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Resimercial concept emerges as design trend

Home-like features are in demand as firms try to woo workers back to office
March 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
A commercial design concept that incorporates residential elements is emerging as a trend in workspaces as employers try to entice new and existing employees into the office, experts here say. Resimercial design aspects were beginning to crop up in
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Hope, hard work lift prospects for visitor upturn

More citywide meetings scheduled here in 2022 than pre-pandemic year
February 24, 2022
Meg Winchester
Ending 2021 on an omicron note wasn't ideal for Spokane's tourism industry, but Visit Spokane is looking at a solid upturn in 2022. People are hungry for travel, and we're ready to welcome them. Like Cobra Kai's Johnny Lawrence sweeping
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VIRGINIA THOMAS

Wedding venues are busy with nuptials as many reschedule

Event demand returns, COVID variants still pose cancellation threats
February 24, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Wedding venue managers in Spokane say a rebound in the number of bookings signals a resurgence for the industry, though many weddings scheduled for 2022 had originally been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ERICA BULLOCK

New amenities progress at Northern Quest Resort & Casino

Dining, lodging, mobile sports betting coming
February 24, 2022
Erica Bullock
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is adding new amenities at its Northern Quest Resort & Casino, at 100 N. Hayford Road, in Airway Heights, with construction underway of three new dining venues on the property, a new mobile app for its recently
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KARINA ELIAS

Niche conventions expected to shine spotlight on Spokane

Small but influential groups to visit Lilac City this year
February 24, 2022
Karina Elias
As Spokane reopens to in-person gatherings in 2022 after two years of canceled events, two conferences have the potential to shine national spotlights on the city: The Public Relations Society of America Travel & Tourism conference this spring, and
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App to monitor wildfire smoke's effects on health

WSU College of Nursing, Urbanova in partnership to develop U-Track
February 10, 2022
Karina Elias
Spokane-based technology company Urbanova and Washington State University's College of Nursing have partnered to design the mobile application, U-Track, to help mitigate and reduce health risks to young adults with asthma during wildfire events.
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Exbabylon

Equity firm partnership becomes new X factor for Exbabylon

Partnership that comes with equity firm's investment in Exbabylon viewed as way for company to stay relevant
February 10, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Silicon Valley private equity firm Oval Partners has acquired a stake in Newport, Washington-based managed-service provider Exbabylon IT Solutions. In the transaction, which the companies characterize as a partnership, Exbabylon will have access to
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Real estate tech startup Auctionable to launch this spring

Company to offer online home auctions, instant buying options
February 10, 2022
Erica Bullock
Auctionable, a new real estate tech company based in Liberty Lake, plans to launch this spring in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Boise markets, says Todd Sullivan, an Inland Northwest homebuilder and cofounder of the startup. Sullivan says the
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NUPHY INC.

Ag Energy acquired by Pullman-based NuPhy

Spokane company adds services, employees to NuPhy's agribusiness
January 27, 2022
Erica Bullock
Ag Energy Solutions Inc., a Spokane-based agricultural renewable technology company, has been acquired by Pullman, Washington-based plant and tree fruit producer NuPhy Inc.
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VIRGINIA THOMAS

Single-use serviceware law flusters restaurants

Customers often unaware they must request items
January 27, 2022
Virginia Thomas
Restaurant owners here say they're struggling to adapt to a state law that regulates how single-use food serviceware is provided to customers. Chris Siemens, vice president of Mustard Seed Management Co. Inc., says retraining employees not to include
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