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—Mike McLean

Magnuson Hotels 'copes with growth'

Hotel servicer focusing on its brand marketing
Mike McLean
Thomas and Melissa Magnuson, founders of Magnuson Hotels, are becoming experts at what Thomas Magnuson describes as 'coping with growth.” Magnuson Hotels' growth rate currently is somewhere between hyper growth associated with initial industry acce
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Tomato Street might open in River Park Square

Banner suggesting arrival hangs at old Rock City
A Tomato Street restaurant banner hangs in the space that previously housed Rock City Grill restaurant on the ground level of River Park Square, suggesting that restaurant will be the next tenant. Neither River Park Square general manager Bryn West nor T
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Brokers buy downtown Fusion Juice restaurant

Eatery will continue to offer smoothies, fresh-made food
Mike McLean
Dallas and Ellen Lightner and Ryan Towner, all of Spokane, have bought the assets of Fusion Juice of Spokane Inc. They plan to operate the independent restaurant in the James S. Black Building, at 107 S. Howard, as Spokane Fusion LLC. The restaurant occu
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Medical Lake community sees wave of new business

Owners say they're looking to fill community needs
LeAnn Bjerken
The small town of Medical Lake just southwest of Spokane is seeing a mini-surge in business activity with a number of new businesses having opened recently and several others reopening under new ownership. Nine businesses, mostly retail, have opened ther
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—Treva Lind

Summer job market warms

Most seasonal work for students said to be in recreation sector
Treva Lind
Squeezing in a summer job before college starts, MacKenzie Lloyd describes herself as fortunate to land employment at Spokane Indians baseball games. Lloyd, 18, holds a position in the baseball club's Kids Zone, supervising children's play. By Aug. 1
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Car wash facility slated in West Central area

Some homes demolished for $1.5 million project
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Valley-based Sarff Investments LLC plans to develop a car wash facility at 1111 N. Maple, in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Hal Sarff, one of three owners of Sarff Investments, says the company plans to handle most of the construction o
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Yoke's agrees to buy Trading Co. stores

Acquisition to be completed in September
Staff Report
Spokane Valley-based grocery-store chain Yoke's Foods Inc. said it has agreed to buy the four Trading Co. Stores supermarkets from Bonner Foods Inc., of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The stores are located in southwest Spokane, Spokane Valley, Cheney, and Po
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—Linn Parish

Rosauers launches grocery delivery

Company says it wants to be on front end of trend
Linn Parish
Spokane-based grocery retailer Rosauers Supermarkets Inc. has launched its own grocery-delivery service in an effort to be on the front end of an industry trend. Rosauers President and CEO Jeff Philipps says more retailers, ranging from traditional super
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Bye-bye to medical marijuana dispensaries

Deadline elevates concerns for customer patients
LeAnn Bjerken
Senate Bill 5052, the Washington measure to close all medical cannabis dispensaries not licensed with the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board, will take effect this Friday, July 1. Signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee this past April, the bill, now titled
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