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Used-car dealership planned at former Jim's Home Brew site

Demolition of long-time store expected soon

October 7, 2021

The old Jim's Home Brew Supply building at 2619 N. Division will be turned into a third location for Airway Heights-based auto dealership Cal Cars, pre-development conference application documents filed with the city of Spokane show. Representatives

Acceleration physical therapy practice plans $2.2 million new building

Practice to move South Hill location to new structure

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Dave Jeter and Beth Sweigert, owners and founders of Acceleration Physical Therapy PLLC, plan to construct a $2.2 million clinic at 701 S. Sherman, where they plan to move their practice from leased space on the South Hill, says Jeter. The

Four proposed subdivisions to have nearly 300 units

Neighborhoods include single family housing, duplexes, townhomes

October 7, 2021

Erica Bullock

Nearly 300 residential units are planned in four subdivisions throughout Spokane, according to separate pre-development applications filed with the city. Whipple Consulting Engineers Inc., headquartered in Spokane Valley, is the engineer and surveyor for

Guest Commentary: Our economy works best when consumers pick winners

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October 7, 2021

Don Brunell

Poland and America are like two trains passing each other in opposite directions. That is becoming increasingly clear. The key question looking forward: 'Will government or consumers drive our economy?â€ Poland broke the shackles of Soviet communist

The Journal's View: Increase in construction of housing likely not enough

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October 7, 2021

Journal of Business Staff

Builders are adding housing in the Spokane market at a pace that keeps up with Spokane's growing population currently, but not enough to make up for the deficit in inventory created in the first half of the 2010s. Local elected officials should be

Zeeks Pizza planned in former Geno's location

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October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Zeeks Pizza Inc., a Seattle-based franchise pizza restaurant chain, is opening a restaurant in the former Geno's Fabulous Pizza & Italian Dinners building, at 1414 N. Hamilton, near Gonzaga University. It's the first Zeeks location east of the Cascade

Plese Printing to start vehicle-wrap business

Company to construct building next to its East Spokane operations

October 7, 2021

Erica Bullock

Kim Plese, the owner of Plese Printing & Marketing, of Spokane, has purchased an acre of vacant land next to the commercial printing company's current location and plans to construct a building there for a new vehicle wrap business, called Plese Wrap

Dutch Bros. to add North Spokane coffee shop

Franchisees also to rebuild Freya location after it was destroyed in truck accident

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane franchisee for Dutch Bros. coffee stores plans to open a new coffee shop this fall in a recently constructed building near Whitworth University. Kevin Parker, co-owner of GTG Ventures LLC, which operates all 10 Dutch Bros. coffee stores

Gravwell receives $3 million in venture capital

Funding to help company meet data-fusion demand

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Coeur d'Alene-based cyber security company Gravwell Inc. has received $3 million in seed funding from three venture capital companies. Its new investors are Montana-based venture capital fund Next Frontier Capital, Utah-based Kickstart Capital LLC

National law firm Gordon Rees opens office in Spokane

San Francisco practice has eight attorneys here

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

National commercial law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened an office on the 14th floor of the Wells Fargo building, at 601 W. First, in downtown Spokane. According to a release on the Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani website, the