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Gold continues to shine despite '08 roller-coaster ride

Some analysts say they expect it to climb back above $1,000 an ounce

February 12, 2009

Historically, gold has been considered a hedge against a loss in the purchasing power of paper currencies. But no one can ever call it a comforting or predictable hedge.While gold prices ended 2008 just a bit higher than they began it, investors

In The News: February 12, 2009

February 12, 2009

Feb. 10 / Hecla completes stock offering Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced it had netted $71.3 million in an underwriting of 36.8 million shares of its stock and warrants to buy an additional 18.4 million shares. Hecla said

Calendar: February 12, 2009

February 12, 2009

February 12 - 27, 2009 Rig Riggins, YMCA president and CEO, and Monica Walters, YWCA executive director, will give a presentation, titled Your (New) Y, at the Spokane City Forum, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the

It's not who you know that's crucial; it's who knows you

Create strong presence that your competitors are too lazy to match

January 29, 2009

Sales & Marketing

Here's a question I've received more than a hundred times in one form or another: "How do I make a (better) name for myself?"Here is the premise, the definition, and the answer: In sales it's not who you know; in sales it's who knows you.The

Small Business Watch: January 29, 2009

January 29, 2009

Two employees buy Spokane Valley fire protection concern Two employees of Creighton Engineering Inc., a Spokane Valley fire protection consulting company, have bought the company's assets and have formed a company named S.O. Robert

Exchange-traded funds struggle, but offer alternative

Their assets have fallen in last year, but they keep growing in number

January 29, 2009

Personal Investing

The boom in exchange-traded funds ran smack into the implosion of the global financial markets.There are now 721 ETFs with $478 billion in assets, according to the Investment Company Institute. Although that's more than three times as many funds

In the News: January 29, 2009

January 29, 2009

Jan. 26 / City to cut jobs due to construction slowdown The city of Spokane said it will eliminate eight full-time positions and one part-time position in its Building Enterprise Fund Feb. 15. The cuts, spurred by a record low number

Calendar: January 29, 2009

January 29, 2009

Jan. 29 - Feb. 19, 2009 The Home-Based Business Connection will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. Ken Sanders will share "tried and true practices for turning to a

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Lilac Terrace project under way - Art only

January 29, 2009

Lilac Terrace, a 50-unit, four-story retirement housing project illustrated here, is going up at the Lilac Plaza Retirement Community complex, at 7007 N. Wiscomb. Kop Construction Co., of Spokane, is the contractor on the $9.5 million, project, and

Medication may benefit older adults with anxiety disorder

Study finds antidepressant escitalopram can improve symptoms, quality of life

January 29, 2009

Many older adults worry—a lot. Almost one in 10 Americans over age 60 suffers from an anxiety disorder that causes them to worry excessively about normal things, such as health, finances, disability, and family. Although antidepressant drugs a