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Court upholds Rock Creek mine ruling

Opinion sides with finding that Revett's planned mine won't harm wildlife habitat

December 1, 2011

Spokane Valley-based Revett Minerals Inc. has won a favorable decision from a federal appeals court in a dispute with environmental groups over whether its proposed Rock Creek, Mont., mine would harm grizzly bears and bull trout the company last of

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Nonprofit to develop apartments

Catholic Charities set to break ground on $8 million complex

December 1, 2011

Chey Scott

Catholic Charities Spokane, one of the area's largest social-service nonprofits, plans to begin work this month on an $8 million low-income housing project downtown, next to its House of Charity homeless men's shelter.The nonprofit will a at 108

Biggest CPA firms here ride changes

LarsonAllen merging with another big firm; Moss Adams realigns

December 1, 2011

Treva Lind

Spokane's two largest accounting firms, Moss Adams LLP and LarsonAllen LLP, are in the midst of some revamping as a result of unrelated actions that also affect multiple offices elsewhere in the U.S. Local representatives for both firms say, that a

Companies here pursue buybacks

Clearwater Paper, Itron invest millions in their stocks, follow big trend

December 1, 2011

Linn Parish

Two Inland Northwest companies working in two distinct sectors have begun investing tens of millions of dollars in their respective stocks, moves one analyst says are representative of a trend among publicly traded companies.Clearwater Paper the

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Stove maker stokes strategy

Colville concern aims to ignite momentum doused by economy

December 1, 2011

Mike McLean

Colville-based stove maker Home & Hearth Technologies Inc. has responded to a market downturnin sales of wood and pellet-burning appliances by cutting its workforce and expanding its product line to include lower-priced models, says Dennis vice of

Groups face grim budget realities

Funds for biomedical building top legislative wish list

December 1, 2011

Chey Scott

A number of Spokane-area entities hope state legislators will advocate to sustain funding for many programs and projects here during the recently convened special legislative session called by Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire to balance a

Construction workers likely to be injured

Three in four craftsmen hurt on job during course of career, research says

November 17, 2011

News Wise

Nearly all construction workers will experience one or more work-related injuries or illnesses over a lifetime plus a greater risk of premature death, according to new data released last month at the American Public Health Association's 139th in of

Sedentary workers can take steps to stay active on the job

Walking when possible, doing at-desk exercises can curb effects of sitting

November 17, 2011

News Wise

With the traditional vacation season over and cooler weather looming, many people are back into regular work routines. And for those with sedentary jobs, being back in the office many times means less physical activity and more sitting throughout a

Restaurants, OSHA work to cut hazards

Alliance formed to educate food-service work force on cuts, burns, slips, falls

November 17, 2011

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently formed an alliance with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United to help reduce and prevent worker exposures to slip, trip-and-fall, and cut-and-burn hazards, as well as to address to in

Through its network, occupational medicine clinic grows

Two offices manage injured clients' cases through claims maze

November 17, 2011

Mike McLean

Spokane Regional Occupational Medicine, an entity of Valley Hospital, says it uses its integrated medical network here to help injured workers recover and return to work as quickly as possible, while reducing potential costs for patients, and the