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LeAnn Bjerken

Reporter LeAnn Bjerken covers health care at the Journal of Business. A Minnesota native and cat lover, she enjoys beachside vacations and writing poetry. LeAnn has worked for the Journal since 2015.

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North Spokane Corridor's Columbia-Freya phase to start this month

$8.2M project awarded to Acme Concrete Paving

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The Washington state Department of Transportation is set to begin the next phase of construction on the North Spokane Corridor later this month, with what's being called the Columbia-Freya project, says Al Gilson, Spokane-based spokesman for the departm

An issue of substance

More Spokane women use drugs, alcohol, tobacco when pregnant, according to health district stats

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Recent data show prenatal use of marijuana, opioids, and other drugs is on the rise in Spokane County and could be a factor in increased cases of low birth weights here, say Spokane Regional Health District officials. In 2016, the most recent year for wh

Hello Sugar doughnut shop opens in Kendall Yards

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Hello Sugar LLC, a new doughnut shop, has opened at 419 N. Nettleton, in the Kendall Yards neighborhood. The business is co-owned by local couple Amy Pruchnic and her husband Ramsey, who is an entrepreneur and president of Strategy Lab LLC, a Spokane mar

Model train hobby stores rolls into Spokane Valley

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Valley Trains & Models LLC, a new hobby store specializing in trains and plastic models, is set to open this weekend in Spokane Valley. Located in the former Bullethole gun shop, a 1,200-square-foot space at 11518 E. Sprague, Valley Trains & Models is co

Cajun-style cafÃ© opens in Coeur d'Alene

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A Cajun creole style restaurant with an Alice in Wonderland theme has opened in the midtown neighborhood in Coeur d'Alene. Mother-daughter pair Jill Davis and Taylor Taylor co-own the business, which they've named Ten/6, after the Mad Hatter charact

Honest In Ivory bridal boutique planned at Riverwalk

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new bridal boutique, to be called Honest in Ivory, is set to open in August in the Riverwalk building, at 1003 E. Trent. Owner Cassie David, who is a practicing speech pathologist at Stepping Stones Pediatric Therapy, says her love of dresses and all t

Cracker Barrel restaurant proposed on North Side

New building would occupy 2 acres south of Northpointe retail center

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A Tennessee-based project consultant has submitted preliminary plans to the city of Spokane for a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Restaurant, proposed at 9034 N. Newport Highway. According to the Spokane County Assessor's Office records, the project s

$2.5 million office structure proposed on North Side

Owner says project status is in early development stage

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A Bellevue, Wash.-based project consultant has submitted preliminary plans to the city of Spokane regarding a proposed office building at 6830 N. Nevada, just north of the Lyons Park Car Wash Plaza. Predevelopment paperwork on file with the city shows pl

Study: Pacific Northwest business leaders positive, but worried about future

WSU report shows labor needs remain a concern

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Pacific Northwest business leaders are upbeat about current business conditions, but many are concerned about the prospects for future growth. That's according to the Business in the Northwest 2018 study recently released by Washington State Universit

Galactic Dungeon Studios: Galactic dreams

June 7, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Galactic Dungeon Studios LLC's 750-square-foot tiered space at 7 S. Stevens downtown would indeed have a dungeon vibe, if it weren't for the large windows, and walls filled with colorful gaming and pop culture art and memorabilia. It's a fitting co

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