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May 19, 2010

Couple opens second discount perfume shop A Spokane-based discount perfume retailer, called Fragrance Station Inc., has opened a store in Spokane Valley Mall, its second outlet here. The business is owned by husband and wife Sunny and Parveen a

BumbleBar secures big contract

Snack maker projects it will boost production by up to 500,000 bars a year

May 19, 2010

Treva Lind

BumbleBar Inc., a Spokane Valley-based manufacturer of gluten-free snack bars, has landed another sizable contract to create products under a private-label agreement with an undisclosed company.BumbleBar founder and co-owner Liz Ward says the a

Eatery opens near county courthouse

Sidebar & Grill replaces Hale's in building space next door to Milford's

May 19, 2010

Treva Lind

A new restaurant and bar, The Sidebar & Grill, has opened near the Spokane County Courthouse.Grant Cagun, a retired Spokane Fire Department deputy fire marshal, and his wife, Becky Cooke, opened the business in early May in a leased building at

Restaurateur sells Isabella's to reinvent Geno's near GU

Former Onion employee, dad buy eatery downtown; they plan to rename it

May 19, 2010

Treva Lind

Spokane restaurant owner William Webster has sold Isabella's Restaurant & Gin Joint downtown and plans to reinvent and open Geno's restaurant, at 1414 N. Hamilton near Gonzaga University, in late September.He says he sold Isabella's, at 21 W. in

CRC Health Group plans substance-abuse clinic here

National provider eyes Spokane Valley locations for outpatient facility

May 19, 2010

Chey Scott

CRC Health Group Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based behavioral health and substance abuse treatment provider with facilities nationwide, says it's planning to open an outpatient clinic in Spokane Valley.John Peloquin, vice president of operations a

West Plains traffic study calls for U.S. 2 alternative

Draft also suggests road widening, enhanced bus routes

May 19, 2010

Chey Scott

The West Plains area of Spokane County continues to experience a steady increase in population and development. To address related transportation needs, the Spokane Regional Transportation Council recently completed a long-range study that includes

Crash course in couponing

May 19, 2010

Chey Scott

Coupon usage in the U.S. is on the rise as more shoppers search for ways to cut their household spending. Two sisters from Post Falls, Lisa Honnell and Stacey Neet, contend that they consistently save more than 50 percent on their grocery by

Horizon CU to relocate in Post Falls

Branch to move in July to retail center located on busy State Route 41

May 19, 2010

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley-based Horizon Credit Union says it will move its Post Falls branch to the River City Center retail complex in north Post Falls in July.Bryan Grytdal, Horizon's vice president for marketing, says the credit union has leased 1,700 a

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Mobius Science Center work to start soon

Lydig will remodel part of old Burlington Coat's first floor, add mezzanine

May 19, 2010

Treva Lind

Spokane nonprofit Mobius Science Center plans to start work in June on the remodel of first-floor space in the old Burlington Coat Factory building downtown for its long-envisioned Mobius Science Center.The multimillion-dollar center is on track

Curriculum developer builds in SV

$1.7 million structure will allow growing company to consolidate operations

May 19, 2010

Treva Lind

Focused Fitness LLC, a company here that offers physical-education curriculum and related services to school districts, is building a two-story office and training facility in Spokane Valley.R & C Construction LLC, of Hayden, is the contractor a