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

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

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

General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company that owns and operates NorthTown Mall and Spokane Valley Mall here, has reported a marked increase in second-quarter earnings compared with the year-earlier period. The company posted second-quar

Evergreen Restaurant Group LLC, the Pacific Northwest franchisee for both the Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill full-service restaurant chains, plans to open outlets in the renovated NorthTown Mall, and the two restaurants possibly would have a shared