R&R Custom Lab 2 Inc., which does business as R&R Custom Color Lab, has changed hands. Former owner Steve Riffle retired and sold the business to new owners Erin and Brent Cramer at the beginning of the year.

Spokane Valley-based artist Sandra Hilson recently opened her own gallery in 800 square feet of space at 9011 E. Euclid, in Millwood. The work of the 68-year-old abstract artist is as diverse as her life's experience.

Melissa Berg, a licensed registered nurse, has opened Crafted Beauty, a medical aesthetic and cosmetic spa, in a first-floor suite in the Cutter Tower, at 510 W. Riverside. The business operates in 2,800 square feet of space and has

What does a native of Argentina who spent a year living in Utah decide to do after traveling across the Pacific Northwest in search of a permanent home in the U.S.? She builds a women's fashion boutique in Spokane County.

Mountlake Terrace, Washington-based Premera Blue Cross plans to open a new health care clinic later this year at 1601 N. Division, in a space near Gonzaga University that Einstein's Bagels once occupied.

As published earlier this month by the Cheney Free Press, the Spokane Tribe of Indians plans to break ground on a new hotel in Chewelah this summer. That publication also reported the tribe has announced plans to begin construction soon on the second

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Spokane Downtown-South has opened a new, six-story hotel on the lower South Hill that has more than 100 rooms and several amenities for guests.

Transitions, a Spokane-based program that works to end poverty and homelessness for women and children, has moved its New Leaf Café program to the YMCA facility at 930 N. Monroe, from its former location in a Catholic Charities facility at 12 E. Fifth.

Irina Ustimenko is direct when asked why she started a bakery business. 'It was my dream, and I like sweets,” says Ustimenko, who was born and raised in Ukraine before moving to Spokane about 20 years ago.