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  • Uncertainty keeps cash on the sidelines

    Don C. Brunell, president|Updated Aug 18, 2011

    At the same time President Obama and Congress were locked in combat over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, leaders of state manufacturing associations from across America were meeting right here in Washington. Despite the 3,000-mile distance, our futures – and their problems – are intertwined. As the debt ceiling debate raged, our nation’s debt climbed to $14.3 trillion, the U.S. Treasury’s cash on hand dwindled to $74 billion and America teetered on the brink of insolvency. Meanwhile, Apple, the world’s second largest corpo...

  • Ritzville chamber meeting cancelled

    Updated Aug 18, 2011

    Due to a number of scheduling conflicts, the general membership meeting for the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce has been cancelled. The meeting was originally planned for Thursday, Aug. 18, at 12 p.m. All chamber meetings are open to the public. For more information about the chamber or its events, contact the office at 111 West Main Avenue in person, by phone at 659-1936 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The chamber’s general meeting is normally held on the second Thursday of the month....