Nov. 29 / Special legislative session startsSpokane legislators joined other legislators in Olympia for a 30-day emergency session to decide on a plan for closing a $1.4 billion gap in the state's operating budget. Social service agency and were
North Side Curves fitness outlet closesLemonade Corp. has closed a Curves women's fitness outlet it operated at 410 E. Holland.Carol Horlacher, who owns the company, plans to continue operating another Curves outlet she owns, which occupies of
Batten down the hatches: Bank fees have been rising for a number of years, but the "perfect storm" of a weak economy, troubled financial markets, and low interest-rate yields produced the 2011 hurricane.Even though Bank of America canceled its a
Nearly all construction workers will experience one or more work-related injuries or illnesses over a lifetime plus a greater risk of premature death, according to new data released last month at the American Public Health Association's 139th in of
With the traditional vacation season over and cooler weather looming, many people are back into regular work routines. And for those with sedentary jobs, being back in the office many times means less physical activity and more sitting throughout a
Alliance formed to educate food-service work force on cuts, burns, slips, falls
November 17, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently formed an alliance with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United to help reduce and prevent worker exposures to slip, trip-and-fall, and cut-and-burn hazards, as well as to address to in
Spokane Regional Occupational Medicine, an entity of Valley Hospital, says it uses its integrated medical network here to help injured workers recover and return to work as quickly as possible, while reducing potential costs for patients, and the
While the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries' proposed workers' compensation premiums for 2012 reflect an average 2.5 percent increase across the board, a handful of industries are bracing for higher rate increases.Building and as
About 20,000 jobs lost nationwide; decline in public works cited
November 17, 2011
The construction industry lost 20,000 jobs between September and October as the industry's unemployment rate hit 13.7 percent, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released earlier this month by the Associated General Contractors
Forever Fit, a new Spokane Valley personal-training concern, has leased 1,100 square feet of floor space in Pines Town Square, at 1509 N. Pines. Mike King, of NAI Black, and Colin Conway, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the transaction.The a