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Cheney Free Press (registration)The Cheney Free Press 2010 primary election previewCheney Free Press (registration)Five candidates are vying for two spots in the November General Election for the Spokane County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat. ….

Private hiring picks up, but little change overallThe Spokesman ReviewBut payrolls overall were down 2300 in July due to the elimination of an estimated 5400 government jobs, mostly for the federal census. In Spokane County …and more »

French up to challengesThe Spokesman ReviewThe issues facing our county are complex: We need to make government more efficient and encourage economic development and good jobs in Spokane County. …

Election SelectionPacific Northwest InlanderOf the dozen unchallenged candidates in Spokane County, only one is a Democrat. And he might not even count, since he was belatedly challenged last week by …

Job openings see first increase in three yearsHeraldNet (blog)About 6 percent of the vacancies were in Spokane County. In terms of industries, vacancies were highest in health care, retail, and accommodation and food …Wash. job openings grow for firs…

Employment picture brightensThe Spokesman Review (blog)The unemployment rate in Spokane County dropped more than half a point in June, and statewide joblessness is back down to where it stood a year ago, …

The unemployment rate in Spokane County dropped more than half a point in June, and statewide joblessness is back down to where it stood a year ago, state officials said today. Unemployment last month fell to 8.5 percent …

Vote insistence spottyThe Spokesman ReviewA few years ago Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke couldn't justify spending money on mentally ill without a vote from taxpayers. …and more »

Employment in Washington increased in May, but only because 9,000 workers were hired to help conduct the 2010 census. In Spokane County, employment fell by 1,700 despite the hiring of 700 census workers. But fewer people …

Associated Press – June 10, 2010 9:35 AM ET SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A Spokane County Jail guard who was fired after an inmate died is trying to get his job back. The union that represents Kenneth Downey says he should have …