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CBD retailer moves to Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

March 12, 2020

Bluegrass Hemp Oil, a family-owned CBD product company, has moved its retail store from northeast Spokane to Spokane Valley. The company, with a staff of three employees, had planned to host a grand opening today, March 12

Kitty Cantina to aid feline placements

Restaurants & Retail

March 12, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Justyn Cozza says he, his wife Tori, and their 4-year-old daughter aren't cat lovers. 'We're cat freaks,â€ Cozza says. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who knows them that the couple has set out to establish what they say will be

Free Press Publishing acquires two newspapers

Cheney company adds weekly publications in Whitman County, Odessa

March 12, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Cheney-based Free Press Publishing Inc. has acquired two rural Eastern Washington newspapers within the past month. Last month, the company, which publishes the Cheney Free Press weekly newspaper, acquired the Odessa Record.

West Plains PDA rebrands as S3R3 Solutions

Organization launches its new website, logo to accompany new name

March 12, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The West Plains-Airport Area Public Development Authority has ditched its mouthful of a name and rebranded to S3R3 Solutions. S3 represents the three entities involved in the partnership

Intermax to enhance network

Cd'A company commits $2.5M-plus to new tech

March 12, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Coeur d'Alene-based internet provider Intermax Networks says it will begin enhancing its network soon to create improved and safer internet connections to its 4,000-plus customers.

Around Town

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

March 12, 2020

Staff Report

Spokane-based 237 E. Sprague LLC has purchased the 4,500-square-foot industrial building at 237 E. Sprague as an investment. Steve McIntosh, of Kiemle Hagood, and Matthew Byrd, of SVN Cornerstone, handled the transaction.

Foundation connections can leverage contributions

Nonprofits help donors strengthen communities through planned giving

March 12, 2020

Guest Commentary

How will you ensure your legacy leaves this community a better place? The legacy that each of us leaves isn't entirely preplanned but written in part through our daily acts of kindness, hard work, and generosity.

Redirecting gifts can make donors feel betrayed

Study finds contributors' negative reactions linger if contributions diverted

March 12, 2020

Guest Commentary

Americans love donating to charities. Charitable giving continues to grow in popularity as online donation platforms make it easier than ever to give. In 2019, over $500 million was donated online in the U.S. on Giving Tuesday,

Older investors outnumber young with financial plans

Saving often isn't priority before reaching mid-40s

March 12, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Paul Viren, owner of the financial investing firm Viren & Associates Inc., in downtown Spokane, says two-thirds of his nearly 600 clients are Baby Boomers. The average age among all his firm's clients is 56.

Florida company acquires AAA Heating & Air

Air Pros plans to retain previous owner as manager of office here

March 12, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Florida-based Air Pros Residential & Commercial Air Conditioning Services has acquired Spokane-based AAA Heating & Air. Anthony Perera, founder of Air Pros, says he chose Spokane because of its strong housing market and the good cultural fit that AAA was