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Steadily rising

Phoenix Protective Corp. now employs 400 overall

February 12, 2015

Phoenix Protective Corp., a Spokane-based provider of security services, had revenues of $10 million for 2014, up about 10 percent from the previous year, and is expecting more growth this year, says co-owner and President Sheila Leslie.

Small food businesses in West Central share space, ideas

Bakery, yogurt company owners band together

January 29, 2015

Katie Ross

Mika Maloney and Karyna Hamilton, owners of Spokane small businesses Batch Bakeshop and Flora Yogurt Co., respectively, teamed up this month to share space and help promote each other and the Spokane small business community. Batch, which is located at

Port delays could hurt agricultural markets, Northwest Farm Credit Services report says

Many producers, however, are coming off good years

January 29, 2015

Katie Ross

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative, says in a 2015 market outlook that lower fuel costs are good news for producers, but that many are experiencing higher transportation costs and slower sales due to shippin

Joanie's Magic Spoon classes deliver comfort food

Jamison teaches cooking from Indian Trail-area home

January 29, 2015

Judith Spitzer

After raising two daughters, and having a successful career as an administrative assistant, Joan Jamison retired, but not for long. She decided to open Joanie's Magic Spoon almost five years ago, teaching cooking classes from home in her dream kitchen o

Odom Corp.'s new digs

Beer distributor expects to ship 5 million cases from new West Plains facility

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

The Odom Corp. expects to ship 5 million cases of beverages-mostly beer-this year through its new distribution center on the West Plains, says Dale Birchell, Odom's regional operations manager. The company also projects 3 percent of growth in sales

Cd'A fly fishing club uses sport to help women heal

Retreats offer camaraderie to breast cancer patients

January 15, 2015

Katie Ross

The North Idaho Fly Casters, a fly-fishing club based out of Coeur d'Alene, is using the therapeutic benefits of nature and fly-fishing to help women who have or formerly had breast cancer recover both physically and mentally.

Year-old infertility clinic in Spokane Valley finds strong demand

SRM Spokane employs 11, offers range of services

January 15, 2015

Kim Crompton

SRM Spokane, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility practice that opened in Spokane Valley in October 2013, is seeing healthy growth in demand for services from patients throughout the Inland Northwest, says Dr. Brenda S. Houmard, who helped launch

Women's Health Connection Clinic expands

New Valley Clinic focuses on obesity consequences

January 15, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Dr. Debra Ravasia, Spokane gynecologist and founder of the Women's Health Connection Clinic and the Ajuva Medical Spa in North Spokane, says she has opened an additional office in Spokane Valley to accommodate new patients, and soon will add another phy

Increase your odds of successfully selling your business

Planning ahead, minimizing surprises can help chances

December 4, 2014

Tensie Homan

The majority of business owners plan on using the proceeds from the sale of their business to fund their retirement. However, the 2013 State of Owner Readiness Survey revealed that more than 80 percent of business owners have no formal transition plan.

Asset-management firm here wins another honor

Palouse Capital strategy recogized as a 'Top Gun'

December 4, 2014

Kim Crompton

Palouse Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says its Large Cap Value Strategy has earned recognition as a top performer in the PSN Top Guns list, a quarterly ranking of investment managers that's used by institutional asset managers and investors natio