Sara Schilling

Bouten celebrates 80-year construction legacy

Family-run company is in its third generation

April 25, 2024

Bouten Construction Co. is an 80-year success story, now in its third generation of family leadership stemming from its founder, Gus Bouten.

Wake Up Call served win in battle for coffee shops

Spokane-based chain owns former Roasters following court dispute

September 28, 2023

Sara Schilling

The former Roasters coffee shops in the Tri-Cities, Washington, area have changed hands twice in a little more than two years-going first to the Vancouver, Washington-based Black Rock Coffee Bar

Freeform buys office furniture store in Tri-Cities

Acquisition said to link efficiently to operations in Spokane, Boise offices

March 16, 2023

Sara Schilling

Richland, Washington, office furniture and supply store Brutzman's Office Solutions has been acquired recently by a company with Spokane roots. Brutzman's changed hands March 1, having been sold to Freeform, a Boise, Idaho-based commercial interior