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—Virginia Thomas

Targeting a bull's-eye niche

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July 17, 2014
Virginia Thomas
As customers walk in the front door of Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop Inc., CEO Robin Ball greets most by name. From the shooting range on the other side of the building comes the intermittent bang of pistol shots. At the glass counters where hu
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Recreation, conservation project funds approved

Interior Department says sum exceeds $43 million
July 17, 2014
Staff Report
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell last week joined Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, co-chair of the bipartisan coalition of Mayors for Parks, to announce that $43.4 million will be distributed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states,
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June rains boost wheat crops; heat could hurt yields

Beef, dairy remain profitable despite increased feed cost
July 17, 2014
Katie Ross
Northwest wheat growers are expected to see a price drop again next year, after a decline to $6 a bushel in June from a peak of $7 a bushel earlier this year, a midyear report from Spokane-based Northwest Farm Credit Services says. While strong rainfall
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City of Spokane stormwater overflow tank project out for rebid

$3.7 million installation part of clean water plan
July 17, 2014
Katie Ross
The city of Spokane has sent out for rebid the contract for a projected $3.7 million combined sewer overflow tank to be built on east Sprague Avenue near the Hamilton overpass, says city spokeswoman Marlene Feist.
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Inland Northwest stock index rises faster than the S&P 500

Itron, Hecla stocks up; Red Lion lags others
July 17, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the combined stock value of 12 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies, as measured in an overall index it compiles, rose 6.3 percent in the second quarter of 2014, beating out the S&P
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Spokane County moves ahead with amending marijuana grower, processor, retailer regulations

Meanwhile, temporary codes given extension
July 17, 2014
Katie Ross
The Spokane County Board of Commissioners voted late last month to continue the current interim zoning regulations for the production and processing of recreational marijuana, and to begin the process of amending the county's permanent zoning codes. T
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Post-recession job numbers in Spokane still aren't back to even

Spokane County trails state in its workforce recovery
July 17, 2014
Katie Ross
As the Spokane area continues to recover after the great recession, one indicator of economic improvement is lagging behind here: job creation. Spokane County lost a total of about 13,500 jobs in 2009 and 2010, but as of last year had recovered only abo
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—Mike McLean

Chucking the punch clock with results-only work environment (ROWE)

Zipline says flexible work schedules improve productivity
July 17, 2014
Mike McLean
Zipline Communications Inc., the Spokane-based website and mobile applications builder that does business as Zipline Interactive, has tossed the 9-to-5 workday and has liberated its employees from their office confines. Ryan Stemkoski, 31, who co-founded
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—Katie Ross

Meridian Construction branches out into development

Meridian maintains roots in owner representation
July 17, 2014
Katie Ross
Meridian Construction Inc., the Spokane Valley-based general contractor and construction management concern, has begun to expand its operations by getting into property development, says owner Mark D'Agostino.
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$14.5 million sewer plant upgrade starts in Hayden

Project to reduce levels of phosphorus, nitrogen
July 17, 2014
Mike McLean
The Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board has launched a $14.5 million phase of upgrades at its wastewater treatment plant on the Rathdrum Prairie to help it comply with new pollution standards under its federal discharge permit, says Ken Windram, the board'
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