Kim Crompton

Photo courtesy of Tyler Jernigan, Kruze International

Finding buyer for Hitler's rolling stock

Spokane entrepreneur helping market cars owned by Nazi dictator

October 15, 2009

Spokane inventor and entrepreneur John Adrain, who has collector-car auction experience and what he describes as a long history of "horse trading," is helping to market three resurrected World War II-era Mercedes-Benz cars designed and built for at

Rejuvenating a landmark

California owner of Northtown Office Building has spent $1.4 million in recent years

October 1, 2009

Kim Crompton

Spokane's tallest North Side office structure—the nine-story Northtown Office Building, at 4407 N. Division—is going through somewhat of a rebirth, following a multiyear series of improvements costing more than $1.4 million.The high in

Shumates, dealerships file Chap. 11

Bankruptcy Court filings by couple list debts, assets of more than $10 million

October 1, 2009

Kim Crompton

John Michial Shumate and his wife, Jennifer, who own the Shumate Harley-Davidson dealership here, and three of their companies have filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here, listing total debts and assets of more than $10 a

Empire Ford property sale in the works

Buyer not divulged; deal expected to be completed before the end of the year

October 1, 2009

Kim Crompton

An undisclosed buyer has agreed to purchase the former Empire Ford property in downtown Spokane, and the transaction should be completed within 60 to 90 days, barring any obstacles that might arise during a "due diligence" review of the property by

State's high court upholds firings here

Sharply divided justices rule 5-4 against former Nova Services employees

September 17, 2009

Kim Crompton

The Washington state Supreme Court has upheld, on a 5-4 ruling, a Spokane County Superior Court judge's dismissal of a wrongful termination lawsuit brought against Nova Services, of Spokane, by a number of its former employees.The ruling a 2-1 a

Holy Family's adult rehab unit relocates, aims to grow

After move to Northpointe 14 years ago, program now is back near the hospital

September 3, 2009

Kim Crompton

After operating in the Northpointe area for 14 years, Providence Holy Family Hospital's adult rehabilitation services unit has moved back next to the hospital campus, with hopes of beefing up its patient volume at its larger leased quarters have to

Appellate court here tosses workers' comp case ruling

Panel says woman lacked objective medical evidence needed to reopen her claim

September 3, 2009

Kim Crompton

A Washington state appellate court panel here has reversed a Spokane County Superior Court decision and denied a woman's attempt to reopen a workers' compensation claim due to what she alleged was a worsening of her disability.Under Washington

RiverBank posts quarterly loss, up for year

Brandenburg says he anticipates slow growth at least through next year

September 3, 2009

Kim Crompton

RiverBank, which opened here in 2006, posted an $80,000 second-quarter loss, after factoring in a $266,000 added provision for loan losses and a $65,000 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. special assessment.Still, the bank had net earnings of the a

Bike dealer here in flux amid tiff

Factory credit provider obtains restraining order against Shumate entities

September 3, 2009

Kim Crompton

The Shumate Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership here has largely shut down amid financial problems that include a legal battle with a factory credit provider, but a Spokane attorney for the dealership says he is confident that it and two Inland a

Tribe's West Plains plans advance

BIA to prepare EIS, sets public meeting for later this month

September 3, 2009

Kim Crompton

The Spokane Tribe of Indians' long-discussed potential development of a casino resort on a 145-acre parcel of trust land on the west side of Airway Heights appears poised to move to the next step in the federal approval process.The U.S. Bureau a