Business Briefs July 5, 2011
Blood drive, wellness fair in Post Falls today
The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce is having a blood drive and wellness fair today from 1-5 p.m. at the chamber, at 201 E. Fourth Ave.
Ten-minute massages will be available for $5.
All proceeds will benefit the Inland Northwest Blood Center. Representatives from Costco and Isagenix International will be there offering nutritional information.
Dr. Elliot from River City Chiropractic will be giving free spinal screenings.
Bank of America wants to remove Tamarack ski lifts
BOISE (AP) - The nation's biggest bank is planning to tear out two Tamarack Resort ski lifts, creating a troubling scenario for resort homeowners who hope the failed Idaho vacation development will be preserved intact for a potential buyer.
Bank of America's leasing division is filing paperwork with the state to remove the transports after the resort defaulted on payments.
The lifts, located partly on state land, weren't used during last winter's ski season. One is largely a transport lift for homeowners, while the second provides high-speed access to intermediate and advanced terrain on the resort's northern boundary.
Their removal would be a blow to any potential Tamarack buyer, adding to the expense of resurrecting the resort following its financial collapse in 2008.
Flooding leaves Utah golf course under water
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Logan River flooding has left parts of a northern Utah golf course under water and looking for a financial lifeboat.
Only half of the Logan River Golf Course is usable in the wake of flooding, The Herald Journal of Logan reported. The riverbank that runs along parts of the course was breached in mid-June and water came rushing onto the course. In some spots, it has been waist deep.
"I've been here for 17 years, and this is the (greatest) flooding impact on the golf course that I've seen in the time I've been here," said Russ Akina, Logan's parks and recreation director.
The financial impact of the flooding is significant for the city-run course.
In a typical June, golfers log between 6,500 and 7,000 rounds on the 18-hole course. But as of June 27 this year, only 2,400, 9-hole rounds had been played.
Pro shop sales are also down about 47 percent, Logan Finance Director Rich Anderson said.