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Editor Linn Parish has worked for newspapers and magazines since 1996, with the bulk of that time being at the Journal. A Montana man who has called Spokane home for some time now, Linn likes Northwest trails, Deep South foods, and lead changes in the ninth inning.

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Avista to be acquired by Toronto utility in $5.3 billion transaction

Company's headquarters to remain in Spokane

July 19, 2017

Linn Parish

Avista Corp., the longtime Spokane-based utility once known as Washington Water Power Co., announced this afternoon that Toronto-based Hydro One will acquire it in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion U.S., or $6.7 billion Canadian. The transaction has

Hotstart heats up again after dip in sales

Natural-gas market rebound leads to ramp up in hiring

July 6, 2017

Linn Parish

After two years of declining sales, activity is heating up in a big way at Hotstart Inc. The Spokane Valley-based maker of engine heating equipment is seeing a 30 percent increase in revenue so far this year and is hiring more employees to handle the add

Editor's Notebook: Fairchild announcement brings hope

June 8, 2017

Linn Parish

The U.S. Air Force gave Spokane economic development advocates reason to cheer-and alleviated some fear-when it announced earlier this week that it would be expanding the size of the Fairchild Air Force Base's air-refueling fleet. Twelve KC-135

City grants amnesty for unregistered businesses

About 3,000 companies said to be in delinquency

May 11, 2017

Linn Parish

The city of Spokane has launched a business registration amnesty program through which unregistered businesses that are located in the city or do business here can come into compliance without any penalties for delinquencies. Margaret Redd, taxes and li

Spokane Gives effort expands in scope, influence

Mayor sees potential in private-sector participation

March 16, 2017

Linn Parish

The Spokane Gives campaign has expanded in scope during its first three years. Entering its fourth year, its initiator, Spokane Mayor David Condon, sees potential for more growth in participation from the business sector. 'We're starting to get mo

Editor's Notebook: Reporting live from middle school

March 16, 2017

Linn Parish

One of my most vivid memories of junior high school involves a big kid in the cafeteria stealing the tater tots off of my lunch tray. He plucked them one by one, smiling smugly, until I stabbed him on the back of the hand with my fork. I can't remember

Spokane Club CEO takes position with Stay Alfred

Harper to be sales VP at quickly growing company

March 16, 2017

Linn Parish

Spokane Club CEO Stacie Harper will leave the private social-and-athletic club at month's end to take an executive position with Stay Alfred, the quickly growing Spokane-based vacation rental company. Harper says she's scheduled to start her new job

Q&A with Melissa Murphy: In her Prime

March 2, 2017

Linn Parish

Melissa Murphy started her career as a Realtor at the height of the residential real estate market in Spokane in the mid-2000s, then founded her own brokerage when that market troughed out about five years later. After five years in business, Prime Real

Editor's Notebook: Tourism deserves strong investment

February 16, 2017

Linn Parish

Washington state is considering a stronger investment in the tourism sector this year, with proposed legislation that would establish the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority. Whether that will happen this year remains unclear-the state Legislature

Q&A with Frank Swoboda of Corner Booth Media: Telling stories via video

February 2, 2017

Linn Parish

Maybe you don't know Corner Booth Media by name. But chances are, if you've watched TV in the Inland Northwest, you've seen the company's work. Corner Booth is a video production company that makes television commercials, corporate presentations

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