Retail

Sea change: etailz changes its name to Kaspien

E-commerce company rebrands

September 10, 2020

What was a proposal from its marketing department last year has now come to fruition. The Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company has a new name. Kaspien unveiled its rebranding on its website last week.

Longtime South Hill hardware store changes hands

Milller's to keep name following acquisition

September 10, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Following a five-month closure, Miller's Hardware on the South Hill has quickly sprung back to life. New owner Stace Heston acquired the business on Aug. 3 and opened it the following day.

Retail health care expands in Spokane

Virtual care services also see exponential growth

September 10, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Retail health care is a growing trend in the Spokane region, with at least 16 care clinics dedicated to providing consumer-driven care to patients popping up all over the county over the past few years.

2020 Rising Stars: The Great PNW's Joel Barbour

Passion for PNW drives apparel company founder

September 10, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Joel Barbour, owner and creative director of The Great PNW Inc., spent his youth in Spokane skateboarding, riding dirt bikes, and surrounded by art. Combining those interests with his love for the Pacific Northwest led Barbour to create

Marina Cantina opens in Coeur d'Alene

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August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Hagadone Marine Group and The Coeur d' Alene Resort have announced the opening of The Marina Cantina at The Boardwalk Marina, south of the Coeur d'Alene resort and next to the resort's boat rentals.

Dahls start Alpha-LIT Spokane/Cd'A

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August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

From her full-time home in Detroit, Spokane native Hannah Dahl has assembled a team here to launch her business, Alpha-LIT Spokane/CDA. Dahl's event-centered business rents out approximately four-foot-high lettering adorned with lights for special oc

Maverik plans sixth Spokane-area convenience store

Company proposes new location along Division

August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Maverick Inc., the Salt Lake City-based convenience store and gas station chain, plans to construct another outlet on Spokane's North Side. A city of Spokane predevelopment application, which begins the planning process in the city, shows a Maverik

Days Inn, Taaj restaurant building set to be revamped

Portland developer plans to convert motel into studio apartments at downtown site

August 27, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A Beaverton, Oregon-based real estate holding company has bought the Days Inn motel at 120 W. Third, in downtown Spokane, with the intention of transforming the property into studio apartments. The company, Fortify Holdings LLC, also has bought

Mobile Billboards NW hits the road in Spokane

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August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

A pair of brothers, both veterans in the fields of advertising and marketing, have teamed up to form Mobile Billboards Northwest Inc., a company that does just what its name implies. Ted Carroll owns the company, also known as Mobile Billboards NW

Dr. C Family Dentistry owner to build Airway Heights retail center

Building will have space for five additional tenants

August 27, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based Dr. C Family Dentistry owner Dr. Josh Cochran is stepping into the development world with a planned new 16,000-square-foot dental and retail structure in Airway Heights. Cochran, who founded Dr. C Family Dentistry six years ago