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—Katie Ross

WSU students awarded research support grants

Scholars' studies target cancer, heart endurance
Katie Ross
Two Washington State University doctoral students here have been granted three years of support from the National Science Foundation to advance their respective research projects involving heart enlargement and cancer-related immune system responses, and,
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Providence-Group Health joint venture advances

Partners announce name, brand for care organization
Kim Crompton
Group Health Cooperative and Providence Health Care say they have established a name-CareUnity-and a brand for an 'accountable care organization” they founded jointly in 2012, and already are starting to see some care delivery improvements as a re
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Deaconess reconfirms its pick for hospital's new CEO

Oregon executive Cate slated to start in August
Staff Report
Maurine Cate has been named the new CEO of Deaconess Hospital, effective Aug. 4, after having earlier put on hold her initial acceptance of the job. Cate has served as CEO of 113-bed McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, in Springfield, Ore., since 2007.
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Diagnostics lab makes yet another acquisition

Incyte acquires the assets of Seattle-based Accupath
Kim Crompton
Incyte Diagnostics, of Spokane Valley, says it has acquired the assets of Accupath Laboratory Services Inc., a one-pathologist lab in Seattle, and Accupath's former owner, Dr. Robert R. Hasselbrack, has joined Incyte, where he will be heading up a compa
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—Judith Spitzer

A promising response

Firefighters favor smaller vehicles; city extends pilot test phase at three stations
Judith Spitzer
Pain … chest pain, back pain, and abdominal pain as well as nausea, shortness of breath, and vomiting are among the top 10 reasons firefighters are called out by 911 dispatchers to assist people in the city of Spokane, says Brian Schaeffer, assistant fi
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Medical-school pilot program attracts fewer students

Incoming second-year class to be half the expected size
Linn Parish
The incoming class of second-year medical students in Spokane will be about half the size of the inaugural second-year class, with nine to 11 slots failing to fill. Ken Roberts, director of the Spokane unit of WWAMI, a University of Washington program
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Accurate financials key when selling a business

Inconsistencies can raise red flags, jeopardize deal
Ed Kirk
The market for buying and selling privately held companies has changed substantially during the last few years. The economic downturn significantly reduced sales and profitability of many companies, decreasing the number of companies for sale as would-be
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Banks face some challenges in moving to the cloud

However, they potentially could reap major savings
Francis Tam
Cloud computing is changing the game for both large and small businesses. For many, cloud computing has received a lot of buzz because of its ability to decrease the costs associated with administering an on-site system, meaning less investment in informa
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Bond investors should be preparing for volatility

Long-term rally could be coming to an end soon
Michael Maehl
For the last 30-plus years, it hasn't particularly mattered whether you owned bond funds or individual bonds. Helped by falling interest rates, they both delivered consistent income and a counterbalance to stock market volatility. But, with higher rate
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—Katie Ross

Bank of America looks to build on loan growth in Spokane

Institution now employs about 350 people locally
Katie Ross
Bank of America Corp., the Charlotte, N.C.-based financial institution, increased its small business loans in Washington state by 22 percent last year and hopes to keep that momentum rolling, says Kurt Walsdorf, Spokane-based senior vice president and mar
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