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August 16, 2012

Commercial kitchen repair business opensA Spokane couple has opened Northwest Commercial Kitchen Repair LLC, a repair shop that primarily handles restaurant equipment. Technician Jerry Fox and his wife, Marian, who will handle the side of the

Revett Minerals posts loss as copper production drops

Valley mining company cites increased costs, says weather hindered access

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. says it had a second-quarter net loss of $2.2 million, or 7 cents a diluted share, down from net income of $7.9 million, or 16 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.For the first six

Inland Northwest Bank remodels branch in Paulsen Building downtown

Leone & Keeble to finish 12,000-square-foot bank branch overhaul this fall

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Inland Northwest Bank says it's remodeling its main branch, located on the first floor of the Paulsen Center, at 421 W. Riverside downtown. Randall Fewel, the bank's president and CEO, says the $650,000 project is the first extensive renovation

Rezone approved in Spokane Valley for big apartment complex

Council action clears way for about 200 living units on 10 acres off Broadway

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

The Spokane Valley City Council has approved a land-use zone change request by a Valley development concern that would allow construction of an apartment complex with a maximum of roughly 200 units near Broadway Avenue and Conklin Road.The the a

Avista hires two firms to sell up to $72.3 million of company's stock

Agreements replace public offerings, in effect through '15

August 16, 2012

Linn Parish

Avista Corp., of Spokane, has inked new agreements with two security firms to sell up to $72.3 million of the utility's stock through late 2015. The company filed notification with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 9 that it of

Spokane Valley's 'pop' culture

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

It isn't every day that a dental hygienist gets into the gourmet popcorn business, but owner Amber Juliano has done just that with her business partner and mother, Debby Horrocks. The pair opened up Pop-n-Corn Gourmet Popcorn & Soda Aug. 1 in the a

Northwest Farm Credit Services posts jump in earnings

Ag lender says income up after refund of premiums, lower loan loss provision

August 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, of Spokane, says it had second-quarter net income of $56.1 million, up sharply from $29.4 million in the 2011 second quarter.For the first six months of 2012, the federally chartered ag lender reports earnings of

Stellar Senior Living acquires Fairwinds retirement complex in Cd'A

Stellar Senior Living changes complex's name to North Star Retirement

August 16, 2012

Mike McLean

Salt Lake City-based Stellar Senior Living LLC, a retirement-center owner-operator formed earlier this year, has acquired the former Fairwinds Coeur d'Alene retirement center and has renamed it North Star Retirement Community.The Coeur d'Alene a

Horizon Air to reopen Spokane International Airport base

Company plans to station 98 pilots, flight attendants here starting Aug. 19

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Horizon Air, a Seattle-based subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., says it plans to reopen a pilot-and-flight attendant base in Spokane later this month.Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Marianne Lindsey says Spokane is one of three Northwest cities in

Tate Technology keeps revenues ticking up

Electronic parts maker expects new product to help sustain trend

August 16, 2012

Jessica Valencia

Spokane-based Tate Technology Inc., which provides electronic manufacturing services to various industries, has experienced double-digit growth in revenue and employment during the last year, says Lee Tate, company president.Tate attributes the