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Bonanza Ford shuts its doors

Property owner files breach of contract suit in Superior Court here

January 15, 2009

West Plains auto dealer Bonanza Ford has closed its doors, and its inventory has been repossessed.The dealership, located at the Four Lakes-Cheney interchange with Interstate 90, is owned by Bonanza Ford Inc., which moved the operation there in

Army plans big reserve center in Hayden

New complex near airport would have more space, equipment for training 150 soldiers

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

The U.S. Army plans to buy 10.26 acres of land in Hayden near the Coeur d'Alene Airport, where it would build a roughly 33,000-square-foot Army Reserve Center complex.The complex, which would replace the U.S. Army Reserve's current center nearby

County eyes study for big new arterial

Proposed roadway would connect North Division to U.S. 2, I-90 on West Plains

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

In a potential project that eventually could cost tens of millions of dollars and help ease traffic congestion here, Spokane County wants to study developing a northwest connector that would link North Division to the West Plains area, with there a

Disc maker's legal woes continue

BlueStar hit with judgment here, refunds in California, but CEO remains upbeat

January 15, 2009

Kim Crompton

Legal problems are continuing for BlueStar Technologies Inc., the Blu-ray disc producer here formerly named BlueRay Technologies Inc.Wells Construction Inc., of Spokane, has won a $280,000 default judgment against BlueStar President and CEO in a

Bankruptcy filings jump 29 percent

Totals, however, end up far below earlier high; recent trend worrisome

January 15, 2009

Jeanne Gustafson

Filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Washington jumped 29 percent last year, but that increase was roughly the same as the year before and put Eastern Washington filings at a level well below what they were during the first a

Banking software maker refocuses

New owner of Getronics unit here targets product development

January 15, 2009

Kim Crompton

The former Liberty Lake-based banking software division of Dutch computer-services giant Getronics has a new owner, Dallas-based CompuCom Systems Inc.It also has a revised strategy that its new director says should help bolster its global are on

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Condo towers eyed on South Hill

Moran Prairie project would have up to 136 units, commercial space

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

Spokane developers Dennis Swartout and his son, Ben, plan to ask Spokane County for permission to build a multimillion-dollar project on the South Hill that would include two 12-story towers housing 136 condominium units plus commercial and retail

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Hospitals' women's programs stress varying objectives

New operator hasn't decided on marketing at Deaconess, Valley

January 15, 2009

Mike McLean

For years, Spokane-area hospitals have packaged health-care services for women in women's centers, or departments, and have done a considerable amount of marketing to promote those departments.There's a new hospital operator in town, however, and

Most women egg donors said satisfied with process

Some, however, report adverse physical symptoms, psychological aftereffects

January 15, 2009

Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms, and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, the first study to examine the of by

Sacred Heart awaits new mobile mammography unit

Foundation here raises $1.2 million for replacement coach and equipment

January 15, 2009

David Cole

The Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation has raised $1.2 million to replace that center's mammography coach and related equipment.Since 1999, the Sacred Heart Women's Health Center coach has been traveling to Inland Northwest businesses, and a