Resale clothing boutique opens in Paulsen Center

Sequel Resale Boutique, a women's and juniors' secondhand clothing shop, has opened in a 900-square-foot leased space on the first floor of the Paulsen Building, at 413 W. Riverside downtown.

Cheryl Wood, who owns the store with her husband, Francis Wood, says the store sells gently used brand-name and designer-label clothing, shoes, and accessories.

In addition to clothing, Sequel sells home dcor items and jewelry, Wood says.

The store employs one person in addition to Wood.

She says most of the store's inventory is bought directly from customers who receive cash or store credit. Customers receiving cash for their items are paid 25 percent of what Wood would resell them for, or they can opt to receive 40 percent of their items' price in store credit. She adds that items are priced based on condition and brand.

Unlike some other larger, resale-clothing operations that only buy and sell used pieces less than two years old, she's not as selective in terms of the items' age.

She says the store's inventory includes a large number of vintage pieces from the 1970s, and that styles from that era are trending again in fashion.

Spokane Gymnastics expands Valley space

Spokane Gymnastics Inc. has leased 4,000 square feet of additional gym space at 5615 E. Broadway in Spokane Valley, giving it a total of 11,000 square feet there.

The Rothrock Co. handled remodeling work there, and Walls That Talk Inc., of Spokane Valley, painted the walls and created murals, owner Nadine Burgess says.

Burgess bought the assets of Spokane Elite Gymnastics and changed its name last July. She managed the business for four years prior to acquiring it.

Burgess says the concern has been growing for the past five years. Five years ago, about 200 students took weekly classes there; now, more than 600 students receive instruction there, she says.

Spokane Gymnastics employs 18 people, with three full-time workers. Burgess has coached for more than a decade. The business offers gymnastic instruction for all ages and makes its facility available for special events, Burgess says.

Agency relocates to building downtown

New All Lines Insurance Inc., a Spokane company that does business as All Lines Insurance, says it purchased a 6,200-square-foot building at 616 E. Third, east of downtown, in March and has moved its offices there.

General contractor Hug Construction, of Spokane, has made $80,000 of tenant improvements to the building.

All Lines co-owners G. Dexter Phillips and Cathy Dennie say the new space will have off-street parking for customers and employees. The agency has been located in a 1,500-square-foot leased space at 304 W. Second since 2002, when it was formed through a merger between Action Insurance and All Lines Insurance. Phillips and Dennie bought the agency in 2006.

"We wanted to own our building and looked for a property that offered the size we needed on one level. (We) also wanted to stay near the core of Spokane but get our own off-street parking. This building offered all of this," Phillips says.
All Lines will use 2,400 square feet for office space. The other 3,800 square feet currently is being used as a warehouse, but it will be developed for a tenant in the future, Phillips says.

All Lines is a full service property and casualty insurance agency that offers personal and commercial lines. It employs five people, including Phillips and Dennie.

In Touch clinic buys, moves to larger space


In Touch Rehabilitation Services PLLC, which does business as In Touch Physical Therapy, has bought a 4,000-square-foot building at 104 W. Ninth in Post Falls and has moved there from its former 2,000-square-foot leased space at 1850 E. Seltice Way.

The practice, owned by Dr. Brad Sharples-Faucher and Dr. Lee Nagle, has been in operation since March 2008 and employs 12 people.

Aspen Homes LLC, of Coeur d'Alene, handled the remodeling work, which totaled more than $150,000. The interior of the building, which formerly housed Expressions Dance Studio, was gutted and completely updated to accommodate the practice, Sharples-Faucher says. In Touch moved into the new space in late June.

In Touch typically treats post-operative patients, Sharples-Faucher says. The clinic also focuses on sports injuries, amputees, muscular-skeletal techniques, and postural restoration.

Cousin orthodontists open third location

Drs. Clay and Paul Damon, of Damon Orthodontics PLLC, have jointly opened a third office at 4801 S. Regal, in the Regal Office Place building, on the South Hill.

Ramey Construction Co., of Spokane, and NAC|Architecture PS, of Spokane, have overseen the renovation of the 2,000-square-foot leased space.

"The South Hill community has been asking for a Damon Orthodontics office closer to their home, so we responded with another location option," says Kathleen Bayn, practice administrator at Damon Orthodontics.

The new office has five employees. The Damons, who are cousins, will work out of the location regularly, though appointment schedules will vary, Bayn says.

Kid-friendly features at the new office include bubble columns, flat-screen televisions, and video games.
Dr. Floyd Damon founded Damon Orthodontics in 1968 on Spokane's North Side. In the early 1970s, Dr. Dwight Damon, Floyd's brother, opened a Valley location. Today, Floyd's son Clay owns and operates the North Side practice, at 4407 N. Division, and Dwight's son Paul owns and practices at the Valley office, at 12406 E. Mission.