Treva Lind

Raising the bar at the YMCA

Citing rising demand for services, nonprofit boosts fundraising goal by 10 percent

March 14, 2013

The YMCA of the Inland Northwest relies on donations to provide community services regardless of a person's ability to pay, and because of increasing need, the nonprofit has raised its fundraising goal this year by nearly 10 percent, its top annual

No-Li Brewery to expand production, adds storage

Concern leases more space to hike brewing capacity, have room for inventory

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based No-Li Brewhouse LLC, which formerly did business as Northern Lights Brewing Co., is leasing an additional 4,000 square feet of storage space in a warehouse near its brewery so it can expand its craft beer production, says co-owner is

Post Falls-based Fatbeam secures new contracts in Tacoma, Butte, Mont.

$3 million-plus in contracts, related infrastructure work slated in Tacoma, Montana

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Fatbeam LLC, a Post Falls-based provider of broadband fiber-optic networks, has won contracts in Montana and Tacoma that have combined value of more than $3 million.To serve the new markets, Fatbeam plans initially to invest about $2.5 million a

Uncle Dan's dresses up sales

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-based Uncle Dan's Inc., a maker of salad dressing mixes for 47 years, has whisked up wider wholesale distribution after its bleu cheese variety became the official dip for a hot-wings eating contest in Philadelphia, called Wing Dan's makes

Inland Power & Light sees drop in net margins

Revenue increase offset by co-op's benefit costs; member usage levels out

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, posted net margins of $2.1 million last year, down sharply from $5.8 million in 2011, when it had a one-time beneficial change in how it's billed for the power it provides.The a a

Inland Northwest boat sales float gently higher

Statewide transactions trend positive for first time in four years

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane-area boat dealers are upbeat about sales this year after receiving a strong response at the recent exhibition boat show here."Our floor traffic has been greater the first two months of this year than the previous two years," says Doug of

Axia Home Loans grows here

Mortgage lender expects ongoing refinancing work, rise in home purchases

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Bellevue, Wash.-based Axia Financial LLC, which does business as Axia Home Loans, has grown its Inland Northwest operations since May, both in employee numbers and offices to meet demand for mortgage lending and refinancing services. This past a

STA center now offering paratransit assessments

Agency adds new service at Plaza to check eligibility while also offering training

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Spokane Transit Authority has expanded services inside the STA Plaza downtown to include assessments of applicants' eligibility to use its paratransit services.Paratransit is a door-to-door public transportation service provided to people who of

GU study: Meal choices benefit seniors

System tested here lets nursing-home residents select food; healthy weight gain seen

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

Senior residents of a nursing home who could rate meals and choose menu items showed healthy weight gain and other benefits under a food delivery system Gonzaga University researcher Neva Crogan has developed. The elderly residents participating

Providence Health Care worker's firing was improper, state Supreme Court finds

Sacred Heart violated family medical leave act, justices say in split ruling

February 28, 2013

Treva Lind

The Washington state Supreme Court has found in a 5-4 ruling that Providence Health Care improperly terminated an employee here under provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.Dissenting Supreme Court justices contended that the of