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Obesity places burden on bottom line

Meaningful intervention will require multifaceted effort, workplace support

October 24, 2013

It's been said that "health is wealth," and it's becoming more evident to employers that the opposite is also true. According to the Workforce Wellness Index, unhealthy behaviors among the U.S. workforce cost employers annually a total of in

Health cost analysis company forms

Tech entrepreneurs set to launch cloud-based platform to measure efficiency

October 24, 2013

Mike McLean

Two experienced Spokane entrepreneurs are in countdown mode for the launch of Arevo Health, a cloud-based software startup that they hope will revolutionize corporate health care efficiency tracking.Ryan Fix and Jim Schlosser founded the company

St. Luke's new space goes tech driven

Hospital opens new lab, separate model apartment employing assistive devices

October 24, 2013

Treva Lind

Video-conferencing technology in a new lab at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Center has enabled a 15-year-old recovering from a spinal cord injury at the hospital here to interact daily with his algebra class in Genesee, Idaho, about 100 miles south of

Spokane exhibit maker rolls out new line of museum displays

IQ Smart Interactive says wall, fixture setups give flexibility

October 24, 2013

Treva Lind

IQ Smart Interactive LLC, a Spokane-based company that designs and makes museum exhibits, says it is launching a new product line this month named Flexhibits, which are modular wall-structured systems to hold interactive, interchangeable science of

Providence Health Care set to launch Epic system

Massive electronic records system scheduled to go live at 2 a.m. Saturday

October 24, 2013

Linn Parish

After two years of planning and tens of thousands of hours of employee training, Providence Health Care Eastern Washington plans to go live with an Epic health records system in its four Inland Northwest hospitals at 2 a.m. Oct. 26. The launch &

Spokane Valley fabricator adds space, client work

Precision Cutting expands production area in Valley, to invest in new equipment

October 24, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based Precision Cutting Technologies Inc., a fabrication shop that is experiencing growth in making parts for several manufacturing companies here, is expanding its production area by almost double with a $500,000 building Clint and

Spokane-area retailers hopeful for holidays

End of government shutdown helps lift spirits

October 24, 2013

Katie Ross

The National Retail Federation is forecasting an increase of almost 4 percent in retail sales for the months of November and December this year. This is slightly higher than 2012's actual increase of 3.5 percent and the 10-year average holiday of a

Avista posts jump in net income

October 24, 2013

Avista Corp., of Spokane, reported today third-quarter net income of $11.4 million, or 19 cents a diluted share, compared with income of $5.8 million, or 10 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.Scott L. Morris, chairman, president, and CEO of

Avista to acquire Alaska utility

October 24, 2013

Avista Corp., of Spokane, announced this afternoon that it has agreed to acquire Alaska Energy & Resources Co., a privately held Juneau, Alaska-based company that operates Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., in a transaction valued at $170 purchase

Ambassadors posts net loss

October 24, 2013

Ambassadors Group Inc., the Spokane-based provider of educational travel programs, posted this afternoon a third-quarter net loss of $1.6 million, or 10 cents a diluted share, compared with net income of $5.5 million, or 31 cents a share, in the to