Retail

Retail sales rise throughout Spokane County

5 percent increase seen over first half of the year

September 10, 2015

Taxable retail sales throughout Spokane County increased 5 percent through the first half of this year, compared with the year-earlier period, county budget and finance office statistics show. Through the first six months of 2015, Spokane County had just

Nonprofit looks to open soul food establishment

Eatery to be located In East Central area

August 27, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

A nonprofit group here called The Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA) is working on opening a soul food restaurant in the former Flipper's Ice Cream building at 3029 E. Fifth in the East Central neighborhood. The 1,500-square-foot space, which

Five projects start, slated in, near River Park Square

AMC to remodel theaters; new restaurant planned

August 27, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Five projects are planned or underway at River Park Square, the downtown mall located at 808 W. Main. Bryn West, River Park Square's general manager says that AMC Theatres, the Leawood, Kan.-based theater chain, is set to begin a floor-by-floor remode

Preparing for the Globe's next era

Pawn 1, Spokane Barre lease upper-floor space

August 27, 2015

Mike McLean

A development group that acquired the historic Globe Hotel building last fall expects to complete a thorough renovation and restoration project there and welcome new commercial tenants on the second and third floors of the three-story building in coming w

Pawn 1 set to open three more outlets

Spokane chain soon to expand to 19 stores

August 27, 2015

Mike McLean

Pawn 1 Inc., the Spokane-based pawnshop chain, has big growth plans, including moving its corporate offices downtown next month and opening three new stores to bring its total store count to 19 by spring, says Mark Lax, the company's president and major

North Side spa retailer moves to larger space

Apollo to consolidate its two stores at Valley location

August 13, 2015

Mike McLean

Apollo Spas, a Spokane-born hot tub and spa equipment manufacturer and retailer, is moving its former North Side operations to larger quarters near Interstate 90 this weekend and also plans to consolidate its longtime Spokane Valley operations there by ea

Virtual wedding planner already poised to expand

New Cd'A-based startup connects clients, services

August 13, 2015

Mike McLean

A team of Coeur d'Alene-area entrepreneurs led by Erik Hayton has launched Wedding Nook Inc., an online clearinghouse for planning weddings. Wedding Nook's website enables anyone planning a wedding to enter a budget, select desired services, and mark

NorthTown Mall, Spokane Valley Mall owner reports big increase in latest-quarter earnings

GGP here also posts gains in rental rates

August 13, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall here, has reported a marked increase in second-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. The company posted second-quar

Developer buys building along Riverside in downtown Spokane

Craven hopes to rehab old structure next year

July 16, 2015

Developer Mike Craven says he recently bought the Genesee Block building at 819 W. Riverside in downtown Spokane and plans to rehabilitate the two-story, 8,400-square-foot structure, but hasn't finalized any details for the renovation. Craven says he f

The Great PNW: #UpperLeftUSA appeal

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July 16, 2015

Treva Lind

Apparel marked with The Great PNW seems to speak a logo language to people who appreciate the region. At least that's how Spokane business owners Joel Barbour and his wife, Tori, describe the genesis of The Great PNW, a business that sells clothing ite