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You've got to set your goals!
Where there are no goals, there will be no significant accomplishments. There will only be another traffic jam.
Coldwater Creek losses increase
Sandpoint retailer Coldwater Creek reported Wednesday a net loss of $56.1 million, or 61 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $26 million, or 29 cents per share, in fiscal 2008.
What Idaho has, Washington wants
SPOKANE - It is the subject of controversy in Idaho, but is the envy of neighboring Washington.
Laughing Dog Brewery on tap at Beers, Bulls and Bears meeting
Two guest speakers will join the regular program at Beers, Bulls and Bears this month. Mike Deprez of Laughing Dog Brewery will be on hand to discuss samples from this favorite North Idaho craft brewer and Mike Kin…
'Ice Road Truckers' plugs TRYGG chains
Watching a recent episode of the TV show "Ice Road Truckers," Ed Leach was excited to hear an Alaskan female trucker say "it was time to put on the TRYGG chain…
UK's Prudential buys AIG's Asian unit for $35.5B
LONDON - British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes…
Movers and Shakers March 2, 2010
Curves plans food drives at three area locations
Pinkerton makes Barron's top 1,000
COEUR d'ALENE - A Lake City financial adviser not only made the list of the Barron's top 1,000, he made it to the top of the list in Idaho, and was the focus o…
Centrally located... with a view
BAYVIEW - Like the former beauty queen who made a few bad choices in life and let herself go, this little city on the big lake is discovering that all she need…
Simple answers for a complex problem
The Pew Center recently reported that 10 states - Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin - are barreling toward economic disaster. Double-digit bud…
Get a jump on your competition
In the State of the Union address, President Obama declared our national economic agenda "begins with jobs." So does mine. I'm dedicating myself to a 30-day, nationwide tour to launch my newest book "Use Your Head …
Fannie Mae seeks $15.3B in federal aid after 4Q loss
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fannie Mae is asking for a federal cash infusion of $15.3 billion after posting another big loss in the fourth quarter of last year.
Arsenal cuts overall debt by almost 40 percent
LONDON - Arsenal has cut its debt by almost 40 percent to 203.6 million pounds ($311.6 million) through selling more of the apartments it built on the site of …
Economic prediction: Flat
SPOKANE - Anyone expecting a big increase in salary this year is probably not being realistic. While the effect of that on the housing market was the focus, it…
Gamer's Haven resurrected
POST FALLS - When The Gamer's Haven burned down in January 2008 Bob Kelly was crushed.
Hummer out of gas
NEW YORK - One thing you can say about the Hummer, roaring down the road, towering over subcompacts like an NBA center in a sea of toddlers: It always drew a r…