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Gas, water divisions buoy Itron

Quarterly revenue is up despite slow electric unit
August 14, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility meter reading technology, with year-over-year revenue growth driven by double-digit gains in both its gas and water lines of business, is poised to take advantage of new global markets, says Philip Mezey
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D.A. Davidson program puts emphasis on young recruits

Effort aims to help graduates become successful advisers
August 14, 2014
Staff Report
D.A. Davidson's Individual Investor Group is starting a financial advisor apprentice program. With almost 80 years of experience helping generations of clients, Davidson says it has developed this program to give candidates the structure, tools, strate
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—Linn Parish

Edward Jones in growth mode in the Inland Northwest

Company has 57 branches in region, more likely to open
August 14, 2014
Linn Parish
Edward D. Jones & Co. is expanding its presence in the Spokane market as part of a five-year national push to open more offices. Pete Blackwell, a certified financial planner who operates an Edward Jones office at 6319 N. Maple, on Spokane's North Sid
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—Mike Mclean

Columbia Bank stakes an Idaho foothold

Tacoma-based company to secure long-sought presence in Gem State
August 14, 2014
Mike McLean
Tacoma-based Columbia Banking System Inc. and Sandpoint-based Intermountain Community Bancorp have similar corporate cultures that will assist integrating the two banks following a planned acquisition that will mark Columbia Bank's long-envisioned entry
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Pension changes are positive step

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July 31, 2014
Staff Report
The city of Spokane and the unions that represent most of its employees took a step in the right direction when they made adjustments to the retirement-pension plan in an effort to make it more sustainable, rather than simply dumping more taxpayer money i
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Hecla posts smaller loss

Gold, silver production rose in second quarter
July 31, 2014
Staff Report
Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported this morning a second-quarter net loss of $14.5 million, or 4 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss of $24.9 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Hecla said in a press release it
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Graham Construction starts $5.3 million in projects

Company expands WSU buildings at Prosser site
July 31, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Spokane-based Graham Construc-tion & Management Inc. has been awarded two construction projects-one in Prosser, Wash., for Washington State University and another at Spokane International Airport-with a combined value of $5.3 million, says Brian Holec
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Cameron-Reilly lands Post Falls project

Cameron-Reilly starts central corridor project
July 31, 2014
Mike McLean
The Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency has awarded Spokane Valley-based concrete contractor Cameron-Reilly LLC a $2 million contract for the district's Spokane Street Revitalization Project in the central north-south corridor of the city. Work on the proj
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We're a model for culture of health

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July 31, 2014
Paul Read
In Spokane, we don't often afford ourselves the privilege of self-congratulation. Too many challenges remain unsolved, we say. Not enough of whatever attracts us to larger cities, or smaller ones, we whine. And what about those potholes? That thought r
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