Retail

Firehouse Subs to enter Spokane market

Sandwich restaurant slates early June opening

March 30, 2017

Firehouse Subs, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based restaurant chain, plans to open a restaurant in the Northgate Center retail complex, at 7808 N. Division, says Natasha Wojcik, a company spokeswoman. The 2,100-square-foot restaurant, to be located at the southe

ModShopGirl LLC: Organized by design

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March 16, 2017

Treva Lind

Four years ago, Lisa Repp decided she'd create a decorative wall unit for holding grab-and-go essentials in her Spokane home. Mainly, the wall unit held keys at a visible point near an entry because she and her husband always seemed to be searching for

Two sporting goods retailers coming to Spokane Valley

Big 5, Sportsman's Warehouse plan outlets

March 16, 2017

Mike McLean

Two sporting goods store chains are planning to open outlets within a mile of each other in Spokane Valley. One of them, Midvale, Utah-based Sportsman's Warehouse, has leased 32,400 square feet of retail space at the former Sports Authority site, near

Library outlet set to open in Spokane Valley Mall

The BookEnd to be located by Macy's on second level

March 2, 2017

The Spokane County Library District says it plans to open The BookEnd, providing additional library space, in a vacant 2,200-square-foot area next to Macy's on the second floor of the Spokane Valley Mall at the beginning of May. 'The idea is for tha

Franchisee for Papa John's to expand

Moore plans restaurant along Newport Highway

March 2, 2017

Papa John's Pizza franchisee Ken Moore says he has leased 1,250 square feet of space for a new restaurant in a multitenant retail building at 9600 N. Newport Highway, in the Mead area north of Spokane. Moore, who's been a franchisee with the Jefferso

EWU adds food vendors during PUB renovation

Einstein Bros. bagel shop, Hammer Coffee open

March 2, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Eastern Washington University has added several new food-and-beverage vendors to its Cheney campus in an effort to keep up with demand for food services during the renovation and expansion of the Pence Union Building. Dining Services Director Dave McKay

$20 million Northern Quest expansion planned

Work to start this spring on new retail space, RV park

February 22, 2017

In an effort to diversify its business operations, the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, an entity of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, says it will break ground soon on a nearly $20 million expansion to Northern Quest Resort & Casino. The expansion wil

$10 million La Quinta Hotel slated near airport

Construction scheduled to get underway in March

February 16, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Plans are in the works for the construction of a $10 million La Quinta Hotel that's to be built at 4523 S. Dowdy Road, just south of Spokane International Airport and visible from Interstate 90. Surinder Khela, managing broker with Kent, Wash.-based B

Renew Float Spa: Staying afloat in Kendall Yards

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February 16, 2017

Just entering a room with a tank filled with 100 gallons of warm water and 850 pounds of swirling Epsom salt can be therapeutic on these recent cold days. The room's lighting is low, and there's a soft, soothing hiss created by the mist emanating fro

Kalispel tribe buys more land near Northern Quest Casino

Purchase brings contiguous holdings to over 400 acres

February 16, 2017

Mike McLean

The Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, an entity of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, is expanding its land holdings for potential future development near the Northern Quest Resort & Casino, in Airway Heights, bringing its total contiguous holdings there to