Articles by Judith Spitzer

—Spokane Firefighters Credit Union

Firefighters Credit Union's growth smolders

Firefighters CU focuses on consumer loans for its 2,000-some members
April 24, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Founded in 1934, the Spokane Firefighters Credit Union is celebrating 80 years in business this year, serving more than 2,000 area firefighters and their families, says Todd Powell, CEO for the past 10 years and a full-time firefighter with the city of Sp
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Hoteliers in Canada, Florida join Magnuson Hotels

Company says network grew 25 percent in '13
April 24, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Magnuson Hotels, a Spokane-based hotel group offering reservation and property management services, says it has signed licensing contracts with three former franchises of Wyndham Hotel Group in Pensacola, Fla., as well as an independent hotel in Creston,
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Red Lion Hotels sells Yakima hotel to new franchisee

Separately, company adds new brand convert in Tucson
April 24, 2014
Judith Spitzer
 Red Lion Hotels Corp., of Spokane, says it has sold the Red Lion Hotel Yakima and has signed a franchise agreement on a Tucson, Ariz., property. The Yakima hotel, with 156 guest rooms, is adjacent to the Yakima Convention Center near Interstate 82 in
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Itron to supply water meters to Saudi Arabian city

Wireless modules made for use in high temps
April 24, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Itron Inc., the Liberty Lake-based maker of utility metering reading technology, says it has contracted to supply its water metering technology to Saudi Arabia's National Water Co., which is installing it in the city of Jeddah, enabling the city to meas
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Visitors spent more in Spokane area in 2013, study says

Canadians said to account for 27 percent of volume
April 24, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Overall visitor spending in Spokane County was up last year by a little over 1 percent, and more than a quarter of that overall spending came from Canadian visitors. Preliminary numbers from a report provided by Dean Runyan Associates, a Portland, Ore.-
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Potlatch posts earnings increase

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April 22, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Potlatch Corp., of Spokane, today reported first-quarter net income of $20.3 million, or 50 cents a diluted share, up from $15.5 million, or 38 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2013. The company reported an increase of more than $300,000 in reven
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Finalist for GSI's top spot to return this month

Candidate's second interview scheduled
April 10, 2014
Judith Spitzer
The search to find a successor for Greater Spokane Incorporated President and CEO Rich Hadley has resulted in a second interview for one finalist who will return to Spokane later this month. Linda Elkins, Spokane-based regional president of U.S. Bank an
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McKinzie Business Park lands its first structure

Construction under way on $1.1 million building
April 10, 2014
Judith Spitzer
Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has begun construction of a $1.1 million, 15,000-square-foot commercial building in Liberty Lake that's slated to be the first structure in the planned McKinzie Business Park. Located at 2208 N. McKinzie
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