Kim Crompton

Ruling on big attorney fee award here partly reversed

High court finding stems from employment-related suit

October 21, 2010

A sizable contingency fee owed to a Spokane attorney who represented a woman here who obtained a $5 million settlement in an employment-discrimination lawsuit should be based on that amount rather than a larger satisfaction-of-judgment sum, the has

WTB leads in market share again

Sterling tumbles to third in annual FDIC report; deposits slide 15 percent

October 21, 2010

Kim Crompton

After a two-year absence, Washington Trust Bank has moved back into its customary position as the leader in bank deposits in Spokane County, says an annual market share report released earlier this month by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.The

Senior Circle chapter here shows strong first-year growth

Organization operates through CHS hospitals, promotes healthy living

October 7, 2010

Kim Crompton

The Spokane-area chapter of an organization named Senior Circle, which promotes healthy lifestyles for those 50 and older, has grown to 500 members since being founded in July 2009, and the woman who founded the chapter says she believes it has the

Paper mill sees welcome uptick

Inland Empire Paper endured industry slide without job cuts

October 7, 2010

Kim Crompton

Inland Empire Paper Co. says it's seeing an encouraging uptick in demand this year after experiencing a comparatively shallow decline in orders at the depth of the recession and enduring the still-lingering economic upheaval without having to lay a

Utilities cheer pact to end hydro dispute

Tentative agreement could bring conclusion to decades of litigation

September 23, 2010

Kim Crompton

Avista Corp., the big investor-owned utility here, and Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, say they're enthused about a potential settlement of a decades-old regional dispute over how to divvy up benefits from the that

Higher-ed regime change

Three new top executives here face challenging times

September 23, 2010

Kim Crompton

You might call it a changing of the guard.Through a coincidence in timing, new top executives have taken over this year at three prominent Spokane academic institutions—Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, and Community Colleges of the

CV schools eye $400 million plan

District envisions seeking five bond packages over 25 years

September 23, 2010

Kim Crompton

Central Valley School District is getting ready to put in motion a long-range capital facilities plan that tentatively calls for more than $400 million in projects over the next 25 years, including construction of new high, middle, and schools.

Boutique firm finds balance in trial, transactional work

Layman, Layman looks to recover from sudden loss of one of its partners

September 9, 2010

Kim Crompton

Spokane law firm Layman, Layman & Robinson PLLP says it has seen a drop-off in business-transaction work, one of its two main areas of practice, but a rise in litigation, its other focus, as the recession has raised the legal stakes for many of its

CXT's Valley concrete-tie plant lands big Calgary jobs

Company is making 24,000 ties for city's light-rail system

September 9, 2010

Kim Crompton

Spokane Valley-based CXT Inc. says its division here that makes pre-stressed concrete railroad ties has landed two contracts, with a combined value of more than $3 million dollars, to supply more than 24,000 ties and fastenings systems for the City

Creative confections

September 9, 2010

Kim Crompton

The way Melissa Barnett sees it, there's a lot more to chocolate than just that wonderful taste and texture. There's the virtually unlimited potential to use it as an edible expression of one's creativity, and that's precisely what she says she's a