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Mill outlook murky
Three Rivers Mill in Kamiah has sat idle for about a year. Guy Bennett Lumber Mill at the Port of Wilma just west of Clarkston suspended its operations early last summer. ...
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Contact lenders before they have to contact you
QUESTION: I've lost my job and am not able to make this month's mortgage payments. I have both a first and second mortgage, with two different lenders. I know you advocate calling the lender, but is it necessary to call both since the first mortgage is the larger amount? - D.B. ...
U.S. auto sales rise, though Toyota lags
DETROIT - Toyota's auto sales fell 16 percent in January, a month when it recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of several models. Most other automakers reported higher sales and looked for opportunities to snatch sales from the troubled Japanese automaker. January is typically a weak month for U.S. auto ...
U.S. Transportation Secretary: U.S. had to push Toyota into safety recall
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday that it had taken "an enormous effort" to get Toyota to recall vehicles in the United States, and said federal regulators were not done with their investigations. "Since questions were first raised about possible safety defects, we have been pushing Toyota to ...
Volcker: Banks shouldn't be hedge funds
WASHINGTON - The federal safety net for commercial banks should protect depositors, not speculators, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker told senators on Tuesday, urging them to pass the so-called Volcker Rule that would ban banks from trading for profit and that would restrict the size of the biggest banks. Volcker, ...
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Women's retailer focuses on fun
A former manager of Corral West in Lewiston has traded her cowboy boots and jeans for high heels and dresses as she creates a new store that specializes in women's clothing, shoes and accessories. Paula Clanton opened CC's with her husband, Chuck Clanton, who also managed Corral West. The retailer ...
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City of Lewiston Nola Cullum, 632 Preston Ave., 352-square-foot covered porch, $5,000. Quality Design Homes, 1813 Clearview Point Drive, new single-family dwelling, $141,856. New Bridges Community Church, 428 Burrell Ave., residential remodel and addition, $141,669. Craig Kernan, 721 Bryden Ave., 1,920-square-foot pole building, $19,200. David Vincent, 1334 29th St., 960-square-foot pole ...
Experts: Commercial real estate recovering
DALLAS - The CEO of one of the country's top commercial property firms says the industry is turning the corner. And a Texas real estate economist agrees. "It's evident that the market has started some kind of recovery," John Santora, president of real estate service firm Cushman & Wakefield's U.S. ...
Ketchup catches up
For decades there was only one way to use the humble ketchup packet, and it was messy. Now, fast-food lovers have a choice: the traditional squeeze play - or the option to dunk. You want fries with that, in the minivan? No problem. The new ketchup pack, unveiled this week by ...
Debugging computer on wheels
NEW YORK - Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors. The recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota in the last ...
Greenwich green time
GREENWICH, Conn. - After one of the leanest years in memory, life in this upper-crust enclave is slowly returning to normal. The Greenwich version of normal, anyway. Caterers' cell phones are ringing again. Luxury car dealers are sending the Porsches out for test drives. An architect is booking multimillion-dollar jobs for ...
Company offering 200 homes on cruise ship
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - In the worst economic storm in decades, a Beverly Hills company has an ambitious plan to build a $1.1 billion cruise ship, set to cast off in 2013. But instead of offering four- or five-day excursions as typical cruise lines do, the business plans to sell half ...
Savings on call
DALLAS - If you hate keeping up with coupons, soon you may love them. Retailers and product manufacturers are quickly embracing digital coupons - often sent as text messages to shoppers' cell phones. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. just completed a test in San Diego where shoppers received digital coupons for a free ...
Lesser-known Web sites tailor bargains to fit users
Any frugalista knows information can mean big-time savings, and the Internet is the best source of quick-and-easy information. But keeping up with all the useful Web sites could be a full-time job. Here are a few spending-smart sites you might not know about: l Cheapism.com: You probably know about product reviews ...
Thirst finally quenched
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The United States used more gasoline than ever in 2007 and far more than any other country. It seemed as if America's growing appetite for gas would go on forever. Well, it won't - and things may never be the same. Gasoline consumption has been down the ...
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