Mod Pizza, Wells Fargo & Aspen Dental coming to new shopping center on Newport Hwy.

Initially reveled after a Jan. pre-development conference, plans for a new multi-tenant commercial building on Newport Hwy. is now moving forward, with actual work starting now . The building will rise at 9405 N. Newport Hwy, SE corner of Newport Hwy. & Holland Ave. .

This new plaza will be a more modern replacement for the Heritage North retail center that was a two building complex of mostly small local businesses. Many of the businesses in that complex moved onto new locations before this project started, both of those former structures will be demolished.

The new building will be a 10,000 square foot single story plaza with inline retail spaces. Baker Construction & Development will do the construction work on the building which will include a new surface parking lot. The project is owned by Heritage North,LLC , which is affiliated with Black Commercial / NAI Black who did the leasing work for the project. And, unlike many new multi-tenant commercial buildings, this one is being built already fully leased.

In fact, three businesses will move into the building once it is completed. All of which are already in Spokane, but these will be new locations and all are chain non-local operations. Here is what businesses will open at the new 9405 N. Newport-

Mod Pizza ( leasing 2500 square feet )

Wells Fargo Bank ( leasing 3500 square feet )

Aspen Dental  ( leasing 4000 square feet )

We will keep watching for news on this project, and business opening dates.

New buildings coming to the Iron Bridge Office Campus

The Iron Bridge Office Campus, an established site of premium class A office space located just a couple of miles east of Downtown Spokane is about to grow yet again. This as the site's developer, Kent Hull of KD Hull Corp., recently began the planning phases for two and possibly three new buildings on the north side of the campus.

The campus sits on approximately 23 acres of land along the Spokane River, bordered by Trent Ave on the south. It's existing four office buildings are already home to several large office tenants, providing hundreds of local jobs. And, two of these new buildings will be larger then the ones that are there now, with tenants lining up even before the dirt is turned.

The first new building to be built will be called Iron Bridge IV , with 90,000 square feet of office space. The new Iron Bridge IV building will face Iron Bridge Way with Erie St. dead ending into the new building's surface parking area. It will also back up directly onto the Spokane River with a plaza and café or restaurant space on the ground floor near the plaza. The plaza will be a concrete common area with access onto the actual " Iron Bridge " which the office complex was named after.

The Iron Bridge IV office building is still in the planning phase, but construction is scheduled to start in the early Summer with completion date planned for the first quarter of 2017. There have been no announced tenants for the new office space, but one large tenant is already signed on with several more eyeing the development.

The next building in line to be built at the Iron Bridge Office Campus would be Iron Bridge V, an office building that would have the same look and same size and be built adjacent to the Iron Bridge IV building. Construction of that building is likely over a year away, although some tenants are supposedly already interested in leasing office space in that building too.

KD Hull Corp. is also planning a third, smaller warehouse type building is also planned on a vacant lot just off of the office campus . That building has no set construction timeline and will be built at 703 N. Helena , corner of Helena & Springfield. More on that building as we get it.

For more information on the Iron Bridge Office Campus, and the available office spaces that are available for lease now, visit their website at-

http://www.ironbridgeofficecampus.com

And, here is a look at the planned Iron Bridge IV building with the Iron Bridge V building attached-

Big moves for Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware

Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware is moving , and then moving again, this is because of a situation that's kind of unique. The locally owned and operated hardware store had planned to build a new store in another part of Rathdrum, but before construction could even begin their landlord leased the store's current space to another tenant.

We're learning that, the tenant who will replace them is likely Dollar Tree and we will have more on that news when it is officially announced. But in mean time we can confirm that Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware has located a new, but smaller, temporary home to make up for being kicked out of their old home.

Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware is still in the Stein's grocery store shopping center at 16484 N. HWY 41 . But now, they will occupy the suite formerly occupied by Rathdrum Fitness. The store is smaller at 6200 square feet, but still fits 2/3rd's of their inventory and most importantly is only temporary.

Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware is still pushing forward with their new store building. Construction is now beginning on the new construction stand alone building, nearby the Super 1 grocery store, still in Rathdrum. The new store, will be 12,200 square feet and open in or about July on a pad site along HWY 53 , just west of the HWY 41/53 bridge.

Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware is a full service hardware retailer with all the common hardware store departments. They also have a lumber, rental division and more.

For more information on Rathdrum Trading Post Hardware, visit their website at-

http://www.tradingposthardware.com

Or, find them on Facebook at-

https://www.facebook.com/rathdrumtradingposthardware

Maverik planning several new locations in the Spokane area

The Utah based Maverik gas station / convenience store chain is quietly planning a second wave of new Spokane area locations. A few years back the chain opened it's first stores here and today it operates stores in Spokane Valley , Mead , Cheney and Coeur d' Alene. They also just opened a new location in Hayden only a couple of months ago.

But now, it looks like the chain is going from 5 Spokane / Coeur d' Alene area stores up to 8 total. The chain is in the pre-application planning process for new locations at-

1019 E. Francis Ave. , NE corner of Francis & Nevada in North Spokane

4337 S. Regal Ave , NE corner of S. Regal & E. 44th on the South Hill

2415 N. Argonne Rd , NW corner of N. Argonne & E. Montgomery in Spokane Valley

Of interest is that each location is on a piece of land owned by Spokane based developer Harlan Douglass. The store's are to be similar to all other Maverik gas station locations with a little over 5000 square feet of store space and numerous fuel pumps. Although not mentioned in the public records, these locations will likely also serve the chain's Bonfire brand of hot foods made fresh in the store.

