Special Edition - Monday, August 24, 2009

CORRECTION:

In this morning's newsletter, the wrong website was listed for Avista. Here's the corrected story:

Avista’s web site, www.avistautilities.com, is the top-ranked electric and natural gas web site in North America for 2009, according to E Source, a national benchmarking service for utility and large energy users. E Source assessed the web sites of 100 U.S. and Canadian utilities to gauge how successful they are in serving residential customers. The studies have become the industry standard for assessing web site improvements as they relate to customers’ contact preferences. For 2009, 31 web and mobile features, including content information and self-service tasks, were rated and reviewed. The reviews were conducted from the perspective of general web use, so the sites are rated and compared against the best in class across all web sites and not just utility web sites. Avista Utilities is the operating division that provides electric service to 353,000 homes and businesses and natural gas to 313,000 homes and businesses in three Western states, serving more than 492,000 customers. Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses.

Stejer Development and Northtown Square LLC are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Northtown Square–Spokane’s newest boutique shopping center, this Thursday, August 27. Northtown Square brings a variety of shopping and dining experiences to Spokane’s North Side. Nationally recognized retailers selecting Northown Square as their first Spokane location include DSW Shoes, Ulta Beauty, Bajio Mexican Grill and Red Lobster. Other retailers expanding their services to this North Side location include Dress Barn, Starbucks, HoneyBaked Ham & Cafe, Tuxedo Gallery, Venus Beautiful Nails, Sport Clips, Snap Fitness and STCU. The Grand Opening Celebration is from 9:30 to 10am, along with "After 5 with ZZU’s Molly Allen" at Bajio Mexican Grill from 5 to 8pm. For more information, contact Patty Kilcup, 509-325-0701 or patty@quisenberry.net.

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