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Home » Authors » Kim Crompton

Articles by Kim Crompton

Peddling premium pony parts

Boss Performance
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Steve Strange says he was thrilled after buying a rare 1964-1/2 Mustang convertible in 1968 while he was a junior in high school. It wasnt until two years later, though, when he traded that car in on a hot new 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, that his into a
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DainesÂ’ company waits out technology slump

World Wide Packets looks for demand for its products to swing upward next year
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
World Wide Packets, of Spokane, found itself within the fallout radius of the technology-industry meltdown last year, and since then has been trying to wait out what founder and CEO Bernard Daines describes as a nuclear winter.He remains in
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Investors plan loft condos downtown

Project on Railroad Avenue expected to get under way within a couple of months
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
A small group of Spokane investors is buying an older, four-story building downtown and plans to redevelop it into about a dozen loft condominiums.Steve Thosath, one of the investors, says the group expects to close shortly on the purchase of at
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Land Rover dealership mulls move

SUV store experiments with temporary presence at former Saturn facility
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
A Bellevue, Wash.-based company that bought the assets of Land Rover Spokane last fall is considering moving the high-end sport-utility vehicle dealership from Liberty Lake to downtown Spokane.We just need to get into the mainstream of Were
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Investor duo to develop loft units downtown

Brewster, Green team up, plan 18 to 20 apartments on MontvaleÂ’s upper floors
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Spokane real estate developer Rob Brewster Jr. and telecommunications entrepreneur Greg Green plan to team up to develop loft-style apartments on the upper floors of the three-story Montvale Block building downtown. It is the first of what we
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Key Tronic clears last of repetitive-stress suits

Fifteen New York lawsuits dismissed, bringing total number dismissed to 138
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
The last of more than 100 repetitive-stress injury lawsuits filed against Key Tronic Corp. have been dismissed, the Spokane-based electronics contract manufacturer says in its latest quarterly report.Key Tronic says the final 15 suits, all filed
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SCC readies pitch for big project

School says replacement of science building would help it meet industry needs
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
The next session of the Washington Legislature is eight months away, but Spokane Community College officials already are seeking to rally support for a $15.7 million capital project they consider key to the college providing more graduates for a of
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Bartons Heating closes; two managers plan new company

February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Bartons Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., a 13-year-old Spokane company that at one time employed about 40 people, has closed its doors. However, two of its managers say they plan to launch a successor company, called The Barton Boys Inc., as soon a
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Metropolitan plans Hawaiian project

Spokane company expects work on Oahu beachfront subdivision to begin soon
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., which has a long history of involvement in Hawaiian property development, is pursuing a new multimillion-dollar project on the island of Oahu. The company, through its Summit Property plans a
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Spicing up the meat industry

Michlitch Co.
February 26, 1997
Kim Crompton
The pleasantly mixed smells that permeate Michlitch Co.s building near downtown Spokane are difficult to distinguish, but leave little doubt as to what the business does.Theres a teasing hint of garlic, perhaps a bit of nutmeg and basil, and
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