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Bill Gates: Poverty not an excuse for no education
BOSTON - Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the National Urban League on Thursday that a child's success should not depend on the race or income of parents and …
Banking on coffee and doughnuts
NEW YORK - It's time to make the money.
Stinger Welding gets $17 million for new Libby plant
LIBBY, Mont. - Stinger Welding will get $17 million to complete its new fabrication plant in Libby, the Montana Community Development Corporation said.
Movers & Shakers July 27, 2011
Roletto Law opens in Cd'A
Wheeling and dealing
COEUR d'ALENE - Midway Automotive Group Inc. has purchased the assets of the Dodge dealership in Coeur d'Alene owned by Tom Addis.
Zip line tour may come to Wallace
WALLACE - If you've ever wanted to hurtle headlong through the forest canopy at 60 miles an hour, you may get your chance.
IRS eases liability rule for spouse's tax debt
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for some "innocent spouses" to escape responsibility for the tax debt of their husband or wife.
Movers and Shakers July 26, 2011
Cd'A tours back in business
COEUR d'ALENE - After a long hiatus, guided bus tours have returned to Coeur d'Alene.
Ups and downs
WASHINGTON - Strong second-quarter earnings from McDonald's, General Electric and Caterpillar on Friday are just the latest proof that booming profits have all…
No success without access
Over the years, I've asked a lot of people what makes a great salesperson. The answers are fairly predictable: passion, persistence, likability, planning, trustworthiness, strong work ethic, initiative, intelligenc…
Probe of Avista electric, gas rate requests begins
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has initiated a six-month investigation of an application by Avista Utilities to increase rates of its Idaho electric customers by an average 3.7 percent and its natural gas cu…
These sandwiches are Jim Dandee
Although its website wasn't functioning this past week, Jim Dandee's is a gourmet sandwich shop with franchises in Western states. This includes Idaho and Washington as Kevin Mitchell bought the franchise rights fo…
iFraud: Apple stores faked in China
BEIJING - It looks almost exactly like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising th…
Movers and Shakers July 22, 2011
Davis promoted to new