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Second Harvest expands facilities to fill big food need

Second Harvest expects Tri-Cities project to boost its capabilities

March 13, 2014

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest is moving forward with several large projects this year, including a $2.5 million, 26,000-square-foot second-phase expansion of its Pasco, Wash., warehouse facility, says President and CEO Jason Luke Clark.

Providence leaders send right signals

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February 27, 2014

Staff Report

As a pivotal year of change under the Affordable Care Act unfolds, it's reassuring to see the two new top executives of Providence Health Care, the Inland Northwest's largest health care system and one of Spokane County's largest employers, taking a

Coffman Engineers opens office in Oakland

Company with Spokane ties boasts strong growth

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Coffman Engineers Inc. has opened an office in Oakland, Calif., where it has hired the former owner and staff of a smaller engineering firm, says Adrienne Pool, Spokane-based marketing coordinator for Coffman Engineers. Seattle-based Coffman Engineers'

Major update is under way at 173-room hotel near UI in Moscow

Spokane, Cd'A companies doing design, construction

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane construction company and two Coeur d'Alene design concerns are teaming up on a major renovation project at the Best Western University Inn, in Moscow, Idaho. The project will include renovating all 173 guest rooms, reconfiguring restaurant an

ACA 'success' in state overstated

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February 27, 2014

Dr. Roger Stark

The Affordable Care Act is not a 'successâ€ in the Evergreen State, as state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is trying to claim. Commissioner Kreidler recently issued a news release saying the controversial Obamacare program is an enormous succes

Small Business Watch

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February 27, 2014

Staff Report

Bennett House touts respite for senior caregivers

Adult day-care center opens in Coeur d'Alene

February 27, 2014

Katie Ross

Coeur d'Alene businessmen Rick Bennett and George Cunningham have opened an adult day care facility, called Bennett House, to provide caretakers some respite from tending to elderly loved ones. Bennett and Cunningham formed a partnership to open Ben

Francesca's adds second women's clothing store in Spokane

Outlet opens downtown in River Park Square mall

February 27, 2014

Treva Lind

A women's clothing outlet of Houston-based retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. has opened in River Park Square as the company's second store in the Spokane area. The downtown store's manager, Toni Burke, says the Francesca's outlet opened there

Ptera Wireless wins city of Liberty Lake contract

Ptera to upgrade, manage phone, Internet services

February 27, 2014

Katie Ross

The city of Liberty Lake has contracted with Ptera Wireless Inc., the Liberty-Lake based provider of wireless broadband internet and phone services, to upgrade its phone and Internet services, says Steve Wilson, vice president of Ptera. The project bega

Red Lion Hotels introduces interpretation devices for guests

Mobile service translates 180 different languages

February 27, 2014

Katie Ross

Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, is piloting a mobile interpretation device at its Anaheim, Calif., property to help bridge the communication gap between hotel staff and international travelers. 'They've been using it for a couple of weeks,â€ say