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Katie Ross

Reporter Katie Ross covers manufacturing, hospitality, and government at the Journal of Business. An outdoor enthusiast and snowboard fanatic, Katie is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University.  

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Spokane Club to retain its Valley athletic facility

Civic Building sale helped to stabilize club's finances
October 9, 2014
Katie Ross
The board of trustees of the Spokane Club, the longtime, members-only social-and-athletic club here, has voted to allow the real estate listing for its Valley location to expire. The Valley facility, located at 5900 E. Fourth, has been for sale since Jun
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—Katie Ross

Continental Door Co. looks to expand regionally

Valley dealer-installer says sales have grown steadily
October 9, 2014
Katie Ross
Spokane Valley overhead door dealer and installer Continental Door Co. is anticipating another strong year of sales, with revenues projected to be up 20 percent compared with 2013, says founder, co-owner, and President Norm Morse.
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Telect offspring Weckey launches app

Smart guestbook startup aims for lobby ubiquity
October 9, 2014
Katie Ross
Telect Inc., the Liberty Lake-based developer and manufacturer of communications networking equipment, is investing in and leasing office space to a new company here named Weckey Inc., which has developed a mobile tablet guestbook application for business
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Valley Fire Department updates two of its stations

$1.4 million in renovations to be finished yet this year
October 9, 2014
Katie Ross
The Spokane Valley Fire Department is wrapping up $1.4 million worth of renovations to its University and Otis Orchards stations, says Larry Rider, deputy chief of support systems for the fire department.
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—Katie Ross

Bloom's birth resource

Organization also offering Birth Options class online
October 9, 2014
Katie Ross
Bloom Spokane, the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene area nonprofit chapter of BirthNetwork National, has released its first Hospital Maternity Guide that shows childbirth options offered by area hospitals, says Bloom founder Tine Reese and Birth Options progra
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Workforce funding falls here as employment rate rises

State allocation down $150,000 from 2013
September 25, 2014
Katie Ross
The Spokane Area Workforce Development Council has received $3.2 million-down $150,000 from last year-in state workforce development money for the summer-2014-to-summer-2015 funding period. The reduced funding isn't necessarily a bad thing, though,
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Spokane medical-benefits broker to add new division

VEBA planning to hire six employees initially
September 25, 2014
Katie Ross
Spokane medical benefit broker VEBA Service Group is planning to open a call center division here on Jan. 1, says Mark Wilkerson, area president for VEBA. The company, located in 8,400 square feet of space at 906 W. Second downtown, will be hiring six c
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—Katie Ross

Long-term care insurance market faces challenges

Alternative options include hybrid and partial policies
September 25, 2014
Katie Ross
As the number of elderly Americans continues to rise, the cost of long-term care insurance has become a concern, with many here unable to afford the coverage and some choosing to buy hybrid or partial policies, some industry experts here say. Paul Vire
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Duane Fladland to head up Small Business Development Center

SBDC leader had been serving as interim director
September 25, 2014
Katie Ross
The Washington State Small Business Development Center Network, the Spokane-based statewide business advisory organization, has named Duane Fladland as its director. Anson Fatland, Seattle-based associate vice president for economic development and exter
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WSU's University District Health Clinic gets green light

$16.25 million project set to get started yet this year
September 25, 2014
Katie Ross
The Washington State University Board of Regents has approved the sale of up to $16.25 million in revenue bonds, to be used for the design and construction of its planned University District Health Clinic, east of downtown Spokane. The two-story, 42,000
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