Local Business Happenings update-Dec. 17th 2012

	1023 W. Riverside offices 01/01 The historic office building at 1023 W. Riverside in Downtown Spokane now offers newly renovated small offices. The new offices have rents that range from 300 to 600 per month.
	Sunlight Acupuncture 02/01 New acupuncture clinic on 4th St just south of Harrison in Midtown Coeur d' Alene
	Saad's Shoe Repair 02/01 After over 100 years in business the Downtown Spokane Saad's Shoe Repair location has  closed. The Northtown Mall Saad's will remain open however.
	Solar Flair Tanning 02/01 Solar Flair,a new tanning salon in now open on Main St in Coeur d' Alene's Riverstone  development.
	J. Miller Salon 02/01 J. Miller is a full service salon that is now open on Riverstone's Main St. in Coeur d' Alene.
	Advanced Machining NW 02/01 Advanced Machining NW, a Spokane based machine shop is moving into new space at 7826 N. Market St in Spokane
	Century West 02/01 Century West is engineering firm that has moved from a smaller location to a building at 11707 E. Montgomery Dr in Spokane Valley.
	St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul will open a new 14 unit apartment complex at 102 E. Homestead in Coeur d' Alene. Construction starts soon and units will be made available to local residents with a mental disablement.
	STCU STCU which stands for Spokane Teachers Credit Union has purchased the land at the  corner of Mullan and Mission in Spokane Valley for a new branch and financial center. No word on when it might start construction or open the new office.
	Gift Card Shark 02/01 Gift Card Shark is a local business that buys and sells gift cards.  They have opened a new location in Spokane Valley at 14109 E. Sprague Ave.
	Select Comfort The North Spokane Select Comfort location is also the move.Select Comfort who is famous  for it's Sleep Number bed brand will soon relocate to the former Parkins Resturant building at 5903 N. Division. The mattress retailer will take half of the building which is to be remodeled into a small 2 unit shopping center.
	Ashley Furniture 02/01 The North Spokane Ashley Furniture location at 10425 N. Newport Hwy has re-opened after  being closed for a few months.
	Eye Candy Antiques 02/01 Vintage and antique store, Eye Candy Antiques which had been at 3017 N. Monroe St in Spokane has gone out of business.
	This & That Thrift Store 02/01 A new thrift store called This & That is now open at 3130 N. Division St in Spokane behind the Rare Coin Co. coin shop.
	North Idaho Gastroenterology 02/01 Kootenai Health System has acquired the North Idaho Gastroenterology clinic on Lincoln Way (US 95) IN Coeur d' Alene
	Stanek's Nursery 02/01 Stanek's Nursery , a long time Spokane greenhouse and plant retailer is closing. The closure  is due to a outstanding lease agreement with the city on a portion of the land Stanek's sits on.
	Bozzi Collection Bozzi Collection, a new art gallery and gift shop has opened on the skywalk level along N. Wall St in Downtown Spokane. This store was mentioned in a previous  Inland Northwest Business Watch post. For more search for Bozzi in the upper left of the  main web site.
	Kool 107.1 02/01 A new 70's ,80's and 90's formatted radio station called Kool 107.1 has signed on the air  in Spokane. Their offices are located at 400 S. Jefferson on the Lower South Hill.
	STCU Spokane Teachers Credit Union has opened it's newest branch location at 5711 S. Hailee  Ln on the South Hill in Spokane.
	Coeur d' Alene Taxi Coeur d' Alene Taxi has opened a new office in Midtown Coeur d' Alene on 4th St  next door to The Long Ear.
	Fabulous Finds 02/01 New re-sale clothing boutique, Fabulous Finds has opened it's doors in the 6800 block of N. Government Way by Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d' Alene.
	Cocomoe's Frozen Yogurt 02/01 Cocomoe's Frozen Yogurt is now open in the Hayden Super 1 Shopping Center at the corner of W. Hayden Ave and US 95 in Hayden.