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Virtual fall home festival set to start Sept. 25

Event to feature 21 new sites throughout county

September 24, 2020

The Spokane Home Builders Association's 16th annual Fall Festival of Homes is joining the ever-growing list of popular local events going virtual this year, as the trade group plans to host 3D virtual tours of its featured properties. The event is

Vega Cloud secures $2.3 million in venture capital

Capital infusion to go to marketing, software development, CEO says

September 24, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Liberty Lake Cloud Inc., a Liberty Lake, Washington software company that does business as Vega Cloud, recently completed a $2.3 million round of investment funding. Vega Cloud CEO and co-founder Kris Bliesner says recent funding sources include the

Spokane Valley internet provider buys Pend Oreille Valley Network

WOW plans $1.5 million in improvements to its network infrastructure

September 24, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based Wired or Wireless Inc. has acquired Pend Oreille Valley Network and plans to upgrade the infrastructure to better serve the Newport, Washington-based company's existing customers, says WOW president Bill Geibel Jr. Mike

Ethan Stowell Restaurants to open restaurant in Old City Hall

Italian restaurantÂ plannedÂ inÂ oldÂ Olive Garden spaceÂ

September 24, 2020

Natasha Nellis

In keeping with the building's history of hosting an Italian restaurant,Â the Old City Hall will be home to a Seattle-basedÂ restaurateurÂ known for his Italian cuisine.Â Ethan Stowell, CEO and founder of Ethan Stowell Restaurants,Â isÂ bringing his

Private equity group buys big interest in Family Home Care

Liberty Lake company eyes expansions, more hiring

September 24, 2020

Virginia Thomas

An East Coast private equity group has acquired a 70% ownership interest in Liberty Lake-based Family Resource Home Care. Jeff Wiberg, CEO of Geras LLC, which does business as Family Resource Home Care, says an investment partnership with

Pure Wax Bar opens in Spokane Valley

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September 24, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Nellie Allen, owner and operator of Pure Wax Bar, has opened a full-service body waxing boutique at 325 S. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. Allen, and business associate Megan Baker, have a deceptively spacious and cool boutique equipped with six private

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September 24, 2020

Journal of Business Staff

Elizabeth Kelley dedicates career to defending those with developmental disabilities

Spokane-based attorney builds national practice

September 24, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Elizabeth Kelley hails from a family of attorneys. But even with a law degree herself, she had no aspirations of practicing after earning her juris doctorate, and she certainly never imagined she'd end up being a criminal defense attorney representing

New Touchmark manager rises through ranks

Thompson got her start at front desk in 1999

September 24, 2020

Kevin Blocker

It wasn't her first stint as interim executive director of Touchmark on South Hill, but the second, that left Michaela Thompson thinking that she was capable of doing the job full time. Thompson briefly served as interim executive director from

Is the force majeure with you?

Little precedent for cases means uncertain outcomes if contract clause is invoked

September 24, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A portion of contract law is moving into the commercial law spotlight as businesses come to terms with being unable to carry out their contracts fully because of the COVID-19 pandemic or related government-imposed restrictions. A force majeure clause is