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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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Liberty Lake takes run at major annexation

City makes fourth attempt to add 644 acres of land west of current borders

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

The city of Liberty Lake is making its fourth attempt at annexing 644 acres of land west of its current city limits. Doug Smith, the citys director of planning and community development, says a public hearing on the annexation request is for

Defaults dropped in 2005

Number of foreclosures in Spokane County hit lowest mark since 1997

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

The number of foreclosures filed in Spokane County last year dropped precipitously, falling below the 500 mark for the first time since 1997.Randy Barcus, chief economist at Avista Corp., says that with property values rising, most people who a

MatriCal sees sales surge

Drug-research equipment maker plans to beef up staff, grow with new products

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

MatriCal Inc., a company in Spokanes U District that makes sophisticated research equipment for large pharmaceutical companies, is expecting a strong surge in sales this year and is ramping up its work force. The 6-year-old companys are to

Investors plan industrial park on West Plains

Tacoma group will start putting in roads this spring at site near Spokane airport

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Prium Development LLC, a Tacoma-based real estate development concern whose sister company bought the big Rock Pointe Corporate Center here late last year, plans to develop a 54-acre industrial park near Spokane International Airport. The site

Building-permit totals shoot up in Spokane area

More than $900 million in work went ahead in Â’05; home construction soared

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Spokane-area building-permit values surpassed $900 million in 2005, easily shattering records set the previous year. Paced by an increase in home construction and a few big-ticket projects, the city of Spokane, Spokane County, and the city of a

Bankruptcy filings hit record level

Businesses, consumers rushed to file petitions before law changed in fall

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

The number of bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington hit record levels in 2005 after an unprecedented surge last fall, when debtors rushed to submit their petitions before new bankruptcy laws went into effect on Oct. 17.Businesses and filed a

STCU plans to open first branch in Idaho

Credit union to build large office in Post Falls, hopes to open it later this year

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Spokane Teachers Credit Union plans to enter North Idaho with its first branch there, to be located in Post Falls.Steve Dahlstrom, STCUs president and CEO, says the organization has bought 1.25 acres of land in Post Falls, near the southwest

240-home subdivision proposed in the Valley

Development group agrees to buy 98-acre site, seeks preliminary plat approval

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

ElkRidge Development Group, of Spokane, has agreed to buy 98 acres in the Spokane Valley from Spokane entrepreneur Bernard Daines and wants to develop an upscale, 240-home subdivision there. Jim Maki, a Spokane-based partner in the development

Garco tabbed to update Shadle Park High School

Design work to start soon on $59 million renovation of 48-year-old structure

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Spokane Public Schools has selected Garco Construction Inc. as general contractor and construction manager for the planned $59 million modernization of Shadle Park High School, on Spokanes North Side. Mark Anderson, the districts associate

SamÂ’s Club is coming here

Wal-Mart-affiliated chain to open first Spokane store on site along Nevada Street

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Sams Club, the members-only warehouse-store chain operated by retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is coming to Spokane.Eric Berger, a Seattle-based Wal-Mart spokesman, says that plans submitted to the city of Spokane for an $11.7 million, on a

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