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Brewster concern eyes more Cheney projects

A few months after finishing work on a 140-unit student-housing facility to serve Eastern Washington University, ConoverBond LLC, a Spokane development company headed by Rob Brewster Jr., is eyeing more projects in Cheney.Brewster says the has...

Chamber, EDC want new tax

The Spokane Area Economic Development Council and the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce will ask the state Legislature this coming session to give counties the authority to levy a voter-approved sales tax to support economic development. The a a...

After move, Wolffs bustle

Two years ago, Alvin J. Fritz Wolff Jr.s four sons came to him, requesting a family meeting to discuss a departure from Spokane.It was a weighty topic to broach for the four sons, whose grandfather and father had built the family Wolff is...

Hip fracture rate here tops state average

Hip-fracture sufferers usually endure extreme pain, need surgery, and face permanent lifestyle changes. In the Spokane area, they also have lots of company.Spokane Regional Health District figures show that the number of hip fractures here is a...

Doctors put patient charts in palms of their hands

When Dr. Tom Schaaf began fielding questions from family members of a patient he visited at Sacred Heart Medical Center recently, his answers were coming a little easier than usual.It was Schaafs first day doing his rounds using a hand-held a...

Banner Bank’s expansion here awaits progress

Longtime Spokane banker D. Michael Jones says that Banner Bank, the Walla Walla-based institution hes now leading, needs to expand its branch network in the Spokane area substantially, but its ability to grow here is being hindered by a lack of A...

Global plans prominent presence in city’s core

Seeking greater prominence in downtown Spokane, Global Credit Union has bought a building in the citys core and plans to invest $1.3 million to convert it into a commercial real estate lending center and a full-service branch.Global is the is...

ICM brings RedChip Cos. to Spokane

Spokane-based ICM Asset Management Inc. has moved here a Portland, Ore., company it bought a year ago that provides analyst coverage of small public companies. The Portland company, RedChip Cos. LLC, has moved to the 11th floor of the Mutual at...

Hair salon chain serves 27,000 people a month

Regina Lillie is a hair-salon owner who has never snipped a tress herself. Shes been a businesswoman in Spokane for 20 years, but only has lived here since 1993. Shes a volume dealer in an industry thats full of sole proprietors....

Coeur d’Alene Mines seeks to issue securities

Coeur dAlene Mines Corp. has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission that would allow the mining company to offer various securities worth a total of up to $125 million.Securities that could be offered a...

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