Seattle Seahawks team store coming to Spokane Valley

The Spokane area is plenty full of 12th man pride, and now local Seattle Seahawks fans will have an awesome new place to purchase Seahawks jerseys, apparel, gifts and other licensed merchandise. That's because Spokane Valley will soon be home to a location of the Seahawks Pro Shop.

The Seahawks Pro Shop will open for business on October 1st and will be located within the Spokane Valley Mall. For now this store will only be open during the 2015 holiday season but is listed as a location on seahawks.com website.

The team pro shop will be located on the first floor of the mall, in between Wet Seal and Francesca's . This will be the first pro shop location east of the Cascades and will be a full store with kinds of Seahawks merchandise. For more information and to shop for items online visit the Seahawks Pro Shop at-

http://www.seahawks.com/proshop

Peak Health & Wellness undergoing major expansion / relocation

The small chain of fitness centers, Peak Health & Wellness is always trying to push itself and offer more for it's members. Earlier this year Peak completed an all new indoor tennis center in Hayden across the parking lot from it's health club. The indoor tennis facility is quite large and has kept busy. But now, Peak is embarking on yet another big project, an expansion to that tennis center to act as a new home for the entire Peak Hayden location.

Peak Health & Wellness Hayden is located on the back side of the Prairie Shopping Center at 190 W. Centa Dr, with the tennis center next door on Government Way.

The expansion is quite large and is estimated to be completed around March of 2016. Included in the new fitness center will be-

15,000 square foot weight room on the second floor.

2,400 square foot group fitness studio.

1,200 square foot group cycling studio

1,200 square foot hot yoga studio

Tanning & Massage rooms

900 square foot child care center

Expanded group training area

Half basketball court / pickleball court

The expansion will also include a new grand staircase inside the building and additional free parking areas. It is assumed that Peak will vacate the space in the shopping center upon completion of this new expansion.

Peak Health & Wellness will also continue to operate their two other fitness centers in North Idaho. Other Peak locations include 940 W. Ironwood Dr. , Coeur d' Alene and 927 E. Polston Ave. , Post Falls.

For more information Peak Health & Wellness Centers, visit their website at-

www.thepeakid.com

Once Upon A Child planning a North Spokane location

It hasn't been all that long since Once Upon A Child upgraded to a new bigger store in Spokane Valley. The chain has been going strong ever since in it's 5,100 square foot storefront at 14401 E. Sprague Ave. . But, the business is planning to grow once more locally, this time with an all new second location.

Once Upon A Child's new store will be in North Spokane. The business will take over a long vacant strip mall space, adjacent to Louisville Laser. The store's address will be 6005 N. Division and will occupy about 4,500 square feet. The store will create about a dozen new jobs.

The North Spokane Once Upon A Child will, like all other stores in the chain, buy and sell gently used " kid's stuff ". The stores typically sell their merchandise for much less then average department stores / mall stores.

Once Upon A Child, does sell children's clothing, but they include much more. Customers of their stores can also find toys & games , books , movies , baby equipment and some furniture. Some new kids merchandise is also sold in the stores, in addition to the used.

The planned North Spokane Once Upon A Child location is being worked on now and they hope to open soon. They hope to open in late October for buying merchandise, and selling to the public in December.

Once Upon A Child is a chain business that uses franchises and has many stores all around the nation. The brand is a part of the much larger Winmark Corporation who is also the owners of Plato's Closet ( which also has locations in Spokane ) , Style Encore, Play It Again Sports and Music Go Round .

For more information on Once Upon A Child , in our area, visit their website at-

www.onceuponachildinlandempire.com

Major redevelopment coming to the Heritage North, by the Y

While not a sure thing as of this posting, a predevelopment conference has been held with the City of Spokane to undertake a major redevelopment at a North Spokane shopping center. That center is the older Heritage North Shopping Center on N. Newport Hwy in between Holland Ave. , and the new Heritage Village Shopping Center, just North of The Y .

Despite a few vacancies the Heritage North Center has been home the several small local businesses. But, under the plan, the existing center, located in two separate buildings would be demolished and replaced by a new building with a small group of national tenants. The plan calls for the new building to have three tenants with the building facing the Newport / Holland intersection, instead of just Newport Hwy as it does now.

