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Spokane airport a big winner in infrastructure deal, Buttigieg says

July 29, 2022, 7:56am Business

Expansion at Spokane International Airport paid partially by federal dollars will be part of the industry’s strong rebound after pandemic-related restrictions, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Thursday. Read story

FILE - High gas prices are shown as a pedestrian waits to cross the street in Los Angeles, June 16, 2022.  Oil companies were swimming in record profits the last few months. They were benefiting from high energy costs at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Unprecedented profit for major oil drillers as prices soared

FILE - High gas prices are shown as a pedestrian waits to cross the street in Los Angeles, June 16, 2022.  Oil companies were swimming in record profits the last few months. They were benefiting from high energy costs at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities. (AP Photo/Jae C.

July 29, 2022, 7:55am Business

Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities. Read story

Navy expedites waterborne drones to close gap with China

July 29, 2022, 7:54am Business

Facing a growing threat from China, the Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean, extending the reach of firepower, and keeping sailors out of harm’s way. Read story

FILE - The 2024 Chevrolet SS EV is shown in Warren, Mich., July 12, 2022. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles

FILE - The 2024 Chevrolet SS EV is shown in Warren, Mich., July 12, 2022. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.

July 29, 2022, 7:53am Business

The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles. Read story

FILE - Euro banknotes lie on a table in Munich, Germany, on March 30, 2022. Annual inflation in the eurozone's 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, from 8.6% in June, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency.

Inflation hits record 8.9% in euro area, but economy grows

FILE - Euro banknotes lie on a table in Munich, Germany, on March 30, 2022. Annual inflation in the eurozone's 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, from 8.6% in June, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency.

July 29, 2022, 7:53am Business

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the economy managed better-than-expected, if meager, growth in the second quarter. Read story

Grace Vadelund of PGE Oregon works in the new EKG room in the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center emergency department on Thursday morning. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is expanding its emergency department. During its two-year construction project, the hospital will temporarily relocate its patient walk-in and ambulance entrances from Mill Plain Boulevard to Fifth Street off of Northeast 87th Avenue. The entrance is scheduled to move Tuesday.

Remodel of PeaceHealth’s emergency room aims to improve care in Clark County

Grace Vadelund of PGE Oregon works in the new EKG room in the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center emergency department on Thursday morning. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is expanding its emergency department. During its two-year construction project, the hospital will temporarily relocate its patient walk-in and ambulance entrances from Mill Plain Boulevard to Fifth Street off of Northeast 87th Avenue. The entrance is scheduled to move Tuesday.

July 29, 2022, 6:05am Business

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver is expanding its emergency department. Read story

Carl Roath, left,  with the Mason County Public Utility District, pulls fiber optic cable off a spool as he works with a team to install broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2021.

Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural places

Carl Roath, left,  with the Mason County Public Utility District, pulls fiber optic cable off a spool as he works with a team to install broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2021.

July 28, 2022, 7:38pm Business

The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in remote parts of 11 states from Alaska to Arkansas. Read story

Gov’t: U.S. Bank workers opened fake accounts for sales goals

July 28, 2022, 1:50pm Business

For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers' names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, in a case that is deeply similar to the sales practices scandal uncovered at Wells Fargo last decade. Read story