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Cozzetto's Coin-Op moves to North Side

Commercial laundry machine service provider vacates downtown site

March 25, 2021

Due to an increase in homeless activity around the business premises, a lack of parking, and traffic growth on Third Avenue, Steve Cozzetto says he recently moved his 44-year-old laundry machine servicing business out of downtown Spokane to a larger

Journal of Business selects its 2021 class of Business Icons

Honorees to be recognized with virtual event in May

March 25, 2021

Linn Parish

The Journal of Business has selected its 2021 class of Business Icons, who will be honored at a virtual event on May 5. This year's honorees are: â€¢Judy Cole, former Avista Corp. executive; â€¢Rich Hadley, former CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated;

Botzon's Automotive to expand import repair shop

Owner anticipates adding five work bays this year at Botzon's Automotive

March 25, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Bud Botzon started repairing the bicycles of friends as a child growing up in California. A near lifetime of service continues today as he's now a Spokane Valley-based mechanic.

Third Gerardo's restaurant planned on North Side

Restaurants & Retail

March 25, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Husband-and-wife duo Juventino and Edna Garcia plan to open another Gerardo's Mexican Food restaurant, this one to be located at 1530 E. Francis, in north Spokane.

Amazon Air leases planned warehouse at Spokane airport

Work on new facility expected to wrap up by this November

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Amazon.com Inc. plans to lease a soon-to-be-built air cargo facility at Spokane International Airport, says Todd Coleman, executive director of S3R3 Solutions. The facility will be used to transfer parcels from the airport to and from the Amazon

Landlord-tenant issues held at bay for now in Spokane

In residential market, mandates provide reprieve; mass evictions unlikely, some say

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Lawmakers have enacted extensive tenant protections since the start of the pandemic that lawyers here say will likely blunt a flood of evictions once the eviction moratorium, which was extended this month, ends.

Electric-vehicle purchases rise in Spokane, but hurdles remain

Charging infrastructure, price, lack of options said to be barriers to adoption

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Electric vehicle purchases have been increasing steadily among Spokane County residents, but industry observers say there are still several hurdles to widespread adoption.

Buying time in the commercial real estate market

Tenants might struggle when pandemic-era relief dissipates

March 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

As pandemic-related restrictions throughout Washington begin to lift, some attorneys here say commercial real estate attorneys could soon face a rise in disputes, including litigation related to force majeure clauses.

Brumback to convert QualMed Plaza into rental units

Total of 171 living units to come online in stages through $16M project

March 25, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Brumback Real Estate & Construction has started renovations on the 55,000-square-foot building known as QualMed Plaza, at 508 W. Sixth, where the company plans to convert the medical office space and attached parking garage into a 171-unit, mixed-use

Q&A with Spiceology's Heather Scholten

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March 25, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Heather Scholten has been with Spokane-based spice and rub mix startup Spiceology Inc. from the beginning. She almost didn't take the job. In 2012, she was spending her days testing recipes and posting to her food blog, Farmgirl Gourmet.