Retail

Costco environmental decision appealed

Planner says finding not likely to be overturned

July 20, 2017

A resident of the Camelot neighborhood, located across the Newport Highway from the planned Costco site north of Spokane, wants a more thorough environmental review of the project. Tom Cooney, a retired attorney, has appealed the county's findings-ca

Riverstone Village retail store space now fully leased

All 160 acres at Cd'A site either bought or spoken for

July 6, 2017

Mike McLean

There's no space left to lease at the Riverstone Village retail center in Coeur d'Alene, and all of the land in the surrounding 160-acre Riverstone development is spoken for, says a commercial real estate broker involved in many of the recent transact

Rugged Trading Co.: Downsizing for dollars

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July 6, 2017

What started five years ago as a way for Lindsey Roe to make money selling used items online for a few friends has turned into a flourishing business for both her and her husband, Josh Roe. Formed as Rugged Trading Co., Lindsey Roe began selling items on

Office, retail structure in Mead to be expanded

Developer plans addition to physical therapy building

June 22, 2017

Mike McLean

Charles Gallagher, owner of the Institute for Physical & Sports Therapy, is developing a second phase of the multitenant commercial center, near Mead, in which the institute is a charter occupant. The 6,000-square-foot, two-story addition will be on the

Rare Ayre: Bottling a sense of place

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June 22, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Newly established business owner Michelle Anderson describes herself as a kind of story teller, whose company is working to tell the stories of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic places through their scent. 'This region's landscapes are so very e

Furniture retailer 16 Cents Corp. opens its third store in Spokane

Space on Division Street also houses headquarters

June 22, 2017

Samantha Peone

16 Cents Corp., a Spokane-based furniture retailer that does business as 16 Cents, 3 Shoes & 5 Socks, has opened its third location at 1233 N. Division, says owner Jason McSteen. The 22,000-square-foot building there also serves as the company's headqu

Super 1 supermarket planned for new Athol commercial center

Grocery outlet will anchor The Crossings complex

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, will start construction as early as this month on a Super 1 Foods supermarket that will be the first building in a new commercial center in Athol, says Andrea Frye, a Vandervert spokeswoman. The 57,000-square-foo

Longtime produce seller to open store in Hillyard

Market to feature goods from Inland Northwest

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Jack and Mary Green, of Spokane, have bought a 3,500-square-foot, single-story retail building at 4915 N. Market, in the Hillyard community, where they plan to open Green's Fresh Market this month. The store initially will be a produce market, selling

Fred Meyer store on Thor to offer shopping service

Customers to order online, pick up at store's drive-thru

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Fred Meyer Stores Inc. is preparing to roll out its online shopping service this summer at its East Central Spokane store, says Zach Stratton, Seattle-based Fred Meyer spokesman. The Portland-based superstore chain introduced the ClickList service earlie

Inaugural Crave NW food, drink event set for June

Organizers hope for national appeal

May 25, 2017

Like Miami's South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Oregon's culinary bounty FeastPortland, the organizers of next month's Crave NW in Spokane Valley want to put together an annual event that will rival those nationally recognized festivals. Crave NW