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Imprezzio's sales-lead technology earns patent

Software created to help users manage contacts

January 30, 2014

The U.S. Patent Office has awarded Spokane-based business software company Imprezzio Inc. its first patent for its sales-lead management technology. The technology is part of Imprezzio's proprietary software named LeadFlowPro, which filters and routes

Hospitality tech company buys distribution right for Spokane, Boise

Spark Solutions now handles Micros here, in Boise

January 30, 2014

Katie Ross

Salt Lake City-based Spark Solutions Group LLC has acquired distribution rights for the Spokane market for Maryland-based Micros System Inc.'s point-of-sale products, including touch-screen computers that restaurants use to track orders, cash registers,

Integrus Architecture designs embassy compound to be built in northern Africa

Other firms here to work on $131 million project

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

The U.S. State Department has awarded a $131 million contract to a design-and-construction team that includes Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, as the architect of record for a new U.S. embassy compound to be constructed in the northwestern African co

Q&A with Gus Johnson: Cruising in Spokane Valley

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January 30, 2014

Linn Parish

A mainstay of Spokane Valley's Auto Row, Gus Johnson Ford owner Gus Johnson has worked in the automotive industry much of his career. Freshly graduated from Washington State University, the Newport, Wash., native worked in the accounting department at

Inland Northwest commodity markets expected to be mostly profitable

However, wheat growers are said likely to struggle

January 30, 2014

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative, says commodity markets appear generally strong this year for most agricultural producers, but wheat producers will face challenges turning a profit due to lower grain pric

Manito Shopping Center changes hands for $13 million

Black Realty unit retains property management

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

A California real estate investment group has bought the Manito Shopping Center for $13 million, says Dave Black, a principal in Spokane-based Black Realty Management Inc., which manages the property. Manito Shopping Center, located at 802 E. 29th, near

Most small companies in Spokane area see health plan costs increase

Groups of under 50 workers affected by age-based rates

January 30, 2014

Treva Lind

Spokane-area businesses with fewer than 50 employees are seeing some of the larger hikes in employer-sponsored health plan premiums this year, though it depends on factors such as the insurance carrier and employees' ages, brokers say. As individuals a

Fitness industry goes specialized in Spokane area

Small businesses, larger gyms here zero in on workout trends

January 30, 2014

Katie Ross

As more movements emerge in the health and fitness industry, especially in niche markets, Spokane's fitness entrepreneurs and larger gyms are taking steps to keep up with the times. Targeted workouts such as yoga, Pilates, Pure Barre, spinning, and Z

Kiemle & Hagood, NAI Black tally record years

Region's largest brokerages cite growth in multiple sectors

January 30, 2014

Mike McLean

Two of Spokane's largest commercial real estate brokerages say 2013 was a landmark year. Kiemle & Hagood Co. had its most profitable year in 2013, says Larry Soehren, company president.

INB parent posts 'most profitable quarter'

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January 29, 2014

Staff Report

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, reported today fourth-quarter net income of $406,000, or 12 cents a share, up from $182,000, or 6 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. This marked the company's