Jay Underwood has gone from Edo to Miso. Actually, his two new eateries are named Miso Fresh Asian. Underwood opened the first Miso Fresh Asian last week at NorthTown Mall. This Friday he opens one in the food court at River Park Square. Both take…
Spokane's Ambassadors Group’s President and CEO Jeff Thomas, and his wife, Margaret Thomas, the company’s executive vice president, announced they are leaving the company. Jeff Thomas has been head of the publicly traded company since 1996. Ambassadors runs the student-focused travel program People to People.…
Spokane's next Startup Weekend goes live March 1 to March 3, at the WSU Health Sciences Building. Today's SR had a story covering the event, plus highlighting three firms that have sprung to life from prior weekend boot camps. The term Startup Weekend is trademarked,…
The Review's story on area domainers last week quoted David Johnston as an example of a new breed. Instead of buying and holding (parking) a domain and hoping someone will buy it, more people are buying an existing or pre-registered site, then developing it. It's…
View Larger Map A Spokane flooring company that opened in 1933 as The Linoleum Shop has been rebranded as Caruso's Floors. The name change honors the company founder, Phil Caruso, said his son Bill Caruso. It's also time to move beyond the limiting word "linoleum,"…
This week's major news in North Idaho was the announced reopening of the Lucky Friday mine, in Mullan. For most folks, the Lucky Friday is called a silver mine. In fact, it also produces good amounts of lead and zinc. Hecla Mining had to shut…
Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. announced on Thursday it's sold its Red Lion Missoula Inn for $1.95 million. As part of the sale agreement, the new owners signed a franchise agreement with the company. It's been renamed the Red Lion Inn & Suites Missoula. It's…
Is this the Cabela's effect? The new owner of the Wholesale Sports outdoor and sporting equipment outlets in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene will close those two stores in mid-March. Employees at the stores said company officers informed them on Feb. 21 that their stores’ final…
CenturyLink has opened two new Spokane stores, replacing ones it formerly operated in NorthTown and Spokane Valley malls. The north side new location is at 6704 N. Nevada. The Spokane Valley store is at 506 N. Sullivan. Store hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.–…
After being closed for more than a year, Hecla’s Lucky Friday silver mine has resumed protection, following a series of safety upgrades that cost more than $30 million. The mine was closed on orders from federal mine inspectors following a rock burst that injured seven…
Updated Sunday, Feb. 17 7:34 p.m. The company that runs the Hayden business headed by Joe Ricky Hundley announced his dismissal Sunday afternoon. An AP story explains the decision. Recent news stories about a North Idaho businessman embroiled in accusations of abusive behavior on a…
Valentine's Day related business item. Spa Paradiso, last seen in the basement of the downtown Spokane Davenport Hotel, plans on reopening in a new location in Kendall Yards the end of April. The full-service spa and salon has been closed since fall 2012. It originally…
Later today we'll visit the Itron earnings report. For now, let's feature Ambassadors Group (traded as EPAX) on Nasdaq. The publicly traded Spokane-based travel provider announced it's issuing a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share, which will be paid on March 13 to common…
Each week during the legislative session, OfficeHours will focus on a single piece of legislation, seeing how it would affect state businesses and considering the bill's chances of going forward. This week's bill is HB 1757, introduced by a bunch of legislators including Marcus Ricelli,…
Nobody answered our invitation to win a $5 coffee card on us, by proving that a retailer is adding the new credit card optional surcharge. Our first blog entry laid out the terms. The offer stands. If you can show by photo or other means…
The most overused pitch sent to the media by business PR people is the standard "what can business leaders learn from ...... FILL IN THE BLANK..." Today's version: "Speculation mounts over next Pope. What can business leaders and managers learn from the selection process." I'll…
Updated at 1:28 p.m. Feb. 12 Updated to include a statement by Allegiant Air on the issue of new routes and possible cancellation of routes: Allegiant spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler emailed this comment regarding the issue that the TWU cited for the flyers handed out: Many…
You can find on Spokesman.com the full version of the announcement by Spokane Teachers Credit Union it purchased the downtown Hutton Building. Reporter Jon Brunt summarized the main points in that story (top six graphs below). Saturday's print and online editions will have the expanded…
Jacobs Java, which claims the title of Spokane’s original drive-through coffee stand, has opened its fifth location, on the South Hill at 1621 S. Ray St. Brothers Paul and Scott Jacob will operate the business but are leasing the land from Lucky Dog Coffee LLC,…
Today's Spokesman Review has a story about the first Allegiant Air direct flight to Hawaii from Spokane. We call attention to related news about this flight; namely, that these inaugural flights will be staffed with full-time flight attendants. Up to now Allegiant has told its…
Today's Olympia update. A bill submitted in the Washington House would allow beer or wine retailers in the state to sell growlers of wine. A growler is a container or pitcher provided by the seller or the customer. Introduced by Rep. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver, HB…
Boise Cascade Company started a second life as a publicly traded corporation Wednesday with an IPO that sent its New York Stock Exchange shares rising 24 percent to $26.12. The Boise-based company has 49 U.S. facilities, making wood products and building materials. It operates plywood…
A while back we mentioned national health and beauty product retailer Sephora would move into River Park Square, in downtown Spokane. It's taking about half the space vacated two years ago when Abercrombie & Fitch moved out. We learned today the opening day is April…
View Larger Map Notable news for the skier contingent. Google Maps has begun adding maps of ski runs for a number of North American ski resorts. The ones we care about that have the option are Sandpoint's Schweitzer Mountain, Sun Valley and Mount Bachelor in…
This week in software litigation. A Texas company has sued Spokane-based Maplewood Software, claiming it mishandled development of business software, causing some customers to cancel orders.for a product both firms were selling to clinics. Austin-based Longhorn Laboratory Partners LLC said it and Maplewood collaborated on…
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