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Business Briefs

Washington wheat farmers take price hit

August 16, 2019, 6:02am Business

SPOKANE -- Wheat farmers are harvesting their crop in Washington, but are selling it for prices at or below what it costs to produce. Read story

Blast at Albany manufacturing plant injures 2 workers

August 15, 2019, 7:43pm Business

ALBANY, Ore. -- Authorities say two employees at a manufacturing business in Albany were injured in an explosion. Read story

Officials: Capital One suspect may have hacked 30 others

August 14, 2019, 9:05pm Business Briefs

Federal prosecutors say a woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One may have hacked more than 30 other organizations. Read story

Alaska Airlines to offer direct in-state Washington flights

August 14, 2019, 9:03pm Business Briefs

Alaska Airlines has announced it will begin offering direct in-state flights from Spokane to Everett. Read story

House committee subpoenas owner of online site 8chan

August 14, 2019, 9:02pm Business Briefs

WASHINGTON -- A key House committee has subpoenaed the owner of 8chan, an online message board favored by violent white nationalists including the man suspected of killing 22 people in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Read story

Coke switching to cans for Dasani water brand

August 14, 2019, 6:01am Business

Coca-Cola is putting its Dasani water brand into aluminum cans as the beverage industry faces pressure to reduce its use of plastic. Read story

Ideal Option opens downtown clinic in Vancouver

August 13, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs

Addiction treatment agency Ideal Option announced last week that it has opened a new medication-assisted outpatient treatment clinic in Vancouver, with the goal of lowering barriers to access for opioid users seeking treatment. The new location is at 315 W. Mill Plain Blvd. Read story

Northwest Pipe lands north Texas contract

August 13, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs

Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Co. announced Monday that it has landed a contract to manufacture steel piping for a portion of the Bois d'Arc Lake municipal water project in northern Texas. Read story

Overtime rules hearing comes to Vancouver

August 13, 2019, 6:00am Business Briefs

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries will host a public hearing Thursday in Vancouver about proposed changes to the state's overtime rules. Read story

Avista’s second-quarter earnings remain consistent

August 12, 2019, 5:35am Business Briefs

SPOKANE -- Avista Corp. held steady in its second-quarter earnings report Wednesday, with income of $25.3 million, or 38 cents per share. Read story