Three companies that operate in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are contributing to the franchise movement in the Spokane area by transitioning to a franchise business model as a strategic path to brand expansion and market reach.

A North Idaho development company is preparing to overhaul a portion of the Post Falls central district with a mixed-use project at the southwest corner of Spokane Street and Fourth Avenue, in Post Falls.

Blue Zone Marketing has partnered with the Zags Collective to become the marketing agency businesses can turn to when looking to partner with a college-athletes for an endorsement deal. 

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. is on track to log a banner year after recently being exonerated from an incident that challenged its very existence five years ago.

Self-described equipment and operations nerd Trace Miller, a 2024 Journal of Business Rising Star, has developed a concept for healthy fast food that he hopes to franchise and build up to 1,000 locations in 10 years.