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Some Eastern Washington businesses adjust as penny production ends

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Greg Deckard, CEO and chairman of State Bank Northwest, compared the penny situation to the Y2K scare of 2000 when many people feared that computer networks would cease to function.
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Providence cuts orthopedic physical therapy programs in Spokane and Stevens counties

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The number of employees affected is about 60. The programs facing closure include three orthopedic physical therapy clinics, including one at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Medical Center, one at Providence Medical Park in Spokane Valley and one at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chewelah. Providence is also closing the DominiCare program in Chewelah.