Fred Meyer Stores Inc. is preparing to roll out its online shopping service this summer at its East Central Spokane store, says Zach Stratton, Seattle-based Fred Meyer spokesman. The Portland-based superstore chain introduced the ClickList service earlie

Like Miami's South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Oregon's culinary bounty FeastPortland, the organizers of next month's Crave NW in Spokane Valley want to put together an annual event that will rival those nationally recognized festivals. Crave NW

Maverik Inc., the Salt Lake City-based fueling station and convenience store chain, plans to construct two new outlets in the Spokane area in addition to two stores currently under construction and another new Maverik store that opened last week. The cit

A group of five investors with prior restaurant experience has opened a restaurant and bar called the Cascadia Public House in a commercial space in the Five Mile area where the Tonicx Bar & Patio and Ash St. Tacos formerly operated. One of the owners, J

Business partners Mark and Sarah Neupert, who are husband and wife, and their longtime friend, Nick Salisbury, say they've purchased Wheel Sport from its former owner, Terry Solinsky. Solinsky owned and operated Wheel Sport Inc., which ran a North Spok

Northern Quest Resort & Casino, owned by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, has started more actively promoting the Kalispel Golf & Country Club to its casino patrons, says Jake Patterson, marketing manager for the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority. 'Last

A fast-casual Mexican restaurant will take up the last remaining store frontage on the main floor of the recently renovated Bennett Block downtown, says a real estate broker involved in the lease negotiations. MCW Tacos Washington LLC, a Spokane franchis

Tourism and hospitality constitute one of the largest industries in the United States today, generating an impressive $118 billion in tax revenue nationwide and $1.1 billion in Washington state alone. In the city of Spokane, the industry accounts for more