Study finds that Internet now is preferred method for U.S. workers to enroll
February 26, 1997
Online enrollment for benefits continues to be the No. 1 choice for U.S. employees, with 77percent using the Internet to enroll this year, according to research conducted by Hewitt Associates, the big human resources outsourcing and consulting an
The Spokane office of Marsh might seem like a remote outpost for a multibillion-dollar-a-year parent company that claims to be the worlds leading insurance and risk-management services provider.Its no slouch, though, within the huge It was
Employers here say spiraling health-insurance premiums and other benefit-related labor costs are forcing them to trim pay raises and bonuses for their workers.Benefit-cost increases are outpacing wage increases by a wide margin, with premiums 5
Among ag-worker families, thinnersÂ’ kids also exhibit signs of heavier exposure
February 26, 1997
Agricultural workers who perform thinningremoving young buds from orchard trees to increase the size of the remaining fruitface a greater likelihood of pesticide exposure than other farm workers, according to new findings from Fred Hutchinson a
The Washington state Department of Ecology plans to revise its rules governing what are called injection wells, including about 10,000 of themmostly storm-water dry wellsin the Spokane metropolitan area.The rule changes still are in the so
In the architectural and engineering industries, business can fluctuate like a roller coaster ride, with projects peaking during the summer and plummeting during the winter. Womer & Associates Inc., of Spokane, hopes to rise above that trend to
Mark Barnes, owner and president of Spokane-based National Furniture Store Inc., has sold his companys warehouse at 1004 N. Calispel to the Inland Northwest Blood Center.Barnes says he sold the 7,800-square-foot warehouse with a mezzanine and
Montvale Hotel LLC, a company controlled by Spokane developer Rob Brewster Jr., is moving forward with plans to renovate part of the Montvale Block building downtown into a 36-room hotel.The city of Spokane issued a building permit for the this
The city of Spokane Valley has been awarded an $8.1 million grant by the Federal Highway Administration to replace the Barker Road Bridge.The bridge is a two-lane span that sits almost halfway between Interstate 90 and Trent Avenue, and carries
Columbia Paint & Coatings Inc., the Spokane-based maker of architectural and industrial paints and coatings, says it had record sales and earnings last year and is projecting double-digit sales growth again this year.H.H. Larry Larison, and