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Higher prices for food are about to get worse
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are noticing higher prices at the grocery store, and it's about to get worse.
Movers and Shakers March 17, 2011
Hower hired at Trindera
Silverwood to hire 1,200 workers
Silverwood Theme Park plans to hire 1,200 people for the upcoming season.
Movers and Shakers March 16, 2011
Homestyle cooking to benefit Coeur d'Alene Senior Center
Aflac dumps duck voice actor for tasteless tweets
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Aflac Inc. said Monday it has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the abrasive voice of the insurer's quacking duck in the U.S., after the comedian p…
Movers and Shakers March 15, 2011
Smitten to compete in Spokane's Top Model
Quake, tsunami a blow to Japan economy
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday forced multinational companies to close factories, fight fires and move workers, inflicting at least short-term damage on the Japan's fragile economy.
Retail sales up 1 percent in February
WASHINGTON - Shoppers snapped up new cars, clothing and electronics in February, pushing retail sales up for the eighth straight month.
Sahara hotel-casino in Las Vegas closing in May
LAS VEGAS - The Sahara Hotel & Casino, among a few Las Vegas Strip resorts left from the Rat Pack era, is closing nearly six decades after dealing its first hand.
Hospitals try cooking up better food
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Haute cuisine is to hospital food as coq au vin is to mystery meat, right?
Brewing up history
Planning to open in April in Post Falls, Bi-Plane Brewing Co. will celebrate the feats of early aviators and high-flying exploration with hand-crafted ales. The brew pub will offer brewed beer in pint glasses and a…
First iPad 2 sales greeted by lines
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The updated version of Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer went on sale Friday afternoon, and was greeted by the now-familiar lines of buyers outside Apple stores.
Movers and Shakers March 11, 2011
Shaffer has booth at Ellements salon
Who'll pay bigger fees for debit card use?
WASHINGTON - Bankers and merchants, pillars of the business world and frequent allies, are embroiled in a bitter lobbying battle over something Americans do 38 billion times a year - swipe their debit cards. Both s…
A 'bold' taste
POST FALLS - The selection is simple.