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Retail

—LeAnn Bjerken

A healthy buzz at BumbleBar

Spokane Valley manufacturer goes lean, to add machine that doubles production
August 16, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane Valley-based gluten-free snack bar maker BumbleBar Inc. is abuzz with new growth this year, as it moves into a leaner model of manufacturing and works to expand both its own product line and co-packing relationships. 'Our focus right now is
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—LeAnn Bjerken

Full speed ahead: Boat sales surge in the Inland Northwest

Total sales, volume jump in Spokane County, outpace statewide activity, data show
August 16, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Spokane-area dealers say boat sales and values are both up this year, with many consumers choosing newer, bigger, and better-quality models. George Harris, president for the Northwest Marine Trade Association, says during the second quarter in Spokane
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A&B Market debuts in Coeur d'Alene

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August 2, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
A&B Market, a new convenience store, is set to debut Aug. 15 in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Bobby Ellison and his wife, Armi, co-own the business, which is located in a 2,500-square-foot leased space in the former Dingle Hardware building at 402 E. Sherman
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Weather forecaster buys barre studio

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August 2, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Leslie Lowe, Spokane TV weather forecaster and co-anchor of KHQ's Wakeup Show, now owns the Pure Barre studio at 13910 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Pure Barre is a workout method in which participants perform small isometric movements using a ballet
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Stormin' Norman's to anchor in Valley

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August 2, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Stormin' Norman's Shipfaced Saloon, a new Spokane Valley bar, is set to open early next week at 12303 E. Trent. The business is co-owned by Spokane couple Carrie and Norman Thomson, who purchased the 3,000-square-foot building along Trent in May and
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BeYoutiful's second shop opens on Third

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August 2, 2018
LeAnn Bjerken
Jessie Veselka, the owner of BeYoutiful Bath Bombs & More, says she has opened a second location, called BeYoutiful Too, in the newly remodeled Third & Washington building, at 327 W. Third. Veselka opened the original BeYoutiful shop last year on the
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—Kim Crompton

A dynamic approach to fitness

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August 2, 2018
Kim Crompton
A long line of parents, siblings, and friends of aspiring young gymnasts waited outside the Dynamic Athletic Center in mid-May to enter the facility and watch a season-ending gymnastics show featuring more than 800 young people of all ages. The crowd
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Ponderosa Village fast-track work starts

Two of five planned buildings currently under construction
August 2, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Construction is underway on the estimated $6 million Ponderosa Village retail center development that will surround the Barney's Harvest Foods grocery store, at 11205 E. Dishman-Mica Road in Spokane Valley. Project manager and landscape architect Clyde
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Amazon to staff up by fall of 2019

Workers to come from unemployed, employed, throughout region
August 2, 2018
Samantha Peone
Before the 2019 holiday rush, Amazon.com Inc. hopes to have nearly all 1,500 positions filled at the massive fulfillment center under construction on the West Plains, says company spokesperson Lauren Lynch. Amazon will begin hiring a few weeks before the
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—Virginia Thomas

Drivers Wanted

Trucker shortage puts brakes on interstate freight traffic
August 2, 2018
Virginia Thomas
Trucking industry experts say a scarcity of commercial truck drivers has begun to create sweeping consequences ranging from higher prices for goods to a slower economy due to widespread inability to deliver goods on time. Sheri Call, executive vice
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