Judith Spitzer

Movher: Moving with a woman's touch

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November 20, 2014

Sabrina Jones grew up bucking bales and driving a wheat truck on her parents' farm south of Spokane. She thinks that's what gave her the chutzpah to open a different kind of moving business four years ago in Spokane-a moving company that caters to w

Touchmark South Hill to develop fitness center

Company in early stages of planning new facility

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Touchmark on South Hill Retirement Community is in the early planning stages for development of a 13,000-square-foot health and fitness center on its 20-acre campus on the South Hill. Jeffrey P. Bair, executive director of Touchmark South Hill, says the

T.W. Clark Construction starts $4.1 million transportation building project

Contractor erecting facility in Othello for school buses

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane Valley, started construction in September on a $4.1 million transportation building for the Othello and Royal school districts, in Othello, Wash.

Kilgore Construction erecting $1 million North Side retail building

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November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Colbert-based Kilgore Construction Inc. has started construction on a $1 million, nearly 8,000-square-foot building at 9412 N. Newport Highway that's planned to be used for retail space.

Spokane County Assessor's Office endeavors to keep pace with growing market

Property values increase, near peak reached in '09

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

With nearly 72 percent of the votes in the recent election, Republican Vicki Horton has four more years as Spokane County Assessor-and a mandate to keep doing what she's doing.

Gold Reserve court-win payoff stymied

Venezuela asks tribunal to set aside or annul ruling

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

The Venezuelan government has petitioned a French Court of Appeals to set aside or annul a $740 million award granted to Gold Reserve Inc., the Spokane-based mine exploration company, in compensation for the loss of the company's primary mining property

Guide to help employers get workers back on the job

Effort aims to put people on clock within three days

November 20, 2014

Judith Spitzer

A Washington State University Spokane nursing professor has published a guide to help employers and employees with job-related injuries get back to work, using a $138,000 grant from the state's Safety & Health Investment Projects (SHIP) Grant Program.

Inland Northwest stock index declines 5.7 percent

Intermountain Community Bancorp was top performer

November 6, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the combined stock value of 12 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies, as measured in an overall index it compiles, fell 5.7 percent in the third quarter, compared with the year-earli

Waiting for Apple Pay Day

Spokane credit unions to be among first 500 institutions to use platform

November 6, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Two credit unions here, Numerica Credit Union and Spokane Teachers Credit Union, will be among the first wave of financial institutions to partner with technology giant Apple Inc. and offer Apple Pay, a new payment platform launched Oct. 20.

Magnuson hotel brand gets SBA boost

New certification said speeding loan process

November 6, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Magnuson Hotels, a hotel group offering reservation and property management services with headquarters in Spokane and London, says it now has converted 400 Best Western Hotels and 200 Choice Hotels to the Magnuson brand through its franchise conversion pr