The top two former Washington Mutual executives are being forced to testify publicly for the first time next month as part of a congressional investigation into the largest bank failure in U.S. history. Kerry Killinger and Steve Rotella will join five other former WaMu executives…
Questionnaire Assistance Centers have begun opening across the country and in the Inland Northwest for people who need help filling out the 2010 census form.Coeur d'Alene locations include the St. Vincent de Paul HELP Center, 201 E. Harrison Ave., and the Idaho Department of Labor,…
Avista is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas through a series of rate filings.For the average Avista ratepayer in Eastern Washington, the request amounts to adding $10.62 to a homeowner’s monthly electric bill and another $4 a month for natural gas.…
Harry Sladich, president and CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, is resigning to become an executive with Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. Sladich has led the CVB for five years, a tenure in which the organization’s revenues have increased by 47 percent,…
Spokane's successful Dry Fly Distilling is ready to move on to bourbon.After first launching a lineup of gin and vodka, the private distillery released an all-wheat whiskey last year. It was snapped up within weeks.Now owners Kent Fleischmann and Don Poffenroth say they'll release about…
An industry study of metro areas finds Seattle ranks first for potential exposure to cyber-crime.Norton, the division of Symantec that deals with security and anti-virus products, came up with a list of the top 50 riskiest online cities.Symantec teamed up with research firm, Sperling’s BestPlaces,…
Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. has sold its Post Falls particleboard plant to Todd Brinkmeyer, a former sawmill operator. The particleboard plant employs about two dozen people, most of whom will keep their jobs. The sale closed on March 12. The purchase price was not disclosed.The small-scale…
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