LeAnn Bjerken

Reporter LeAnn Bjerken covers health care at the Journal of Business. A Minnesota native and cat lover, she enjoys beachside vacations and writing poetry. LeAnn has worked for the Journal since 2015.
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Restaurateurs plans second Fieldhouse eatery

Project in Liberty Lake adds to group's growing portfolio
November 19, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane-based Nelson+Phelps Hospitality Inc. plans to open a Fieldhouse Pizza & Tap House in Liberty Lake, its second such outlet. Last summer, the company began remodeling a 5,000-square-foot space for that restaurant. That space, located at 1235 N. Li
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Inventors draw feedback from first Toolbox pitch event

Event sought to spotlight early-stage product ideas
November 19, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Five entrepreneurs pitched their ideas for various creative products at an event last week titled the Toolbox Pitch Panel that was held at and hosted by the Toolbox business incubator here. The envisioned products include an electric bicycle, an automoti
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Inland Northwest retailers expect strong holiday sales

Many said to be hiring seasonal workers
November 19, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
The National Retail Federation is predicting holiday spending will be comparable to last year, with national retail sales increasing by 3.7 percent this year to $630.5 billion. Retailers here agree with those predictions, saying they too anticipate strong
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LeAnn Bjerken

Store Fixtures R Us set to close at month's end

Owner claims it's last such supplier still operating here
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
The owner of Store Fixtures R Us, which supplies fixtures, displays, and other related items to retail stores, says he plans to close the 25-year-old East Spokane store by the end of this month, after already having shuttered sister plastic-fabrication c
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Rockwood Health owner reports softer earnings

CEO cites several factors, including admissions drop
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Community Health Systems Inc., the publicly traded, Franklin, Tenn.-based medical facilities operator that owns Rockwood Health System in Spokane, reported this week that its earnings declined in the third quarter. CHS reported third-quarter net income a
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Softer Canadian tourism, exchange rate link eyed

Many factors believed to influence fluctuation
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Canadian visitor traffic has been softer here in recent years, tourism officials say, but there's no real consensus about just how much blame for that decline should be placed on a recently widening gap in the U.S.-Canadian currency exchange rate. For
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Trio of SBA veterans form consulting company

Three women plan to teach system to lenders
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Coralie Myers and Pat Johnson, of Spokane, along with Lisa Lerner, of Phoenix, have formed a new national company here called SBA Simplified LLC, with the goal of advising lenders on how best to use new lending software.
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Copeland sees increase in commercial design

Firm strives to continue founder's 30-year legacy
November 5, 2015
LeAnn Bjerken
Copeland Architecture & Construction Inc. owners Bob Britton, Jeff Fountain, and Austin Dickey say the company, long known for its design of Spokane-area homes, is gradually becoming known for commercial design as well.
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