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Tesla Inc.

Tesla opens first Spokane service center

High-profile carmaker also adds its fourth Seattle service location
Natasha Nellis
Palo Alto, California-based electric car and clean energy manufacturer Tesla Inc. has established a service center in East Spokane. Tesla applied for a change-of-use permit at its facility at 3304 E. Springfield, near Playfair Commerce Park, early this
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Jim Van Löben Sels to take reins at Mt. Spokane ski park

Longtime Arbor Crest GM had stepped back earlier from family business role
Kevin Blocker
Jim van Löben Sels is trading one passion for another. After having spent most of the past two decades as general manager at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, van Löben Sels recently accepted a similar position at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park.
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VIRGINIA THOMAS

Working the unemployment system

Many people are making more on unemployment than in jobs, some say
Virginia Thomas
While the number of people unemployed in Washington state is falling slowly, a combination of fear of contracting COVID-19 and an additional $600 in weekly federal pandemic unemployment benefits have led some people to refuse to return to work, some
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BRS Architects

Barker Storage begins work on 10-acre storage facility

Project also includes spaces for boats, RVs
Kevin Blocker
A family-owned investment company is developing a storage unit business that also will allocate space for storing boats and recreational vehicles. Barker Storage LLC broke ground last week on its planned $5.5 million self-storage project to be located
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Western States Equipment plans Liberty Lake facility

Work expected to start soon, finish in 2022
Natasha Nellis
Boise, Idaho-based Western States Equipment Co. plans to build a 127,400-square-foot heavy equipment dealership in Liberty Lake, according to planning documents on file with the city. Site plans show the heavy equipment dealer is planning a four-building
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Duncan Produce pivots after pandemic-related shutdowns

Greenacres wholesaler adds drive-thru retail
Craig Howard
Over four decades ago, John Duncan went from cutting french fries in the basement of a Coeur d'Alene restaurant to opening his own wholesale produce business. As it turns out, innovation runs in the family. In March, Duncan Produce, the company the
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KEVIN BLOCKER

NOBO Pets launches here as online leash retailer

Direct-to-consumer startup foresees big market among dog walkers
Kevin Blocker
Two years ago, when he lived in Denver, running and hiking enthusiast Evan Purcell arrived home from work, threw on his workout gear, leashed his dog Bode, and the two went for an evening run. The near inseparable pair were so eager to see each other
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