Retail

$5 million multiuse structure proposed in city's core

Building would house condos, commercial space

April 12, 2018

Spokane-based developer and contractor Gerald Kofmehl has proposed constructing a roughly $5 million multiuse building on the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Bernard Street in downtown Spokane, says Brian Butler, spokesperson for the project and co-

Paws N' Claws moves to North Division space

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April 12, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Pet grooming salon Paws N' Claws has moved to a new space at 9725 N. Division from its longtime location at 10220 N. Nevada. The business is co-owned by mother-daughter grooming team Irene and Brenda Jordan, who are also its only employees. Brenda Jor

Bellwether Brewing to expand production

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April 12, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Bellwether Brewing Co., a Spokane brewery specializing in old-world ales and Northwest beers, says it's working to expand brewing capacity at its 2019 N. Monroe location next month. Thomas Croskrey and Dave Musser co-own Bellwether Brewing, which they

Berserk bar slated to open downtown

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April 12, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new bar to be called Berserk is expected to open next month on the ground floor of what was once the old McClintock-Trunkey Co. Warehouse space at 125 S. Stevens, co-owner James Hunt says. The new business is co-owned by four friends: Hunt, Josh Davis,

Brasserie, gin bar coming to Ridpath

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April 12, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane chef Jeremy Hansen says his new French-themed restaurant, the Ridpath Brasserie, is on schedule to open early this summer on the first floor of the Ridpath Club Apartments building, at 514 W. First in downtown Spokane. The word brasserie is Frenc

Rosauers starts expansion at Nine Mile Falls store

Ace Hardware store to go into new, adjoining space

April 12, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based Rosauers Supermarkets Inc. has started construction of a project that will add an Ace Hardware store to its Nine Mile Falls supermarket, at 5912 state Route 291. Rosauers President and CEO Jeff Philipps says, 'We'd been talking with Ace

Coeur d'Alene Resort to wrap up renovation projects

Guest rooms, conference center undergo updates

April 12, 2018

Samantha Peone

The Coeur d'Alene Resort is expected to wrap up an extensive round of renovations by the beginning of May, says Todd Gillespie, director of sales and marketing for the resort. Gillespie declines to disclose a project cost other than to say it's a mul

Return customers drive success in hospitality sector

Experience, value, image cultivate consumer loyalty

March 29, 2018

Christina G. Chi

Between an ever-globalizing world that makes traveling to exotic locales easier and increased marketing, the tourism industry has changed dramatically in the last five years. Hospitality, travel, and tourism managers and marketers are now faced with the c

Several projects rolling at Northern Quest

Expansion, RV park slated to be finished by midsummer

March 29, 2018

Linn Parish

The Kalispel Development Co., the development arm of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, has projects approaching $30 million in value in the works at its Northern Quest Resort & Casino, on the West Plains. Brandon Haugen, general manger of Kalispel

Ponderosa Village retail center to go up in Valley

35,000-square-foot retail development to surround Barney's Harvest Foods

March 29, 2018

Samantha Peone

Work is expected to start in April on the first two of five planned buildings in a proposed development surrounding Barney's Harvest Foods grocery store, at 11205 E. Dishman-Mica Road in Spokane Valley, says Clyde Haase, of Spokane-based Haase Landscape