Spokane Journal of Business

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Publisher’s Notebook: How does your company rank among recruits, employees?

In case you haven’t noticed, even with a somewhat slower economy and some noteworthy layoffs by big technology companies, the labor market continues to be tight. Some say that’s not likely to change in the near term, due to demographic and ...

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Photo showcase: Northern Quest’s River Tower hotel expansion

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is completing work on its River Tower hotel expansion at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino, at 100 N. Hayford, on the West Plains. The expansion, which was designed by Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, adds about 200 ...

Boys & Girls Clubs expands center in Post Falls

Construction has started on 5,000-square-foot addition to Boys & Girls Clubs of Kootenai County’s Jordan Johnson Clubhouse building, nearly doubling the size of the center, says Mark Kuhnhausen, executive director of the organization....

Around Town

RDD Holdings LLC, of Spokane, has purchased a 13.5-acre, multibuilding site with over 47,400 square feet of warehouse, office, and storage space, at 10808 N. Perry Road, just north of Spokane, where the previous owners operated Perry Storage. ...

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New Horizons for Inland Northwest aerospace

Manufacturing of commercial aircraft components is beginning to pick up again after years of low production rates here, some Inland Northwest aerospace companies say. ...

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Kick-Start V venture-capital fund generates $3.8M

Spokane angel investor Tom Simpson says he has completed fundraising for Kick-Start V, a $3.8 million venture capital fund to invest in local and regional startups. ...

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Empire Bolt & Screw to expand to South Carolina

Empire Bolt & Screw Inc., a Spokane-based distributor of threaded products, standard fasteners, and industrial goods, plans to open a new warehouse distribution facility in Summerville, South Carolina. ...

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A promising fore-cast for Spokane’s golf season

Despite late openings at Spokane-area golf courses, managers are expecting an uptick, compared to last year when courses closed early. ...

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Prairie Falls Golf Club builds $10 million facility

Post Falls-based Prairie Falls Golf Club is preparing to open a new $10 million, 43,000-square-foot hotel, event, and retail facility this summer that is intended to be a community hub for residents and golfers on the north side of town. ...

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Spokane-area community banks counter failure fears

Many community and regional bank leaders here are focused on alleviating customer fears that two recent large bank failures could lead to further collapses in the banking industry. Such fallout hasn’t materialized at community banks in the Inland North...

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