Retail

Little Noodle restaurant expands in Garland District

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October 21, 2021

Little Noodle restaurant has expanded into permanent space at the former Honey Pig BBQ space at 713 W. Garland. Owner Kadra Deuber says Little Noodle initially opened one year ago and subleased from Honey Pig for part of the year, until the owner of

Fruit-wine maker opens downtown tasting room

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October 21, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Two Winey Bitches tasting room offers an atypical wine experience, says general manager Eleacia Walser, as there are no grapes involved. All of the wines are made exclusively from other fruit. "We have everything from dessert-style wines to extra dry, so

Cannabis sales in Spokane County jump 21% in fiscal '21

Countywide activity surpasses $160 million, recent report shows

October 21, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Sales of recreational cannabis in Spokane County increased 21% in fiscal year 2021, falling short of the aggressive surge the industry experienced in fiscal 2020. Data recently released by the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board shows $163.7

Gus Johnson Ford sold to Corwin Auto Group

Johnson retires as dealership changes hands

October 18, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Valley-based auto dealership Gus Johnson Ford has been sold to a North Dakota-based company.

Amazon Air launches at Spokane airport

Air-cargo facility to handle daily flights, hire 50 people

October 14, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Amazon.com Inc. has launched daily air-cargo flights through affiliate Amazon Air at a new location at Spokane International Airport.

Transblue franchise debuts in Spokane

Exterior design, management company is seventh location to open in Washington

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Local entrepreneur and 20-year U.S. Marine Corps and Navy veteran Zach Simms is opening an exterior design and construction management company in downtown Spokane. Transblue LLC is headquartered in the greater Seattle area and began franchising in 2019.

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

Demolition of long-time store expected soon

October 7, 2021

Erica Bullock

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

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