A Spokane investment group has purchased the historic Globe Building at 204 N. Division St., in downtown Spokane, paying previous owners Owen and Julie Clarke $1.32 million for the three-story building. The buyers are Globe Building Partners LLC, which includes Spokane investors Kevin Edwards, Mark…
Seattle business owner and economics activist Nick Nanauer will give two lectures Oct. 2 at Washington State University Pullman and in Spokane at the Martin Woldson Theater. .Regarded as one of the Northwest's most ardent advocates for income equality, Hanauer is making those remaks through…
Some of the work involved in NorthTown Mall's north side renovation started becoming obvious this week. Earlier this year, owner General Growth Partners began tearing out the inner shops lining the north corridor. Yesterday work crews from Bayley Construction, of Seattle, began tearing down the…
If you're among those who believe that reliable, affordable Internet service is too important to be left to CenturyLink and Comcast, here's something to read. The city of Ellensburg is considering turning its city-funded fiber network into a public utility. Still early in discussions, a…
In case you didn't see this item in the Sunday SR business section, let's run it once more. Grocery Outlet will open another Spokane Valley supermarket in late September at 12115 E. Sprague Ave. Grocery Outlet has three other locations in Spokane and one in…
Spokane's City Council adopted two changes to the building code this week, both making it easier for home builders to put up new homes. The first was removing the mandate that water service lines had to be done with copper pipe. That deal came out…
Free ad for Starbucks. We had to grab this quick shot of the work taking place inside the downtown Starbucks near the Apple Store on West Main Avenue. I get the impression this work crew doesn't take their coffee breaks here. The work led to…
The July roundup of Spokane home prices was typical: mixed results such as a small increase in total sales, but a mild drop in prices. Today's story touched on all that. The accompanying chart had me wondering if there's a pattern being established. Low prices…
This is a fairly significant investment by outside people, looking to support one of our area's great retreat centers and gathering places. The story ran in Sunday's Here's the Dirt column: Nicki and Ron Coil, of Eugene, Oregon, have purchased the Pinelow Park and Conference…
Let's take one more shot at Vivint, why don't we? Last time we mentioned the Utah-based company that sells home security systems, we were thanking them (sort of) for returning $150,000 in Washington state money it took to move a new office and call center…
It's good to see a solid rebound taking place at Colville-based Hewes Marine Company. Booming sales in the aluminum recreation boat industry is spurring the family-owned company to expand its production facility. Started in 1948, the company will spend about $2 million to add 19,000…
Itron Inc. has signed a license and settlement agreement with a New York firm over a claim of patent infringement. The settlement is with Endeavor MeshTech, Inc., a subsidiary of Endeavor IP, Inc, based in New York City. Its website says Endeavor IP is an…
A former owner of downtown Spokane sports bar Heroes and Legends is reopening a new bar in the same location, at 830 W. Riverside Ave. The new business is called 24 Taps and will be a food-and-beverage sports bar, said owner and Spokane CPA Tom…
The Spokesman-Review business team follows economic development in Spokane and the Inland Northwest.
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