Treva Lind

Seasons Cafe lands food-service contract at Meadowwood Technology Campus

Food services to gear up at Meadowwood campus

March 15, 2012

Liberty Lake-based Seasons Cafe LLC has won a contract to offer food service beginning this month inside the 8,000-square-foot cafeteria and dining center in the large Meadowwood Technology Campus building in Liberty Lake.Seasons Cafe is to open

North Idaho company agrees to put $10 million toward Utah mine

Shoshone Silver/Gold signs a letter of intent, to supply $10 million

March 15, 2012

Treva Lind

Shoshone Silver/Gold Mining Co., a Coeur d'Alene-based concern with mineral projects in several western U.S. states, has signed a letter of intent with a Spokane-based mining company to acquire mineral properties in Utah.Shoshone agreed to $10 a

Spokane-area bookstores feel impact of e-readers

Spokane retailers adjust to more digital material

March 15, 2012

Treva Lind

The growing popularity of electronic books for portable tablet computers or e-readers is impacting independent booksellers here, those in the industry say, although Auntie's Bookstore in downtown Spokane is one outlet embracing the booksellers say

Colleges at Fairchild Air Force Base work to serve military, draw civilians

One school plans to leave; four others still offer diverse degrees

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

Fairchild Air Force Base, home to a population exceeding 8,600, offers a hub of college options on the base within its Professional Development Center. While one school, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is ending its program at four The

Police, community groups work to help seniors avoid scams

Theft committed by family, friends far more common than crimes by strangers

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

Scams aimed at bilking money from victims frequently target seniors who tend to be more trusting and have built retirement savings, say Spokane police and Better Business Bureau professionals.Calls from the elderly to check on potential scams in

Sixteen-field soccer complex planned in North Idaho

Company agrees to buy 40 acres of land, might start work this spring

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

A group of North Idaho investors and soccer parents has formed North Idaho Sports Complex LLC to develop a 16-field soccer complex near Hayden.North Idaho Sports Complex has agreed to buy 40 acres of land near the intersection of Huetter Road be

Kalispel Tribe build visitor center to serve scenic Selkirk loop

Tribe to use federal grant of $714,000 for highway visitor facility, rest stop

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians expects by early April to select a contractor to design and build a $714,000 visitor center and rest stop for travelers along State Route 20, just north of the city of Cusick, Wash., about 50 miles north of tribe has a

Spud Spikes nail hot potatoes

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

A former Spokane contractor has spent almost a year preparing a retail package of cooking tools called Spud Spikes—a set of stainless steel nails aimed at perfecting a baked potato—for distribution to kitchen and novelty stores.South a

Spokane-based Northwest Farm Credit posts record profits

Solid ag business activity, timely client loan payments boost year's high earnings

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big Spokane-based agricultural lender and crop insurance provider, has reported record net income of $159.2 million for 2011, up from earnings of $150.1 million the previous year.Additionally, the total 7.4 to

Gold Reserve awaits ruling in $2.1 billion mining dispute in Venezuela

March 1, 2012

Treva Lind

Gold Reserve Inc., the Spokane-based mine-exploration company, is awaiting a decision with huge implications for its future, and it could be a lengthy wait.A three-person tribunal held arbitration hearings last month concerning Gold Reserve's in