September 08, 2016

Rehab center moves to new space on First

Regeneration Point LLC, a wellness and rehabilitation company, has moved to a new downtown location.

Owner Bettina Torres relocated the business to 1,850 square feet of leased space in the Eldridge Building, at 1319 W. First.

She started the business almost five years ago in 1,200 square feet of space at 1100 W. Railroad.

“It’s a much better location because it’s on the street and we’ve gotten a lot of walk-in traffic from people who want to see what we’re doing,” Torres says.

The company is certified to use PneuThera Technologies physical therapy equipment and Bemer USA LLC therapy products. Before opening Regeneration Point, Torres was an independent distributor for Bemer. Torres says the company uses Bemer products’ electromagnetic pulsation to stimulate blood flow through the body.

“It’s about helping the body to balance,” she says. “It’s noninvasive treatment. We’ve become so symptom driven in our approaches to treatments that we fail to understand that every part of us is connected.”

Torres says many of her clients are recovering from prior injuries and at the time of treatment are experiencing limits in their range of motion and mobility.

“In those instances, those people aren’t situated for being in a full health club,” she says.

The cost for treatment varies. For $99 per month, customers can receive two treatments per week. A treatment can last from an hour to two hours, depending on a person’s health.

Three treatment sessions per week for a full month is $125, and $150 per month offers unlimited treatment sessions, Torres says.

Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and by appointment.

 —Kevin Blocker

 

Floor refinisher ramps up here

Ryan Johnson, of Spokane, has opened Mr. Sandless Spokane Cd’A, a floor-refinishing franchise operation of Aston, Pa.-based Mr. Sandless.

Johnson says the business is a mobile operation, with no set office location. 

“We launched in August, and have done several jobs locally already,” he says. “Right now, the goal is to let people know we’re here and educate them on our services.” 

The company offers refinishing services for many different types of floors, including wood, prefinished and engineered board, laminates, vinyl composite tile, linoleum, slate, terrazzo, and concrete. 

Johnson says rather than traditional methods of refinishing, which usually involve sanding, staining, sealing, and drying the floors in a multiday process, the company has a different approach. 

“We use a high-speed floor machine with different abrasive pads, along with a nontoxic solution to prep floors for finishing,” he says. “There’s no sanding involved, and anything that comes off the floors is contained within the solution.” 

Once the floor has been prepared, it’s sealed and coated with whatever finish the customer requests. 

Johnson says a typical job takes about 48 hours to complete. “Our system is different than others, but it’s a quality process. We stand behind the work, and offer a five-year warranty, guaranteeing no chipping, yellowing, or cracking.” 

Johnson says the company serves both residential and commercial clients within a 100-mile radius of the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area. 

Founded in 2004 by floor specialist and current company President Daniel Praz, Mr. Sandless is an international company, with dealers throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. In addition to refinishing, the company also offers carpet removal, new-floor installation, and minor carpentry services.

—LeAnn Bjerken

 

Post Falls Domino’s to relocate, expand

A Domino’s Pizza outlet in Post Falls plans to relocate in December from its space at 112 E. Seltice Way to a former Pizza Factory location in the Highland Crossings Center, at 3904 E. Mullan. 

Owners Missy and Jim Hightower are leasing the location, which is set to be remodeled this fall. 

Jim Hightower says the new restaurant space is in need of an overhaul, having sustained significant damage this past June, when an elderly woman accidently crashed her car into the building. 

“We’re still going over some of the design and speaking with a contractor,” says Hightower. “It depends on how smoothly the permit process goes, but we’re hoping for a December opening.” 

He says the 3,400-square-foot space will include a dine-in area, as well as a meeting-party room, both of which are expected to seat about 40 people.

Hightower says the new location will allow for the addition of a larger oven and updated cook lines. 

“The old location was already experiencing great sales, and this bigger facility will mean we can handle even more volume,” he says. 

Hightower says the pizza outlet currently has about 30 employees, but is looking to hire up to a dozen more for the new Post Falls location. 

Along with the Post Falls store, the Hightowers own Domino’s outlets in Coeur d’Alene, Rathdrum, and Hayden. 

Hightower says the family plans to open another Post Falls outlet next year, followed by more stores in Coeur d’Alene and Hayden. 

—LeAnn Bjerken

 

Insurance agency moves its offices

Jim Gyarfas, who owns and operates a small State Farm Insurance branch in downtown Spokane, has moved across the street to a new office space.

“After 37 years in the same office, I suspect I’ll be driving into the wrong parking lot for at least a couple of weeks,” Gyarfas says.

The insurance agency previously occupied 720 square feet of leased space in Global Credit Union’s former administrative building here, at 1520 W. Third. Last week, he moved into the same amount of leased office space on the fourth floor of a building at 1500 W. Fourth that Global Credit Union acquired earlier this year.

The five-story, 45,000-square-foot building will be able to accommodate Global’s growth and expansion, the credit union said in a press release.

 “We’re a mom-and-pop operation,” says Gyarfas of himself and his lone employee of 28 years, Jeannie Rocco. “We’re staying steady and not in a growth mode.”

—Kevin Blocker