The Puppy Pad, a pet grooming salon and doggy daycare business on Spokane's North Side, has opened a second store at 1928 W. York. Owner Christina Huckins says the new shop, called The Puppy Pad Too, is a 500-square-foot, grooming-only space that's o

The first Woops Bakery in Idaho has opened at 119 N. Fourth, in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Franchisee Shelly Boyd says she fell in love with the Manhattan, N.Y.-based company when researching new career opportunities.

A new restaurant and brewery to be called TT's Old Iron Brewery is expected to open next spring in Spokane Valley.

Sweet Frostings Blissful Bakeshop plans later this month to move its shop north of Spokane to a larger space at 10406 N. Division, near the Whitworth University campus.

Farmers Branch, Texas-based optical retailer Eyemart Express LLC has opened a store at 15319 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley, its second in the Spokane area, says T.J. Perry, Dallas-based marketing manager.

The assets of Zaycon Foods LLC, a former Spokane Valley-based meat delivery company that at one time had a national presence, will be sold at a public auction next week, according to a public notice published by a Spokane law firm.

H.I.V.E. Virtual Reality is a new virtual reality gaming and entertainment business that has opened in the Heritage Square retail center, at 9325 N. Division. Owner Blake Underhill says H.I.V.E., which stands for Highly Interactive Virtual Entertainment

Spokane native Alana Livingston has opened a new business called Wander Spokane, which she says currently offers three types of downtown walking tours: food, wine, and beer.