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Virginia Thomas

Driving retirement

While bus driving is popular among retirees, uncertainty over students' return may push seniors into other part-time jobs
July 30, 2020
Virginia Thomas
The most popular part-time job for retirees in Washington state is that of school bus driver, according to a report released last month by national life insurance agency Choice Mutual. But whether that job will remain in the top spot for retirees is hard
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Tesla Inc.

Tesla opens first Spokane service center

High-profile carmaker also adds its fourth Seattle service location
July 30, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Palo Alto, California-based electric car and clean energy manufacturer Tesla Inc. has established a service center in East Spokane. Tesla applied for a change-of-use permit at its facility at 3304 E. Springfield, near Playfair Commerce Park, early this
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Jim Van Löben Sels to take reins at Mt. Spokane ski park

Longtime Arbor Crest GM had stepped back earlier from family business role
July 30, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Jim van Löben Sels is trading one passion for another. After having spent most of the past two decades as general manager at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, van Löben Sels recently accepted a similar position at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park.
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KYLE DAY

Q&A with Otto Klein of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club

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July 30, 2020
Virginia Thomas
This would have been Otto Klein's 28th season with the Spokane Indians Baseball Club. Klein, who's now senior vice president of the Spokane Indians, says he first interviewed with the team on his way home from college, and hasn't left Spokane since.
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Portland developer advances U District housing plans

Company could start work this fall on $20M project
July 30, 2020
Natasha Nellis
A Portland-based development company could break ground on its planned $20 million Boxcar Apartments in the University District as early as October, says managing partner Tom Cody. The company, Project PDX
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VIRGINIA THOMAS

Working the unemployment system

Many people are making more on unemployment than in jobs, some say
July 30, 2020
Virginia Thomas
While the number of people unemployed in Washington state is falling slowly, a combination of fear of contracting COVID-19 and an additional $600 in weekly federal pandemic unemployment benefits have led some people to refuse to return to work, some
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Inland Northwest executive pay inches upward

Modest increase follows fluctuations in previous two years
July 30, 2020
Linn Parish
Pre-pandemic executive pay increased by just 1% for executives at Inland Northwest-based publicly traded companies in 2019, according to a Journal of Business analysis.
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Electric car maker's West Plains plant appears to be moving forward

Complex could employ up to 4,000 people in coming years, Mullen CEO says
July 16, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Work on Mullen Technologies Inc.'s planned 1.3 million-square-foot West Plains manufacturing facility could start as early as September, says Mullen CEO and founder David Michery. While that timeline might prove to be optimistic, S3R3 Solutions is revi
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Guest Commentary: Lights out for Seattle under new payroll tax

Signs 2022 looking dim …
July 16, 2020
Don Brunell
Far too few people remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: 'Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn out the lights?” The reference was to the massive job losses at Boeing when the supersonic transport project collapsed and the company, then
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The Journal's View: More taxes aren't solution to governments' woes right now

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July 16, 2020
Staff Report
Employers shouldn't be asked to shoulder the full burden of revenue shortfalls in state and local governments, especially now. Elected officials need to look inward to determine what cuts can be made to balance budgets. And looking inward includes
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