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Unified Fitness to relocate in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Sam Thoen, who owns and operates Unified Fitness, at 9119 E. Broadway, in Spokane, plans to relocate the store in early September to newly built retail space at 6818 E. Sprague.

Kaspien added to microcap stock index

Inclusion on list said to be milestone for Valley tech company

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Valley-based e-commerce company Kaspien Holdings Inc. has been added to the Russell Microcap Index. The company was added to the index on June 28 and will retain membership for one year, according to a press release.

Sharp Shooting Indoor Range pulls trigger on ownership change

Firearm retailer, range sold to second generation

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop Inc. has changed hands, but the 26-year-old company will remain a family business. Jeremy Ball says that as of July 1, his parents Robin and Steve Ball retired and sold the business to him and his wife, Katie.

COR Institute opens collaborative medical office

Company offers health services incubator space

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

The Center of Rehabilitation Institute LLC has opened at 501 S. Bernard, in the former Fidelity Insurance building, as a home for a variety of medical treatments to offer a one-stop shop for wellness, says co-owners Armand and Maile Mohsenian.

Fred's Appliance plans $13 million warehouse on West Plains

Work on $13M structure could start as early as fall

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 10,000-square-foot warehouse near the city of Spokane's western edge on the West Plains, says company owner John Amistoso. A general contractor hasn't been selected

At 90, Realtor Pat Kenney see no reason to retire

Veteran broker has been in business since 1953

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Pacific Steel plans new facility in East Spokane

Current building is in path of North Spokane Corridor

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Montana-based Pacific Steel & Recycling plans to move its Spokane operations to a new two-building complex the company is constructing in East Spokane.

Saltese Flats learning center project to start this fall

$2 million project likely to go out for bid soon

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.

Spokane architect Bob Wills reflects on his 50-year career

Wills reflects on creating firm, succession planning

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Bob Wills is retiring after 30 years alongside firm co-founder Gary Bernardo at the helm of Spokane-based architecture firm Bernardo|Wills Architects PC. Bernardo says planning for the departure of his partner has long been in progress.

Journal of Business announces its 2021 Rising Stars

Young professionals will be recognized at in-person event in early September

July 15, 2021

Staff Report

The Journal of Business has selected 10 Spokane-area young professionals as its 2021 class of Rising Stars.Â Those future leaders will be honored on Sept. 8 at an in-person event at the McGinnity Room, at 116 W. Pacific, downtown.