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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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Sonic Drive-In to roll into Inland Northwest

First such eatery slated near Gonzaga; franchisee to eye additional sites

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Drive-in dining and roller skating carhops might become more common sights in the Spokane area soon.A Spokane franchisee of Sonic Drive-In, a 3,000-restaurant chain thats popular in the South and Midwest, plans to develop its first outlet and

Mixed-use development ideas sought by WSU

Old Jensen-Byrd building, nearby property attract attention of developers

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Washington State University will accept proposals later this month from private developers interested in doing a mixed-use development at the old Jensen-Byrd building and neighboring property on the south side of the Riverpoint Higher Education man

Retailer takes old AS&I plant

Mountain Gear head buys complex as larger quarters for offices, warehouse

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Paul Fish, president of Spokane-based recreational-equipment retailer Mountain Gear Inc., has bought a 160,000-square-foot complex in Spokane Valley and plans to move the companys offices and warehouse operations there next year. Mountain in

Lydig gets $46 million West Side school job

Spokane company set to start work there soon; 2007 completion slated

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Lydig Construction Inc., of Spokane, has landed a $46 million project to build a new school in Everett, Wash., for the Lake Stevens School District.Joe Williams, a project manager here for Lydig, says work on the project is expected to start be

Mailstream grows quickly via fulfillment work

Spokane companyÂ’s sales have surged annually over past three years, CEO says

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Mailstream USA Inc. was a direct-mail marketing company that dabbled in the fulfillment business until one day four years ago when a Spokane man let his fingers do the walking. At that time, says company CEO Allan McEachern, Mailstream was the

Valley complex bought

Auction of ex-AS&I property on 10 acres near Felts Field attracts $2.3 million bid

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

The former American Sign & Indicator Corp. building complex in Spokane Valley attracted a winning bid of $2.3 million at a public auction earlier this month, says Jim MacDonnell, executive managing director of Sheldon Good & Co., the Chicago-based

Mortgage rates arenÂ’t slowing home sales yet

Any ill effects wonÂ’t be felt for a few months; housing market stays strong here

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Since home sales started to surge in Spokane and Kootenai counties a few years ago, real estate professionals have pointed to historically low mortgage rates as one of the key reasons for the increased activity. With mortgage rates rising over

550-acre dude ranch in North Idaho sold

Law-enforcement trainer from Boise plans to move school; May opening eyed

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Boise businessman Chadd Harbaugh, founder and president of a law-enforcement and military training company there, has bought a 550-acre dude ranch near Harrison, Idaho, and plans to move the companys training facility there. The ranch, which

Not your average Joe

Something Different

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

As Media Joe founder and CEO Joe Melton tells it, there was a time when information-technology professionals simply had to know computers and computer networks.Then came voice-over-Internet-protocol phone networks, and IT guys had to become has

Generous taxpayers to benefit from law change

Hurricane-relief legislation removes deduction caps for charitable donations

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Charitably-inclined taxpayers stand to benefit from a hurricane-relief bill passed late this summer, but the federal government is in less of a giving mood these days when it comes to other types of tax relief than it has been the past few years. &

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