The owners of the Globe Bar and Grille have decided to shut the business down on Saturday. Basically, the 14-year business has hit a wall, due to the economy and health issues faced by owner Denise Shearer, said Leah Bickerton, one of the Globe's long-time…
Spokane Valley manufacturer Sterling International, maker of bug traps and the Rescue line of anti-bug systems, got some ink in the Wall Street Journal. You could easily devour an hour here, reading the article on the onslaught of the nefarious stink bug. Sterling's new stink…
CoreLogic, a company that puts out a branded real estate summary called RealtyTrac, just completed a summary of foreclosures for metros across the nation. Later we'll have more on that report and compare the differences between Spokane and North Idaho. This chart provided via the…
Sandpoint clothing retailer Coldwater Creek lowered its earlier estimate of losing 13 to 21 cents per share for the fourth quarter. It now expects losses in the 18 to 24 cents per share range. During fourth quarter of 2010 the company saw a loss of…
View Larger Map Chase Bank is adding a new Spokane branch at 9101 N. Indian Trail Road. This will be the 13th Chase branch and first in this area since 2002 when Washington Mutual opened an in-store branch at the Fred Meyer on Freya. Chase…
Talk about higher education this week, and about the construction business next week, during two sponsored breakfasts for business people. This Friday, Greater Spokane Inc. is hosting an overview of higher ed featuring five area university officials: Rodolfo Arevalo (EWU), Christine Johnson (CCS), Thayne McCullough…
Crosscut, a Puget Sound online news publication, listed its 2011 Heritage Turkeys, a list of notable examples of communities and groups failing to maintain historically relevant places. On the list was the Washington State University decision to sell the Jensen-Byrd building in downtown Spokane. That…
Our Sunday Spokesman-Review article on the new technology developed by Pacinian Corp. was the most-viewed story online at Spokesman.com on Monday. The company is creating ultrathin keyboards and keypads for the computer, health and automotive industries. In light of today's real opening of the International…
If going by the former Curves spa at Lincoln Heights made you guilty about not working out, worry no more: that spot, at 2931 E. 29th, will soon become a Jimmy John's sandwich franchise. The new shop moves into the Curves loction near Trader Joe's.…
Starbucks is raising some prices regionally as it faces tough competition and rising ingredient costs. The Seattle coffee chain is raising prices about 1 percent in the Northeast and Sunbelt regions. Starbucks won’t disclose all of the states its raising prices, but the regions include…
Construction spending jumped in November as builders spent more on single-family homes, apartments and remodeling projects, the Associated Press reports. The Commerce Department said today that spending on construction projects rose 1.2 percent in November, following a revised 0.2 percent drop in October. The increase…
One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to get on a budget and stay there. Yet many people don’t accomplish even the first step. Just 58 percent of Americans track their spending against a monthly budget, according to a Bankrate.com survey. Want this…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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