Week in review

TUESDAY

Better Body Fitness, which sells home and commercial exercise equipment, is expanding in two regional locations. The company is opening a 15,000-square-foot warehouse store at 165 S. Pine St. in Spokane and is moving into a larger retail space in Coeur d’Alene, at 6235 N. Sunshine St.

WEDNESDAY

The Spokane Public Facilities District will collaborate with Centerplate, the concession provider for the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and Spokane Convention Center, to develop Northwest Grill in the arena. The eatery will offer finer fare, such as tenderloin steaks and seared ahi, and could eventually seat up to 250 people.

“ Meth Lab Cleanup LLC of Post Falls is capitalizing on growing public awareness of clandestine drug labs and the health risks they pose to building inhabitants. The company and its subcontractors clean up about 30 such properties per month, nationwide.

“ Washington’s unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent in July, up from 4.5 percent in June. However the state Employment Security Department said the rate still remains near historic lows.

THURSDAY

WinCo Foods Inc., which operates 57 stores in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and California, will enter the Spokane market with a 94,000-square-foot warehouse style store at Nevada Street and Holland Avenue. The store should be open by early 2009, a company spokesman said. Stores typically employ up to 220 people.

“ Work has resumed at the copper-silver Troy Mine in northwestern Montana, but federal investigators still are looking into an underground accident that killed a miner there last month. The Mine Safety and Health Administration approved mining in most areas, but will isolate the section where the accident occurred.

FRIDAY

The Spokane branch of a nationwide lawn-care company has settled a dispute with Washington’s attorney general by agreeing to refund more than $83,000 to consumers. Tennessee-based TruGreen removed credits from hundreds of client accounts, the attorney general said. The company denied any wrongdoing.

“ Pathways to Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing Cheney’s downtown core, is raising and distributing money to help local businesses pay for beautification projects, such as storefront improvements.