Spokane SAVVY magazine has been purchased from founder Jesse Martinez by a group of investors, Spokane SAVVY LLC. The group bought the magazine, its Web site, e-mail, newsletter, and customer database from J&J Ventures, a sole proprietorship. Martinez will no longer be involved with the…
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries will hold a hearing in Spokane Tuesday on its proposed 12 percent increase in workers' compensation premiums. Average premiums would climb 6.5 cents per hour. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. in the auditorium at the CenterPlace Regional…
A Minnesota company on Wednesday officially bought NightHawk Radiology, once one of North Idaho’s fast-rising tech firms. Virtual Radiologic’s purchase of NightHawk was approved Wednesday as shareholders voted to take the offer of $6.50 per share or about $170 million. Both companies provide teleradiology services,…
John Overby, the director of client services at Sirti, has announced he's leaving in January for a new job. Overby has been with state-funded startup-accelerator Sirti for almost six years. He's taking the job of president and CEO of Spokane Valley startup Flyback Energy. That…
Unemployment claims in Washington set new records this year, with more than 500,000 jobless workers collecting almost $4.7 billion in benefits. The Employment Security Department this morning compared the results with 2009, when 475,000 claimants collected $4 billion in benefits, and 2008, when 290,000 collected…
Smart Meetings magazine has picked the Davenport Hotel and the Coeur d'Alene Resort as platinum-medal winners in its 2010 list of notable gathering spots. The only other Idaho site chosen is Sun Valley Resort.Other locations in Washington chosen were:• The Fairmont Olympic Hotel • Four…
The purchase of AmericanWest Bank by a new holding company closed today.SKBHC Holdings LLC paid $6.5 million for the Spokane bank and its Utah division, Far West Bank. The group also injected $185 million in capital into AmericanWest, which was reeling from losses on construction…
Get in the mood and make a contribution to Spokane's 2nd Harvest food bank.This weekend, the two Huppin's Hi-Fi, Video and Cameras stores in Spokane are offering a $10 superdisk version of the Charlie Brown Christmas recording. This is the Monster Cable 40th anniversary of…
View Larger MapYoung piano players of the area can take advantage of a Music City recording system and email a holiday tune to a loved one.Music City is offering a free e-greetings session using the company's Yamaha Clavinova and Disklavier pianos. Through Dec. 24, pianists…
Last weekend's one day special session in Olympia produced a first-ever amnesty offer for Washington businesses who are delinquent on back taxes. Administered by the state Department of Revenue, the program is expected to generate $24 million for the state and nearly $4 million for…
The North Idaho College Workforce Training Center will begin offering in January a commercial driver’s license course that will prepare people for entry-level jobs as truck drivers in less than six weeks.Truck driving jobs are in high demand, a news release from the workforce training…
Staring this week, Spokane outdoor retailer Mountain Gear will start accepting used items -- footwear, jackets, pants, shirts, socks, tents, harnesses, backpacks and other cloth-based items -- and will donate them to a textile recycling facility. Items do not have to be outdoor equipment only.The…
See if these age-related estimates on your shopping tendencies match your own spending this holiday. They don't match my own personal impressions, but what do I know?Based on the survey, released by Briabe Media, shoppers under 30 are planning to spend more this holiday season…
Foreclosures in Spokane County fell last month, but remained significantly above the pace of November 2009, according to figures released today by RealtyTrac.The on-line foreclosure marketplace said 167 Spokane homes _ one in every 1,182 _ went into foreclosure, down 52 percent from 109 in…
We noted yesterday the Apple iTunes store was about to release the iPad-iPhone version of Cyan Worlds' moody world exploration game, Riven, more or less a successor to the groundbreaking Myst.It just went live today at www.itunes.com, and can be downloaded for $5.99.
Steve Herling, who's been GM at KXLY TV, in Spokane, for 28 years, steps down on Jan. 1. Station VP Teddie Gibbon will take over in the GM role.Notably in a business where longevity is rare, Herling must really have liked his job. He's been…
A long-time tenant of Felts Field will take over responsibility for fueling planes, and plans to add other services under a contract approved today by the Spokane International Airport board of directors.The five-year agreement with Western Avionics Inc., doing business as Western Aviation, will bring…
More than a dozen years after being introduced as a CD-Rom game, Cyan Worlds' Riven will soon be back in circulation in app form, at the iTunes store. The north Spokane company said Apple should release the new app version of Riven any day. It…
Spokane County's unemployment rate increased to 8.4 percent in November despite an increase in jobs.Employment Security Division statistics released this morning showed statewide employment was almost flat, as the unemployment rate remained at a seasonally adjusted rate of 9.2 percent.In Spokane County, where figures are…
Five statewide tech companies will receive $1.5 million in loans and grants from the Sirti Foundation, including two area firms developing energy technologies.The money comes from an award from Washington's Department of Commerce Energy Program, funded through the federal stimulus package. The goal is to…
Seattle tech firm F5 Networks, which has an engineer group in Liberty Lake, has been added to the S&P 500 index, the company said this week. F5 makes load balancing tools and software components that allow major Web companies to manage net traffic efficiently. Also…
Greater Spokane Incorporated on Tuesday (Dec. 14) is offering a seminar on health care reform and its implications for area businesses. Greg Stewart, CPA and founder of Stewart & Associates PS, will talk about tax impacts, employer penalties, new requirements, differences for non-profit and for-profit,…
Spokane's trampoline emporium, Sky High Sports, just opened and is operating from 11 a.m. to late Friday through Monday and 2 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.The business took over a warehouse at 1322 Front, just east of downtown Spokane. Customers can book trampoline time…
View Larger MapFOOD seems to be the predominant business model these days. After posting about Sushi Maru and Chef in the Forest, let's go for three today:The West Wing of the White House opens Friday at 4334 S. Regal, on Spokane's South Hill. It's the…
An electrical fire one year ago destroyed Hauser’s Chef in the Forest Restaurant. It’s taken nearly 12 months to put the pieces back together.Owners Debbie Mustered and her mother, Jo Davis, say their intimate and rustic-feeling dining location will reopen soon, depending on when they…
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