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Guest Commentary: Our economy works best when consumers pick winners

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October 7, 2021

Poland and America are like two trains passing each other in opposite directions. That is becoming increasingly clear. The key question looking forward: 'Will government or consumers drive our economy?â€ Poland broke the shackles of Soviet communist

The Journal's View: Increase in construction of housing likely not enough

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October 7, 2021

Journal of Business Staff

Builders are adding housing in the Spokane market at a pace that keeps up with Spokane's growing population currently, but not enough to make up for the deficit in inventory created in the first half of the 2010s. Local elected officials should be

Zeeks Pizza planned in former Geno's location

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October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Zeeks Pizza Inc., a Seattle-based franchise pizza restaurant chain, is opening a restaurant in the former Geno's Fabulous Pizza & Italian Dinners building, at 1414 N. Hamilton, near Gonzaga University. It's the first Zeeks location east of the Cascade

Plese Printing to start vehicle-wrap business

Company to construct building next to its East Spokane operations

October 7, 2021

Erica Bullock

Kim Plese, the owner of Plese Printing & Marketing, of Spokane, has purchased an acre of vacant land next to the commercial printing company's current location and plans to construct a building there for a new vehicle wrap business, called Plese Wrap

Dutch Bros. to add North Spokane coffee shop

Franchisees also to rebuild Freya location after it was destroyed in truck accident

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane franchisee for Dutch Bros. coffee stores plans to open a new coffee shop this fall in a recently constructed building near Whitworth University. Kevin Parker, co-owner of GTG Ventures LLC, which operates all 10 Dutch Bros. coffee stores

Gravwell receives $3 million in venture capital

Funding to help company meet data-fusion demand

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Coeur d'Alene-based cyber security company Gravwell Inc. has received $3 million in seed funding from three venture capital companies. Its new investors are Montana-based venture capital fund Next Frontier Capital, Utah-based Kickstart Capital LLC

National law firm Gordon Rees opens office in Spokane

San Francisco practice has eight attorneys here

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

National commercial law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened an office on the 14th floor of the Wells Fargo building, at 601 W. First, in downtown Spokane. According to a release on the Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani website, the

Tradesmen International endeavors to provide skilled trades workers

Staffing company hit by labor shortage here like others in industry

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

The Spokane Valley office of national construction staffing company Tradesmen International LLC has been providing workers to about 150 Spokane-area companies for more than a decade, general manager Trevor Harkema says. Harkema, who works at the Spokane

Business law firm moves practice to Liberty Lake

Attorneys' offices to leave downtown for more space

October 7, 2021

Karina Elias

Spokane Business Attorneys PLLC is adding a new division, Spokane Accident Attorneys, and the firm is moving its offices to Liberty Lake from downtown Spokane, says Christal Lam, the firm's founder. Lam says the new location is part of a new

Fast-food restaurants to be razed, replaced

Downtown Carl's Jr., North Side McDonald's among those slated for improvements

October 7, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Four fast-food and fast-casual restaurants around the Spokane area are being built, rebuilt, or are in the planning stages. According to documents filed with the city of Spokane, the Carl's Jr. restaurant at 707 W. Third will be demolished and fully