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Seasoning sensations

July 18, 2013
Jessica Valencia
Pete Taylor has been in the restaurant industry for most of his life, working most recently as an executive chef with a catering company when he decided to spice things up by launching his own business, SAVORx LLC.The company, which Taylor two I
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Desautel Hege public relations firm names new CEO

Hege appointed CEO; Desautels stay in roles as counsel, shareholders
July 18, 2013
Treva Lind
Of the Journal of BusinessDesautel Hege Communications, a Spokane-based public relations and marketing company, has named Michelle Hege as president and CEO, replacing Cher Desautel effective this month.Jim and Cher Desautel, a husband and
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—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia

Parts Wholesalers projects sales growth

Company doubled size of store in Cd'A this year; employee count steady
July 18, 2013
Jessica Valencia
Parts Wholesalers Inc., an automotive parts wholesale and retail chain based here, is expecting its second year of sales growth this year following the opening of a Post Falls store last year, and a larger new Coeur d'Alene store earlier this year,
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West Corp. is adding 200 jobs at downtown Spokane office

Call center downtown to grow to 700 workers; Valley site employs 300
July 18, 2013
Treva Lind
West Corp., an Omaha, Neb.-based call center operator, says the company will be adding more than 200 new employees to its downtown Spokane call center beginning this month. The additional workers will boost the workforce at its downtown center a
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

Spokane Business & Industrial Park sees activity return slowly

Occupancy, revenues ascend, although still beneath 2005 levels
July 18, 2013
Mike McLean
The Spokane Business & Industrial Park has seen its occupancy rate and revenues slowly improve over the last few years, although both measures have some ground to make up to reach prerecession levels, says Dean Stuart, director of marketing for of
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Iron Bridge wants to build $20 million in new office buildings

$20 million office project set to break ground in fall, pending lease agreements
July 18, 2013
Mike McLean
Iron Bridge LLC, of Spokane, expects to start construction this fall on two new connected buildings valued at up to $20 million at the Iron Bridge Office Campus along the Spokane River east of downtown, says Kent Hull, the company's managing says a
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—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia

Military veterans' skills get lost in translation

Unemployment rate remains higher than for rest of population
July 18, 2013
Jessica Valencia
Felicia Jensen, a 45-year-old operations officer stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, is nearing the end of a 26-year career in the U.S. Air Force, although looking for a job during the past few months has left the question of "What's next?" her
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Inland Northwest executive pay keeps rising

Compensation increased at double-digit rate again
July 18, 2013
Linn Parish
Total executive compensation at Inland Northwest publicly traded companies increased in 2012 at virtually the same double-digit rate as in 2011, the Journal of Business' annual analysis shows.The 13.2 percent increase in average total last year
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Calendar: July 3, 2013

July 3, 2013
July 3, 2013
Meetings & EventsThe West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership breakfast on Thursday, July 11, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at Eastern Washington University's Tawanka Hall, in Cheney. Virginia Hinch, of EWU, will discuss business
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In the News: July 3, 2013

July 3, 2013
June 30 / Projects here in state construction budgetThe Washington Legislature passed a $3.5 billion spending plan for capital construction projects that included funding for a number of projects here, including $11.8 million to expand the in It
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