Wolffy’s Hamburger restaurant at 1229 N. Hamilton, near Gonzaga University, served its last hamburger on the night of Jan. 16. Largely a COVID-19 casualty, the restaurant closed due to the continued statewide restrictions imposed in the continued...
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Custom art designer and framer Treasure Dragseth says her mobile business, Treasure It? Frame It!, is quickly gaining traction. For several years, Dragseth has run her own art and frame shop out of her home on Long Lake in the Suncrest neighborhood...
Full StoryA $4 million overhaul is planned for the former McKinley School, located at 120 N. Magnolia, in Spokane’s East Central neighborhood, according to predevelopment plans on file with the city of Spokane. The plans call for the four-story structure to be r...
Full StoryA Panda Express restaurant is planned at the site of the former White Elephant retail store on North Division Street, according to a building permit application submitted to the city by a Midwest-based architecture company....
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The COVID-19 pandemic dominated news headlines in 2020 and served as the subtext for many of the significant business decisions made in the Spokane area during the year. With that backdrop, the Inland Northwest business community experienced a number of...
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Tim Loucks and Tyler Cossey have never met, but the two Eastern Washington University business school alums have something in common: They’re trying to find their riches in beer. Loucks, 42, is looking to innovate keg storage of brews, and Cossey...
Full StoryA new ownership group at The Ref sports bar, in Spokane Valley, says it plans to open its kitchen for take-out and delivery starting Monday, Dec. 21. It’s one of two business plans operating partners Casey Garland, Rakesh Kaushal, and Hilary Yarno have...
Full StoryWhile many of 2020’s economic challenges due to COVID-19 will carry into next year, the most recent forecast for the state’s retail industry shows more promise than first expected. At press time, the Washington state Department of Revenue’s most ...
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Gee Automotive Group, of Liberty Lake, has acquired Boise-based Lyle Pearson Auto Group. Ryan Gee, CEO of Gee Automotive Group, declines to disclose the terms of the transaction, which closed Nov. 18....
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At age 81, Emory Clark is just about as spry and enthusiastic as he was at age 14. That’s when he started selling wild, hand-cut Christmas trees to a friend’s uncle. Decades later, he still harvests wild trees, which he sells wholesale. ...
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