A new vinyl record and vintage goods store called Total Trash Records & Vintage opened early this month on the eastern edge of the Browne's Addition neighborhood, at 1601 W. Pacific. The store's owner, JJ Wandler, is the former co-owner of Garagela

Once Upon A Shoe, a new women's shoe boutique, is scheduled to open next month at 8206 N. Government Way, in Hayden. The store will be located in a 1,350-square-foot space formerly occupied by children's clothing store Paris in Bleu in the Hayden

Montana-based restaurant chain Noodle Express has announced it plans to open a new restaurant in Airway Heights by the first week of June. Noodle Express's Spokane-based vice president Chris Siemens says the new Airway Heights restaurant will be loca

The BNSF Railway Co. is seeking environmental permits for a $100 million project that would add a second railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille, at Sandpoint, Idaho, for the purpose of easing rail congestion.

Spokane nonprofit Excelsior Youth Center has teamed with two companies to establish Integrated Managed Care Collaborative, a new network tool aimed at helping behavioral health organizations prepare for the integration of health care in the Spokane region

Liberty Lake-based Itron Inc. says it has signed contracts for new projects with two utilities, Gulfport, Miss.-based Mississippi Power, and New Zealand-based Network Waitaki Ltd. Although Itron declined to disclose the value of either contract, the comp

A new coffee stand is set to open next month in the lobby of downtown's Bank of America Financial Center, at 601 W. Riverside. Former stay-at-home mom Yelena Matsyplyuk says the stand is the first step toward fulfilling her dream of opening a downtown

Amy's Donuts, a small chain of donut shops that originated in Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to open its first Washington store this fall in Spokane Valley. The company is co-owned by husband and wife team, Amy and Chin Kim.