Treva Lind

Northwest Farm Credit Services acquires Hermance crop-insurance agency

Valley office will continue to offer same lines, services under association's name

February 16, 2012

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the big Spokane-based ag-lending cooperative, has acquired the assets of Spokane Valley crop insurance provider Hermance Insurance Agency LLC.Financial terms of the transaction, which became effective Jan. 2, Farm

Wheatland Bank's 2011 net income was on par with previous year

Bank expects loan growth, jump in net income in '12

February 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Wheatland Bank, of Spokane, says it posted net income of slightly more than $1 million last year, down about $75,000 from $1.1 million in 2010, while it had strong increases in deposits and assets.Susan Horton, president, CEO, and chairwoman of

Magnuson Hotels delays launch of travel website

Magnuson Hotels CEO says surge in interest pushes start to March

February 16, 2012

Treva Lind

Tom Magnuson, CEO of Spokane-based Magnuson Hotels, says the launch of a new international online travel agency for booking hotel rooms is being delayed until next month because of a higher than expected demand in hotels wanting to also CEO of a a

Wood stove removal incentives offered

Grant is expected to fund from 125 to 140 vouchers for efficiency upgrades

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Some Spokane-area residents and businesses might qualify for discount vouchers worth up to $1,000 that would go toward the cost of replacing an old wood stove with a more efficient wood, pellet-burning, or gas appliance.The Spokane Regional Air

A rival to foam peanuts

Valley manufacturer One Earth Starch offers biodegradable packing material

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Two-year-old Spokane Valley manufacturer One Earth Starch recently has grown into an adjacent space to prepare for expansion and additional storage of its biodegradable alternative to plastic foam packaging peanuts.One Earth Starch, which makes

An educational dividend

Teams of students invest $50,000 each during school year, gain insights into market

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Investing in education has a little different meaning for a class of nine seniors in Gonzaga University's School of Business Administration.Class members have their hands on real money—typically $100,000 split between two teams—to in &

Product developer to move to big Liberty Lake complex

Design Source Solutions to expand, plans to hire 15 more people this year

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Design Source Solutions Inc., a Liberty Lake-based product development and manufacturing firm, expects to move this month into a newly upgraded space in the Meadowwood Technology Campus, also in Liberty Lake.The company will occupy almost 5,200

A sharper security view

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Operating out of a renovated fire station in Cheney, Cascadia Video Products LLC plans to deploy a newer technology on a wider scale for closed-circuit security systems that its owners say produce high-definition images on par with Blu-ray disc for

Revett posts record-year production

Mining company also reports increased cash flow from its Troy Mine

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Spokane Valley-based mining company Revett Minerals Inc. said it had total production of 1.29 million ounces of silver and 10.65 million pounds of copper last year at its Troy Mine, near Troy, Mont.The full-year production amounts for the mine's

Crux drills into new growth arena

Company builds power tower foundations at remote sites

February 2, 2012

Treva Lind

Crux Subsurface Inc., a Spokane Valley-based geotechnical exploration and construction company, has drilled into a growing segment of its business that involves building transmission line foundations on rugged and often environmentally protected in