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After devastating fire, Shogun restaurant to relocate to Spokane Valley

Owner plans to reopen Japanese grill on Feb. 4

October 25, 2018

Joseph Lee, the owner of Shogun Inc., which operates Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi, says he'll reopen the restaurant early next year at a new location in Spokane Valley. The longtime hibachi-style restaurant, formerly located east of downtown, at 821

Horse therapy nonprofits bring new programs to Spokane

Free Rein Therapeutic starts pilot with VA

October 25, 2018

Samantha Peone

Two Spokane-area horse-centered nonprofits have new programs in the works here. Last week, Free Rein Therapeutic Riding, of Spokane, launched The Equus Effect, a Connecticut-based equine therapy program, says John Owen, executive director of Free Rein.

Washington L&I mulls overtime, salary rule changes

Meantime, feds revisit thresholds that had been rejected in 2016

October 25, 2018

Virginia Thomas

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is starting to look into updating wage requirements for salaried employees.

Cash in trash for Tidy's Beautiful Bins and Eco-Wash Solutions Northwest

Pair of young businesses launched offering garbage can cleanings

October 25, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Two young Inland Northwest businesses. Tidy's beautiful bins LLC and Eco-Wash Solutions Northwest have launched garbage can cleaning services.

Playfair Commerce Park expansion is on fast track

In tight industrial space market, developer plans to build four structures

October 25, 2018

Samantha Peone

L.B. Stone Properties Group LLC, developer of East Spokane's Playfair Commerce Park, is adding three buildings totaling 234,000 square feet of space at the steadily growing industrial park.

First Interstate to acquire two North Idaho banks

Transactions valued at total of nearly $203 million

October 11, 2018

Staff Report

First Interstate BankSystem Inc., the Billings, Mont.-based parent of First Interstate Bank, has agreed to acquire two Kootenai County banks-Coeur d'Alene-based Idaho Independent Bank and Post Falls-based Community 1st Bank. The IIB and Community 1

H.I.V.E. Virtual Reality opens on North Side

Restaurants & Retail

October 11, 2018

Staff Report

H.I.V.E. Virtual Reality is a new virtual reality gaming and entertainment business that has opened in the Heritage Square retail center, at 9325 N. Division. Owner Blake Underhill says H.I.V.E., which stands for Highly Interactive Virtual Entertainment

Wander Spokane walking tours starts up

Restaurants & Retail

October 11, 2018

Staff Report

Spokane native Alana Livingston has opened a new business called Wander Spokane, which she says currently offers three types of downtown walking tours: food, wine, and beer.

Brandywine Bar & Bottle to open on Spokane's Northwest Boulevard

Restaurants & Retail

October 11, 2018

Staff Report

Brandywine Bar & Bottle Shop LLC is slated to open this fall at 2408 W. Northwest Blvd. The business is co-owned by Caitlin Richardson and her husband, John McCormack, along with two other silent partners.

State's revenue forecast shows it's time for sales tax cut

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October 11, 2018

Guest Commentary

Washington taxpayers continue to provide records amount of revenue. In fact, according to Washington's September Revenue Forecast, forecasted Near General Fund-State revenue for the 2017-19 biennium is now $45.63 billion, 16.9 percent more