doused effort to alter I-937 flickers on

Bill to revise renewable energy criteria died, but sponsor predicts rebirth
Kim Crompton
Sen. Chris Marr, D-Spokane, who spearheaded a bill in the 2009 Washington Legislature to give electric utilities more ways to meet voter-approved renewable-energy standards, predicts the main points of the legislation will re-emerge in 2010. The in
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—Staff photo by Jeanne Gustafson

Travel industry on a bumpy ride

Industry changes coupled with recession challenge agencies
Jeanne Gustafson
The travel industry has arrived at a new destination.Travel agencies, already reeling from the elimination earlier this decade of their main source of revenue—airline commissions—now also are adapting to reductions in consumer travel, &
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—Rendering courtesy Bernardo Wills Architects PC and GGLO LLC

Valley nod looms on revitalization

Approval of latest version could come this month
Mike McLean
The city of Spokane Valley appears ready to give final approval this month to the latest version of the proposed Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan, says Mayor Rich Munson. The city hopes to attract a variety of private development projects by
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Recession-ravaged economy is breeding ground for scams

It has never been more important to protect yourself, avoid schemes
Personal Investing
In the same way that a tiger attacks the weakest wildebeest in the herd, some humans kick others when they're down.Depleted investment accounts, rising home foreclosures, and lost jobs in this recession have turned 2009 into the hunting grounds
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In the News: June 4, 2009

May 29 / Davenport Hotel acquires Hotel Lusso The Davenport Hotel Inc., which operates the Davenport Hotel & Tower at 10 N. Post in downtown Spokane and is owned by Walt and Karen Worthy, said it had bought the four-story boutique at 1
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Calendar: June 4, 2009

June 5­­­-18, 2009
Meetings & Events A business fair and face-to-face meeting for local social network users will be held on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, in Coeur d'Alene. Attendees will be able to learn about local and
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Safco lands $2.2 million sewer project

David Cole
Safco Inc., of Hayden, has won a $2.2 million project to install sewer lines in the Rotchford Acres area near 16th Avenue and Sullivan Road, say county officials.Cindy Grasso, a county program specialist, says the planned sewer-line project is a
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City of Davenport launches spate of recreation projects

Spokane-area companies designing and building community park facilities
Jeanne Gustafson
About $3.1 million in projects are planned or under way in and around the city of Davenport, Wash., to upgrade a community park and add recreational facilities, including a new public swimming pool, skate park, park pavilion, and baseball and Inc.,
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Some of nation's biggest home builders face bankruptcy

Analysis finds that more than 30 percent of them are in financial distress
A review of the 33 U.S. home builders with more than $10 million in annual revenue found recently that more than 30 percent were in financial distress and in danger of filing for bankruptcy.Grant Thornton Corporate Advisory & Restructuring part
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