By Friday, March 20, Spokane had lost more than $35 million in anticipated economic impacts as events that had been scheduled to take place in the Spokane area were canceled or postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus has affected two of the Spokane area's largest employers, both based on the West Plains.
Fairchild Air Force Base disclosed last night that one of its active-duty airmen had tested positive for COVID-19, and Col. Derek Salmi, the base com
Louise Tuffin has owned and operated her baking business out of her Spokane home for going on 20 years.
'It's been a farmer's market business for all these years,†says the 69-year-old Tuffin of Arabesque Bakery.
That will all change next month.
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
Justyn Cozza says he, his wife Tori, and their 4-year-old daughter aren't cat lovers.
'We're cat freaks,†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
Christopher Clubb and Jake Desmarais describe themselves as fun loving with senses of humor trending to the side of rye.
They'll let you have fun at their expense if you're willing to allow them to have fun at yours, too.
When Ryan Turner starts a business, it's not uncommon for it to spawn another.
Turner, 47, and business partner Terry Auckerman, 42, are co-owners of SMAC, which stands for Spokane Mobile Automobile Care Inc.
Thai Bamboo restaurant owner Tom Burgess says construction will begin next month on a new South Hill site that's just blocks away from one of its current restaurant.
Spiceology Inc., the Spokane-based spices and rub company, has raised $500,000 in venture funding and hopes to secure more in the near future, confirms company's CEO Chip Overstreet.
Oakbrook, Illinois-based Sara Lee Frozen Bakery has agreed to acquire Fresh Foods Corporation of America, the Airway Heights-based company that does business as Cyrus O'Leary's Pies.