Retail

A foothold on the sock market

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November 8, 2018

Kyle Peterson and Zach Stensland were in high school when they started customizing their friends' used socks in Peterson's parents' garage. The pair used a process called sublimation, which involves pressing dye into fabric using heat.

High Hopes on the Slopes

Mild forecast hasn't dampened optimism of ski resort operators

November 8, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Inland Northwest ski resort operators say the early start to ski season last year has skiers eager to hit the slopes again, despite forecasts that an El NiÃ±o weather pattern is bringing a warmer and wetter winter season.

Overhauling economic development

GSI creating new business alliance, changing model

November 8, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Greater Spokane Inc. wants to turn its model for regional economic development on its head. Todd Mielke, CEO of the organization, says the previous model wasn't conducive to collaboration

Puppy Pad adds a second store

Restaurants & Retail

October 25, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The Puppy Pad, a pet grooming salon and doggy daycare business on Spokane's North Side, has opened a second store at 1928 W. York. Owner Christina Huckins says the new shop, called The Puppy Pad Too, is a 500-square-foot, grooming-only space that's o

Woops Bakeshop now open in Cd'A

Restaurants & Retail

October 25, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The first Woops Bakery in Idaho has opened at 119 N. Fourth, in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Franchisee Shelly Boyd says she fell in love with the Manhattan, N.Y.-based company when researching new career opportunities.

TT's Old Iron Brewery planned in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

October 25, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new restaurant and brewery to be called TT's Old Iron Brewery is expected to open next spring in Spokane Valley.

Sweet Frostings moves shop on North Side

Restaurants & Retail

October 25, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Sweet Frostings Blissful Bakeshop plans later this month to move its shop north of Spokane to a larger space at 10406 N. Division, near the Whitworth University campus.

Eyemart Express opens store in Spokane Valley

Company offers 2,000 frames, same-day pickup

October 25, 2018

Samantha Peone

Farmers Branch, Texas-based optical retailer Eyemart Express LLC has opened a store at 15319 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley, its second in the Spokane area, says T.J. Perry, Dallas-based marketing manager.

Assets of Zaycon Foods to be sold at auction

Valley-based meat delivery company shut down abruptly in June

October 25, 2018

Virginia Thomas

The assets of Zaycon Foods LLC, a former Spokane Valley-based meat delivery company that at one time had a national presence, will be sold at a public auction next week, according to a public notice published by a Spokane law firm.

After devastating fire, Shogun restaurant to relocate to Spokane Valley

Owner plans to reopen Japanese grill on Feb. 4

October 25, 2018

Mike McLean

Joseph Lee, the owner of Shogun Inc., which operates Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi, says he'll reopen the restaurant early next year at a new location in Spokane Valley. The longtime hibachi-style restaurant, formerly located east of downtown, at 821