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YaYa Brewing envisioned in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

February 14, 2019

Brothers Christopher Gass and Jason Gass came up with the idea of YaYa Brewing Co. over beer. Now, the brothers expect to open the Spokane Valley brewery later this year. They had their sights set on an industrial and business-friendly setting for

Spokane IT firm HiTechnique acquired by Executech

Executech vows to expand services, market footprint

February 14, 2019

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Executech, a Utah-based information technology services provider, has acquired Spokane-based IT company HiTechnique LLC. Executech CEO DJ Dorff says in a press release he wants to expand services and operations over the coming years.

Life Connect designs app to reduce addiction relapse

Spokane company aims to link clients, resources

February 14, 2019

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Life Connect, an app created through Spokane-based Life Recovery Solutions Inc., is designed to connect those struggling with mental illness, drug addiction, or homelessness with their personal support groups and professionals.

Golden Sherpa platform planned to help people find senior living

Spokane's Golden Sherpa to launch app this summer

February 14, 2019

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When faced with the decision of finding aging parents a care facility, adult children might find themselves navigating a seemingly insurmountable process of contacting referral companies, elder care management companies and even the facilities themselves

Sexual harassment ruling expands employer liability in Washington state

If an employee harasses a customer, the business is 'automatically' at fault

February 14, 2019

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Employers can be held strictly liable for acts of discrimination by their employees in any business or nonprofit open to the public following a recent Washington State Supreme Court decision in a sexual harassment case

Karli and Caleb Ingersoll to open Lucky You Lounge music venue

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

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Lucky You Lounge, a new eclectic music venue and night club, is set to have a soft opening in April and already has a music lineup for May.

Spokane Valley hair salon moves, opens as Saffron

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

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Saffron Salon Inc., originally known as First Avenue Studio Salon, has moved and reopened in larger quarters at 8423 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Saffron Salon owner Tiana Walter says that when her lease was up in the First Avenue location

Blue Zoo aquarium to open at NorthTown Mall

Restaurants & Retail

January 31, 2019

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Blue Zoo, an interactive aquarium and zoo hybrid that will feature about 100 to 150 different species of animals, will open in July or August on the second floor of the NorthTown Mall, says Blue Zoo co-owner Jon Hepworth.

Hart Capital moves Spokane office to larger space

Financial advisory takes space in RLH Building

January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

Independent financial advisory firm Hart Capital Management Inc. has moved to recently upgraded office space with onsite parking on the third floor of the RLH Building, on the periphery of downtown Spokane, at 201 W. North River Drive.

Community gardening has increased sevenfold in Spokane area

Neighborhood planting said to be factor in reducing food insecurity

January 31, 2019

Alla Drokina

When Patricia Munts, small farms and agriculture coordinator at Washington State University Spokane County Extension, began working with gardens in the city in 2008, there were at least eight community gardens, she recalls.