Articles by LeAnn Bjerken

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Trovato Interiors LLC: Interior discoveries

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LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Valley design consultant Susan Usai has years of retail experience working with homeowners to improve the furnishings and look of their residences, so finally getting to operate her own furnishings store was like a dream come true, she says. She
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Timber industry optimistic for sustained growth

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LeAnn Bjerken
Once again, experts in the wood products industry are expecting moderate growth in U.S. housing starts for 2017. Most industry officials remain modestly optimistic as they track residential real estate and construction markets, the latter of which accou
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Index ranks Spokane as fourth best in growth

Separate study shows low per-capita debt here
LeAnn Bjerken
SmartAsset, a New York-based personal finance technology company, has rated Spokane No. 4 among top-performing economies in Washington state. The rankings are part of a broader, nationwide study by SmartAsset on the areas with the most incoming investme
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DeVries adds to its shredding services with new bag system

Eco-friendly 'seal 'n shred' alternative brought on line
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane-based DeVries Business Records Management Inc., which does business as DeVries Business Services, now is offering a new eco-friendly product with its shredding services, called the Seal 'n Shred bag. Located at 601 E. Pacific, DeVries is perhap
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Spokane Airports' spending on capital projects to rise

City, county approve 2017 budget totaling $72 million
LeAnn Bjerken
The Spokane Airport Board will enter 2017 with a budget that's up about 25 percent over this year's budget, an increase that it says is due entirely to a planned boost in capital spending. The city of Spokane and Spokane County, which jointly own and
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Drivers' license surrenders rise in Spokane County

Economist says improved markets aiding in-migration
LeAnn Bjerken
Recent data from the Washington state Department of Licensing show out-of-state drivers' license surrenders have increased here again this year, an indication that new residents are still moving to Spokane County and the state as a whole. Although the
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