Retail

Sexual harassment ruling expands employer liability in Washington state

If an employee harasses a customer, the business is 'automatically' at fault

February 14, 2019

Employers can be held strictly liable for acts of discrimination by their employees in any business or nonprofit open to the public following a recent Washington State Supreme Court decision in a sexual harassment case

Karli and Caleb Ingersoll to open Lucky You Lounge music venue

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

Lucky You Lounge, a new eclectic music venue and night club, is set to have a soft opening in April and already has a music lineup for May.

Spokane Valley hair salon moves, opens as Saffron

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

Saffron Salon Inc., originally known as First Avenue Studio Salon, has moved and reopened in larger quarters at 8423 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Saffron Salon owner Tiana Walter says that when her lease was up in the First Avenue location

Blue Zoo aquarium to open at NorthTown Mall

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

Blue Zoo, an interactive aquarium and zoo hybrid that will feature about 100 to 150 different species of animals, will open in July or August on the second floor of the NorthTown Mall, says Blue Zoo co-owner Jon Hepworth.

Two Men & A Truck starts first Spokane office

Moving company leases space in Valley

January 31, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Chris Jones, a new franchisee of Michigan-based moving company Two Men & A Truck, has opened his first office in Spokane Valley. Jones, 29, is basing the franchise in 5,000 square feet of leased office and warehouse space in the Vista Industrial Park

Out of the bag: Grocers prepare for potential plastic ban

State Legislature considers eliminating option

January 31, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Retailers throughout Washington state soon could be banned from offering customers single-use plastic bags, in an effort to reduce plastic waste and better protect the environment.

Cobenali Creations: Warmest greetingsâ€”without the warmth

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January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

Spokane Valley-based illustrator Colin Hayes prides himself on his aversion to sappy greeting cards. He demonstrates this through his new venture, a line of quirky and witty cards called Cobenali Creations, soon to be available in gift shops nationally.

Costco completes sale of North Side property

At Home Stores, Texas Roadhouse inked as first tenants

January 31, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Costco Wholesale Corp. has completed the sale of its former 134,000-square-foot warehouse store building on Spokane's North Side to San Pedro, Calif.-based Rich Development Enterprises LLC.

$9.5 million mixed-use center planned on West Plains

Car wash eyed to anchor five-building development

January 17, 2019

Alla Drokina

A $9.5 million commercial center to be anchored by a Bush Car Wash is being planned near the Pacific Northwest Technology Park, on the West Plains, according to a predevelopment application submitted to the city of Spokane.

Enterprise car rental opens downtown location

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January 17, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

A new Enterprise Rent-a-Car office has opened at 41 W. Third. The property is owned by TRW Development & Management, which is leasing it to Enterprise. TRW spokesman Tom Wilkening says Enterprise decided to move its offices from 3 W. Third