We will keep an eye on these plans for more information, and for more information on Maverik visit-

http://www.maverik.com

Williams Seafood Market & Wines going out of business

In business in the Spokane area since the 1940's , the end has sadly arrived for Williams Seafood Market & Wines . Williams last day of operation will be tomorrow, Sat. Mar. 24th with sales going on now to sell off remaining merchandise.

The store, which is a locally owned and operated business had been located at 2118 N. Ruby , corner of Ruby & Montgomery about five years ago. But, it has moved and evolved around the local area for the last few decades. Williams also recently added a small lunch menu to add to their retail services just weeks ago.

Williams Seafood was owned by Mike Offield , who says the closure is due to rising costs in the seafood market, crab shortages and damages to their merchandise during the Windstorm of 2015. There is currently no news about what might go into their current store location.

For more information on Williams Seafood Market & Wines, visit-

http://www.williamsseafoodmarket.net

Hut no. 8 planning store in Spokane Valley

Hut no. 8 , is a well liked chain of clothing re-sale stores, that has been growing lately via a franchise system. One such franchise has been a part of the Spokane community with a store at 6210 N. Division in North Spokane, and now they are planning to increase their local presence. The same franchise owner as the North Spokane store recently announced they plan to open another location, this time in Spokane Valley.

The new store will join the newly updated Sullivan Square shopping center at 15322 E. Sprague Ave. , adjacent to Hastings . Building permits show the store's location to have a little more then 2600 square feet.

The new Spokane Valley Hut no. 8 is to open for buying clothing only on April 1st. The store will open for retail sales once they have stocked up the store, no date set for this just yet. Hut no. 8 calls themselves a brand name clothing exchange. Their stores buy and sell basically all types of clothing, and accessories like purses and shoes. The merchandise is prime condition with mall brands and in style fashions.

For more information on Hut no. 8, visit their website at-

http://www.hut8spokane.com

Or, find them on Facebook at-

http://www.facebook.com/hut8spokane

Hut no. 8 is also planning a new store in the Tri-Cities area.

JJ's Grill becomes JJ's Tap and Smokehouse

JJ's Grill and Taphouse has been a part of the Indian Trail neighborhood for sometime. The restaurant came under new ownership when Ian McQueen & Justin Oliveri took over operations last year. And now, they've made some changes to the restaurant itself.

JJ's has rebranded and re-launched with a new name, JJ's Tap and Smokehouse. JJ's is now focused on Barbeque with delicious smoked meats and fresh cold beer. In fact the beer's are also now more plentiful at JJ's with 25 total taps featuring local beer's , craft microbrews and more. They also still have a full bar for cocktail lovers

The new menu at JJ's Tap and Smokehouse also sounds great with sandwiches like a BLT, Tri-Tip , a Smoked Cuban , something called The Stacker and much more. A small selection of burgers are available as are entrees like a rack of ribs and brisket.

JJ's Tap and Smokehouse is still in the same location at 8801 N. Indian Trail Rd. Suite B . Daily happy hours ( except Saturday's ) and trivia nights are also held by the business with catering service available upon request.

For more information on JJ's Tap and Smokehouse, visit their website at-

http://jjstapandsmokehouse.com

Or, find them on Facebook at-

https://www.facebook.com/JJs-Tap-and-Smokehouse-320767771302581

Lovesick, a new plus size clothing chain coming to Spokane Valley Mall

Lovesick, a new chain of plus sized clothing stores has chosen Spokane Valley Mall, to be among their first locations to open in what will likely be a national chain. The business is a brand that is branching off of Hot Topic & Torrid, but will be an entirely separate chain. The store's location will be on the first floor of the mall, in what appears to be a portion of the former Gap store.

Lovesick at Spokane Valley Mall is currently scheduled to open April 26th and the local location is one of 23 locations planned to open this year. They are also already hiring for all positions, including management, there is no mention of how many new jobs this store will create but applicants can visit Lovesick's website for more information.

The chain will feature Women's clothing, that is " trendy " & " hot " with sizes 10 - 26. This will be the chain's only location in Washington State for now.

For more information on Lovesick, visit their website at-

http://www.lovesick.com

Coeur d' Alene's Elks building sells, full remodel coming soon

A block north of Downtown Coeur d' Alene's Sherman Ave. , sits a large historic brick structure that formerly housed an Elks lodge. While the building has been vacant for many years, it's still a major part of the city, with a lot of history and potential.

It looks now like the Elks building won't be sitting empty for too much longer as the building has been sold and is now in escrow for the locally based Innovation Collective. The collective, which is made up of group of business partners who support the local business, robotics and innovation community by providing work space, office space and support.  They plan to continue this work in the Elks building.

They plan an extensive remodel to the building, with exact details still to come. Plans will likely include:
Office space, Co-working space , Event spaces, a café and more.

The project is currently to be developed privately by the business partners with no help from the Urban Renewal agency Ignite CdA. We will keep an eye out for more on this building, once we find out more about the exact plans.

Here is a look at the building, as seen in it's current state-

Wolffy's Hamburgers to open location in Airway Heights

Wolffy's Hamburgers, a unique 50's diner style restaurant at Hamilton & Sharp isn't going anywhere. But, after many years of serving the Logan neighborhood and Gonzaga students, the locally owned and operated business is spinning off a new second location.

The new Wolffy's location will be in Airway Heights at 12807 W. 14th Ave. , a former Taco Time location close by the Airway Heights Yoke's grocery store. This new location will be basically the same with a 1950's style and a menu of burgers , breakfast and some other lunch items.

The new location is about 2200 square feet and is to open for business sometime in the Summer after the building is renovated.

For more information on Wolffy's Hamburgers, visit-

http://www.wolffyshamburgers.com

Or, find them on Facebook at-

https://www.facebook.com/Wolffys-114638501314/