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Command Center reports dip in third-quarter earnings

Temp staffing firm says employee, travel costs have risen

November 21, 2012

Command Center Inc., the Post Falls-based temporary staffing company that has operations nationwide, has reported third-quarter net income of $721,800, or 1 cent per share, down from $1.42 million, or 2 cents per share, in the 2011 third company it

Spokane's marzipan maven

November 21, 2012

Treva Lind

Early fall through Christmas, Beate Christoph stirs up extra sales for a South Hill business that transforms marzipan—a mixture of almond paste and sugars—into miniature snowmen, fruits, and Santas, among other holiday treats.Christoph

STCU acquires land in Spokane Valley for new financial center

Credit union envisions site will be hub for its real estate department

November 21, 2012

Mike McLean

Liberty Lake-based Spokane Teachers Credit Union has bought 2.5 acres of land in Spokane Valley, where it plans to construct a financial center that will include a full-service branch and real estate lending services, says Patsy Gayda, STCU's vice

Clare View retirement complex to be built on South Hill

$20 million project will have 61 new rental units, upgrade 124 apartments

November 21, 2012

Mike McLean

Developers of the long-planned Clare View senior housing complex have obtained building permits to construct 61 apartment units in five buildings on the South Hill, says Dave Roberts, senior developer at Spokane Housing Ventures.The $20 million

Inland Northwest employers plan for mild job growth

Associated Industries says fewer survey respondents expect layoffs

November 21, 2012

Jessica Valencia

A new compensation survey released by Associated Industries shows almost half of responding employers are anticipating modest employment growth next year, a positive sign in spite of the lowest respondent participation to date. Notable increases

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West Plains Business Park moves ahead

First tenant secured for 33-acre business park in Airway Heights

November 21, 2012

Kim Crompton

After being stymied for several years, work is finally under way on a planned 33-acre business park in Airway Heights that's expected to include a mix of retail and industrial tenants, and the development has secured its first tenant.West Plains

Rockwood Retirement redesigns its planned Summit tower

South Hill retirement center to start $51 million project next summer, CEO says

November 21, 2012

Linn Parish

Rockwood Retirement Communities, of Spokane, has redesigned The Summit retirement-apartment tower project planned for its Rockwood South Hill campus, making it taller, more slender, and less expensive to build. With the redesign, the plans to on

Inland Northwest college bookstores juggle textbook realities

Gonzaga outsources bookstore; Whitworth considers it

November 21, 2012

Treva Lind

Whitworth University, which has faced recent declines in its campus bookstore revenues mainly in textbook sales, has invited proposals from external business vendors as the school considers outsourcing that operation. A decision is expected by this

New-home permit values jump in Spokane area

Move-up market follows bump in existing residential sales

November 21, 2012

Mike McLean

Permit values for new-home construction in the Spokane area have taken a considerable leap this year, indicating a growing number of homebuyers here are looking to move into more custom quarters, some industry observers say.The average value for

In the News: November 21, 2012

November 21, 2012

Nov. 19 / Itron names new CEOItron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of automated utility meter-reading technology, said Philip Mezey will succeed LeRoy Nosbaum as the company's president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Mezey currently serves as and