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Retail

Wolffy's Hamburgers closes in University District

Restaurants & Retail
January 28, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Wolffy's Hamburger restaurant at 1229 N. Hamilton, near Gonzaga University, served its last hamburger on the night of Jan. 16. Largely a COVID-19 casualty, the restaurant closed due to the continued statewide restrictions imposed in the continued
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Kevin  Blocker

LunchboxWax franchisees to expand into Spokane

Restaurants & Retail
January 28, 2021
Kevin Blocker
LunchboxWax salon franchisees Brandi and Mike Chapman plan to open a salon on Spokane's South Hill, its second overall, either in late May or early June. The couple opened their first bikini and facial wax salon last July in 1,500 square feet of space
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North Side Old Navy to open in April

National retailer to hire at least 50 employees at new Spokane site
January 28, 2021
Natasha Nellis
Work is underway on a new Old Navy retail store at the Franklin Park Commons shopping center, on Spokane's North Side. In a prepared statement, a Gap Inc. spokesperson says the Franklin Park store, at 5628 N. Division, will open at the end of April.
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Panda Express to rise at White Elephant's North Division site

North Division location to have drive-thru access
January 14, 2021
Kevin Blocker
A Panda Express restaurant is planned at the site of the former White Elephant retail store on North Division Street, according to a building permit application submitted to the city by a Midwest-based architecture company.
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Mixed-use project eyed at old McKinley school building

Residential, restaurant, office space in works
January 14, 2021
Natasha Nellis
A $4 million overhaul is planned for the former McKinley School, located at 120 N. Magnolia, in Spokane's East Central neighborhood, according to predevelopment plans on file with the city of Spokane. The plans call for the four-story structure to be r
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Kevin Blocker

Dragseth hits road with mobile frame design shop

Restaurants & Retail
January 14, 2021
Kevin Blocker
Custom art designer and framer Treasure Dragseth says her mobile business, Treasure It? Frame It!, is quickly gaining traction. For several years, Dragseth has run her own art and frame shop out of her home on Long Lake in the Suncrest neighborhood
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Top 25 Spokane-area business stories of 2020

Pandemic brings opportunity for some, devastation for others
December 28, 2020
Linn Parish
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated news headlines in 2020 and served as the subtext for many of the significant business decisions made in the Spokane area during the year. With that backdrop, the Inland Northwest business community experienced a number of
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Economic models show bump in retail activity next year

Restaurant industry still highly vulnerable
December 17, 2020
Kevin Blocker
While many of 2020's economic challenges due to COVID-19 will carry into next year, the most recent forecast for the state's retail industry shows more promise than first expected. At press time, the Washington state Department of Revenue's most
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New owners take over at The Ref sports bar in Spokane Valley

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December 17, 2020
Kevin Blocker
A new ownership group at The Ref sports bar, in Spokane Valley, says it plans to open its kitchen for take-out and delivery starting Monday, Dec. 21. It's one of two business plans operating partners Casey Garland, Rakesh Kaushal, and Hilary Yarno have
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Kevin Blocker

Beer Here: Entrepreneurs seek to capitalize on love of suds in coronavirus era

Keg manufacturer gears up; delivery service takes off
December 17, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Tim Loucks and Tyler Cossey have never met, but the two Eastern Washington University business school alums have something in common: They're trying to find their riches in beer. Loucks, 42, is looking to innovate keg storage of brews, and Cossey
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