Richard Larkins decided it was time for a change. After nearly a decade of working in the financial collections sector, much of it in California, he'd had enough, says his wife, Jennilea Larkins. 'He was done with it. Absolutely done,” she says.

Restaurant owner Peter Froese had a prime downtown Spokane location fall into his lap when former Santé owner Jeremy Hansen called him and asked him if he wanted to take over the location at 404 W. Main. Now, after some interior reconstruction, Froese

Pounder's Jewelry, at 3131 N. Division, says it has purchased the Spokane Clock, 3140 N. Division, and moved that business' operations under its roof. 'We have a separate watch division at Pounder's,” says Dave Sharp, a horologist at

Plans for the proposed North 40 Outfitters retail store on the West Plains are moving forward, according to building permit application information on file with the city of Spokane. The planned $6.5 million store will be located on vacant land at 9646

The Coeur d'Alene antique store, Rebel Junk Vintage Market, plans to move a little more than a mile north on Fourth Street from its current location.

Coeur d'Alene-based Cosmic Cowboy Grill owner Steve Eller says he's signed a 10-year lease to occupy space on the ground level of River Park Square that once housed the Tortilla Union restaurant.

Brothers Marco and Nick Plastino say they'll launch a soft opening of their first-ever brewery, Bottle Bay Brewing Co., by the end of the month.