Retail

Spokane economy grew for some in pandemic year

Hospitality, retail sectors still lag in job numbers

July 29, 2021

What a difference a year makes. In May 2020, U.S. employment had slipped over 25 million from its February 2020 peak. The nation was lurching toward the largest quarterly drop in gross domestic product in history with a 32% decline. Washington state's

Magnolia American Brasserie restaurant finally in full swing

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July 29, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Hotel Indigo developer and owner Curtis Rystadt is still gleeful of his creation and is perpetually gushing over the 4,500-square-foot restaurant inside of it. Magnolia American Brasserie now is fully open to the public after having its original debut

Parting Thoughts with Rosauers CEO Jeff Philipps

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July 29, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Jeff Philipps has spent nearly 50 years in the grocery industry. Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Philipps says he's climbed the ladder of the grocery industry from a service clerk at Montana-based Buttrey Food & Drug, where he worked to put

Goodwill plans West Plains facility

Nonprofit plans to open center in summer 2022

July 23, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has purchased 6.3 acres of land on the West Plains, where the nonprofit plans to build a 60,000-square-foot retail store and salvage processing area.

Petunias Marketplace rebranded as Vettore CafÃ©

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Business owner Russell Fleming recently has rebranded and retooled the former Petunias Marketplace and is now operating it as Vettore CafÃ©.

Unified Fitness to relocate in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Sam Thoen, who owns and operates Unified Fitness, at 9119 E. Broadway, in Spokane, plans to relocate the store in early September to newly built retail space at 6818 E. Sprague.

Kaspien added to microcap stock index

Inclusion on list said to be milestone for Valley tech company

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc. has been added to the Russell Microcap Index. The company was added to the index on June 28 and will retain membership for one year, according to a press release.

Sharp Shooting Indoor Range pulls trigger on ownership change

Firearm retailer, range sold to second generation

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop Inc. has changed hands, but the 26-year-old company will remain a family business. Jeremy Ball says that as of July 1, his parents Robin and Steve Ball retired and sold the business to him and his wife, Katie.

Fred's Appliance plans $13 million warehouse on West Plains

Work on $13M structure could start as early as fall

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 10,000-square-foot warehouse near the city of Spokane's western edge on the West Plains, says company owner John Amistoso. A general contractor hasn't been selected

Saltese Flats learning center project to start this fall

$2 million project likely to go out for bid soon

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.