Retail

—Kevin Blocker

Retail sales rise throughout Spokane County

5 percent increase seen over first half of the year
Taxable retail sales throughout Spokane County increased 5 percent through the first half of this year, compared with the year-earlier period, county budget and finance office statistics show. Through the first six months of 2015, Spokane County had just
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Nonprofit looks to open soul food establishment

Eatery to be located In East Central area
LeAnn Bjerken
A nonprofit group here called The Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA) is working on opening a soul food restaurant in the former Flipper's Ice Cream building at 3029 E. Fifth in the East Central neighborhood. The 1,500-square-foot space, which
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Five projects start, slated in, near River Park Square

AMC to remodel theaters; new restaurant planned
LeAnn Bjerken
Five projects are planned or underway at River Park Square, the downtown mall located at 808 W. Main. Bryn West, River Park Square's general manager says that AMC Theatres, the Leawood, Kan.-based theater chain, is set to begin a floor-by-floor remode
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—Mike McLean

Preparing for the Globe's next era

Pawn 1, Spokane Barre lease upper-floor space
Mike McLean
A development group that acquired the historic Globe Hotel building last fall expects to complete a thorough renovation and restoration project there and welcome new commercial tenants on the second and third floors of the three-story building in coming w
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Pawn 1 set to open three more outlets

Spokane chain soon to expand to 19 stores
Mike McLean
Pawn 1 Inc., the Spokane-based pawnshop chain, has big growth plans, including moving its corporate offices downtown next month and opening three new stores to bring its total store count to 19 by spring, says Mark Lax, the company's president and major
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North Side spa retailer moves to larger space

Apollo to consolidate its two stores at Valley location
Mike McLean
Apollo Spas, a Spokane-born hot tub and spa equipment manufacturer and retailer, is moving its former North Side operations to larger quarters near Interstate 90 this weekend and also plans to consolidate its longtime Spokane Valley operations there by ea
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Virtual wedding planner already poised to expand

New Cd'A-based startup connects clients, services
Mike McLean
A team of Coeur d'Alene-area entrepreneurs led by Erik Hayton has launched Wedding Nook Inc., an online clearinghouse for planning weddings. Wedding Nook's website enables anyone planning a wedding to enter a budget, select desired services, and mark
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—Kevin Blocker

Developer buys building along Riverside in downtown Spokane

Craven hopes to rehab old structure next year
Developer Mike Craven says he recently bought the Genesee Block building at 819 W. Riverside in downtown Spokane and plans to rehabilitate the two-story, 8,400-square-foot structure, but hasn't finalized any details for the renovation. Craven says he f
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—Treva Lind

The Great PNW: #UpperLeftUSA appeal

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Treva Lind
Apparel marked with The Great PNW seems to speak a logo language to people who appreciate the region. At least that's how Spokane business owners Joel Barbour and his wife, Tori, describe the genesis of The Great PNW, a business that sells clothing ite
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