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Retail

Kevin Blocker

Family-owned gas station chains expand in Spokane area

Amerimart, Divine grow footprints with new stores
August 12, 2021
Kevin Blocker
A pair of family members who operate gas stations in the Spokane area have plans to open two more of their independently owned Amerimart gas stations and convenience stores in the coming weeks. Separately, Divine Corp. also is adding two
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Spokane economy grew for some in pandemic year

Hospitality, retail sectors still lag in job numbers
July 29, 2021
Patrick Jones
What a difference a year makes. In May 2020, U.S. employment had slipped over 25 million from its February 2020 peak. The nation was lurching toward the largest quarterly drop in gross domestic product in history with a 32% decline. Washington state's
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Kevin Blocker

Magnolia American Brasserie restaurant finally in full swing

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July 29, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Hotel Indigo developer and owner Curtis Rystadt is still gleeful of his creation and is perpetually gushing over the 4,500-square-foot restaurant inside of it. Magnolia American Brasserie now is fully open to the public after having its original debut
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Virginia Thomas

Parting Thoughts with Rosauers CEO Jeff Philipps

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July 29, 2021
Virginia Thomas
Jeff Philipps has spent nearly 50 years in the grocery industry. Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Philipps says he's climbed the ladder of the grocery industry from a service clerk at Montana-based Buttrey Food & Drug, where he worked to put
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Goodwill plans West Plains facility

Nonprofit plans to open center in summer 2022
July 23, 2021
Natasha Nellis
Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has purchased 6.3 acres of land on the West Plains, where the nonprofit plans to build a 60,000-square-foot retail store and salvage processing area.
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Petunias Marketplace rebranded as Vettore Café

Restaurants & Retail
July 15, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Business owner Russell Fleming recently has rebranded and retooled the former Petunias Marketplace and is now operating it as Vettore Café.
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Unified Fitness to relocate in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail
July 15, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Sam Thoen, who owns and operates Unified Fitness, at 9119 E. Broadway, in Spokane, plans to relocate the store in early September to newly built retail space at 6818 E. Sprague.
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Kaspien added to microcap stock index

Inclusion on list said to be milestone for Valley tech company
July 15, 2021
Virginia Thomas
Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc. has been added to the Russell Microcap Index. The company was added to the index on June 28 and will retain membership for one year, according to a press release.
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Sharp Shooting Indoor Range pulls trigger on ownership change

Firearm retailer, range sold to second generation
July 15, 2021
Virginia Thomas
Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop Inc. has changed hands, but the 26-year-old company will remain a family business. Jeremy Ball says that as of July 1, his parents Robin and Steve Ball retired and sold the business to him and his wife, Katie.
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Fred's Appliance plans $13 million warehouse on West Plains

Work on $13M structure could start as early as fall
July 15, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 10,000-square-foot warehouse near the city of Spokane's western edge on the West Plains, says company owner John Amistoso. A general contractor hasn't been selected
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