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Retail

Longtime friends acquire three Wheel Sport stores

First of the bicycle shops founded in early 1970s
May 11, 2017
Business partners Mark and Sarah Neupert, who are husband and wife, and their longtime friend, Nick Salisbury, say they've purchased Wheel Sport from its former owner, Terry Solinsky. Solinsky owned and operated Wheel Sport Inc., which ran a North Spok
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—Treva Lind

Sweetbox Delivery: Bakery to doorstep

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April 27, 2017
Treva Lind
Clay Cerna easily whips up a batch of cheese-stuffed bagels to sell for an office meeting, but as owner of Sweetbox Delivery, he sees more growth potential in providing a service that brings baked goods to clients' doorsteps. Cerna handles delivery of
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Northern Quest launches golf course promotions

With full season under its belt, resort expands pitch
April 27, 2017
Northern Quest Resort & Casino, owned by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, has started more actively promoting the Kalispel Golf & Country Club to its casino patrons, says Jake Patterson, marketing manager for the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority. 'Last
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Chronic Tacos to open on Bennett Block

Fast-casual Mexican eatery part of fast-growing chain
April 27, 2017
Mike McLean
A fast-casual Mexican restaurant will take up the last remaining store frontage on the main floor of the recently renovated Bennett Block downtown, says a real estate broker involved in the lease negotiations. MCW Tacos Washington LLC, a Spokane franchis
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Harnessing hospitality to enhance guest services

Creating edge by tapping into consumers' values
April 13, 2017
Guest Writer
Tourism and hospitality constitute one of the largest industries in the United States today, generating an impressive $118 billion in tax revenue nationwide and $1.1 billion in Washington state alone. In the city of Spokane, the industry accounts for more
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Maryhill Winery to build tasting room in Kendall Yards

Satellite facility expected to be completed next fall
April 13, 2017
Craig and Vicki Leuthold, founders of the Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., say they plan to build a 5,000-square-foot satellite tasting room in the Kendall Yards development just northwest of downtown Spokane and expect to open it next fall. 'Our
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McDonald's tabs Spokane for mobile-order testing

New service launched at 51 restaurants in region
April 13, 2017
Oakbrook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. has rolled out mobile, to-go ordering beta testing at 51 restaurants across the Inland Northwest. Mark Ray Jr., owner of North Idaho Food Services Inc., which operates five McDonald's restaurants in Post Falls an
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Extended-stay hotel opens after long renovation

Old Solar World complex rehabbed over two years
April 13, 2017
Mike McLean
Lee Carney, principal and general manager at Turning Leaf Townhomes extended-stay lodging on Spokane's North Side, says the facility is now fully operational after two years of room-by-room rehabilitation of the former Solar World Estates complex. Turn
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Cost Less Carpet moves Spokane Valley outlet to larger space

Flooring chain takes former Ciena data center
March 30, 2017
Cost Less Carpet store manager Wayne Gladden says the 2-year-old Spokane Valley store has moved to a building the company purchased at 115 N. Sullivan, giving it seven times more space than its previous Spokane Valley location, at 15310 E. Marietta. 'I
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—LeAnn Bjerken

The future of the hotel key

New feature ties into mobile check-in apps
March 30, 2017
LeAnn Bjerken
Several large hotel brands have begun experimenting with digital key technology here, which enables hotel guests to enter their room by holding their smartphone to the lock, rather than using the traditional plastic key card. Hotel representatives here
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