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Chris Majer has run the gamut, beginning with political radical and ending with innovative corporate trainer, with a stop along the way as adviser to the U.S. Army Special Forces. Indeed, the founder and CEO of The Human Potential Project has taken an unconventional path to success.
If you are not into tech, finding gifts for those who are can be hard. Below are some nice gifts that won't leave a hole in your pocket and will help you start thinking past the big-ticket items. All of these products cost $120 or less (prices rounded to the dollar).
Spokane took a giant leap backward last month, and that was a good thing.After months of sagging employment figures, the county registered 3,000 new jobs. That was enough to offset losses going back to February, but at 222,420 the total remains 7,000 jobs shy of the peak reached in November 2008.
Remember when lenders were content to sell foreclosed homes to any qualified buyer? Their popular message was "we're in the lending business, not in the real estate business."
New faces
Dr. Kevin Weeks has been hired by Cancer Care Northwest as a medical oncologist and hematologist. Weeks previously worked for Columbia Basin Hematology in Kennewick and has 15 years of medical experience. He completed his fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, and is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology.
Tuesday
Spokane County Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting – Topics will include wireworms, grasshopper management, cereal stem rust, aluminum toxicity, and an update from the Washington State Crop Improvement Association. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $15, includes meeting and lunch; $5 meeting only. Information: Diana Roberts, (509) 477-2167.
When five-time Olympic medalist and "Dancing with the Stars" winner Apolo Ohno sat down with his dad and his advisers early this year to sort out potential sponsors, they considered dozens of companies.
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is enjoying a surprisingly bright outlook. This might be the start of a new era in Motorola's long history – powered by Google's Android phones.
RICHLAND – Popular Science magazine was impressed enough with a technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland to name it one of 2009's best 100 technologies.
CHICAGO – House shopping usually slows down in the winter, as people put their home searches on hold to trim the tree, buy presents to put under it and avoid the chilly weather.
Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying condos in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at Costco: In bulk, with slashed prices.
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