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Washington state starts power plant carbon-reduction strategy

Utilities must comply fully by 2030
September 10, 2015
Mike McLean
While Washington state is said to be leading among states in developing green and renewable energy supplies, it's still got a lot of work to do to comply with a new Clean Power Plan rule announced last month by the Environmental Protection Agency, indus
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Marijuana retailers fret as state regulations start to shift

Medical dispensaries facing uncertain future
September 10, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
The Cannabis Patient Protection Act, commonly referred to as Senate Bill 5052 has some dispensaries here concerned both for the future of their businesses and the welfare of the patients they serve. The bill, which was passed earlier this summer, seeks to
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—Sonja Mongar

Spokane farmers markets see uptick

Several operators report increasing sales this year
September 10, 2015
Sonja Mongar
In response to local trends emphasizing sustainable green practices, such as regional farm food security, public access to nutritious fresh produce, healthier eating lifestyles and community building, farmers' and hybrid 'green” public markets here
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—Kevin Blocker

Retail sales rise throughout Spokane County

5 percent increase seen over first half of the year
September 10, 2015
Taxable retail sales throughout Spokane County increased 5 percent through the first half of this year, compared with the year-earlier period, county budget and finance office statistics show. Through the first six months of 2015, Spokane County had just
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Small Business Watch

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August 27, 2015
Staff Report
—LeAnn Bjerken

Third-generation broker keeps Plese Realty thriving

Despite size, brokerage does substantial volume
August 27, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Forty-five-year-old Vic Plese has worked in his family's real estate business, Plese Realty LLC, for 26 years now.
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Airway Heights' rise good for West Plains

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August 27, 2015
Staff Report
Airway Heights has been waiting longer than some neighborhoods and outlying communities here to reap the benefits of a strengthening economy, so it's encouraging to see the buzz of development activity that appears to be building there now. As Journal
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WSU Spokane's med school allure

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August 27, 2015
Linn Parish
It's not often that professors and others in the post-secondary education world get the opportunity to participate in an academic startup. As Washington State University has learned, such an opportunity is enticing to those in health sciences, as WSU
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Software company, Idaho firm collaborate

Companies aim to simplify payments via credit card
August 27, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Genesis Software Systems, of Spokane Valley, says it has begun working with Eagle, Idaho-based ChargeItPro on payment processing aimed at providing users of merchant software an easier way to accept credit card payments. Genesis Software Systems uses a
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—Kevin Blocker

Company challenges Valley mining moratorium

City officials there remain committed to one-year ban
August 27, 2015
A concrete company here is challenging a mining moratorium that the city of Spokane Valley imposed in late February.
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