Likely because no permits have been issued yet there is no news about what all the existing business there will move too. We hope they are able to move, as most are small businesses. Although the news is vague about the existing businesses, what business are going in there looks a little more clear. Although we're unsure if leases have been signed , etc... but, these business do add up. The business planned for the new Heritage North are-

Aspen Dental

Mod Pizza

Wells Fargo Bank

Here is the example lay out of the new shopping center building-

The new building will be about 10,000 square feet with a new surface parking lot. Construction is expected to start in the near future, watch for updates on exactly when and a completion date. The center seems to be fully leased, however the leasing work is / was done by NAI Black. It's not the only new development in the area as another new shopping center is now open directly across Newport Hwy, next to a Cheveron gas station.

4 Wheel Parts store & distribution center now open in Post Falls

First announced back in June, the first tenant of Post Falls' former Jacklin Seed Industrial site is now open for business, creating many new jobs for the Inland Northwest. That tenant is a 4 Wheel Parts, operated by it's parent company Transamerican Auto Parts .

Here's some information about this new business-

Occupies 85,000 square feet, with a 10,000 square foot 4 Wheel Parts branded retail store and a 75,000 square foot regional distribution center

4 Wheel Parts sells a wide variety of auto parts and accessories, primarily geared towards truck and jeep owners.

The company sells via several different channels, retail stores like this one, the internet and a mail order catalog.

They are located just off of I-90 at 5300 W. Riversbend Ave, Post Falls

 

As mentioned before this new store / distribution center created many new local jobs. The company is to employ about 50 at the new site. Hiring is actually still on going and information about jobs with 4 Wheel Parts can be found on their website at-

 

www.4wheelparts.com

 



Brothers Office Pizza to open in Liberty Lake

Brothers Office Pizza, one of the newer pizza places in Spokane Valley is expanding eastward. The locally owned and operated business ( owned by brothers ) is planning to open soon in Liberty Lake. This will be a second location for the pizza business, as they also plan to stay open at their original location , 13221 E. 32nd on the South side of the Valley.

The new Liberty Lake location will have the same menu as the original location. It will also have a full liquor license for beer, wine and liquors. They hope to be open for business around Thanksgiving time and will be located at 21651 E. Country Vista Dr. Suite A. This is the anchor space of the shopping center by Home Depot there.

While Brothers Office doesn't have a web site, their menu and some pictures of their pizzas can be found on Zomato ( formerly Urbanspoon) at - https://www.zomato.com/spokane-wa/brothers-office-pizza-spokane-valley . Brothers Office is primarily a pizza restaurant, however they also have some sandwiches.

Brothers Office Pizza can however be found on Facebook at-

https://www.facebook.com/Brothers-Office-Pizza-689670661108231

Two more redevelopment projects coming to Downtown Spokane

In recent months Downtown Spokane has been hit with several renovation projects, most notably the Bennett Block building and the former Huppin's / Dutch's store spaces right across the street. But as SDS Realty,Inc. recently unveiled on their Facebook page, two more big projects are coming and one even involves a local landmark...

319 S. Cedar St ( the Benewah Creamery " Milk Bottle " and adjoining storefront ) .

 

Currently it looks like no new businesses are actually planned here as of yet. But, I can't help but dream what could fill such a cool historic building ( with some visibility from I-90 ). We will keep an eye out...

 

 

315 & 319 W. Sprague Ave.

 



This is the former Big City Saloon / Trick Shot Dixie's bar building, that's looked a little sad with boards covering it's front in recent weeks. But, it looks like there is hope for the site, although there is not a new business set to open here just yet. However, it is a great old building with a lot of possibilities and space.


For more information about opening a business in one of these great old Downtown buildings, please contact SDS Realty at the numbers in the ad's above. Or, visit their website at-

www.sdsrealty.com

*Inland Northwest Business Watch is not affiliated with SDS.

Couple of Spokane Valley shopping centers getting revamped

Recently construction work started on the outside of Sullivan Square, at the corner of Sprague & Sullivan. Today, business signs are missing and workers are already hard at work, but for what?

Sullivan Square is the second shopping center in the Sullivan Rd. corridor to get an all new look. We've even heard new business might even be on the way very soon. Here is the details on both projects...

Sullivan Square shopping center

The center, that's anchored by Hastings and Harbor Freight Tools is undergoing a full exterior remodel. Once completed ( no estimated completion date has been given to me ) the center will have a new more modern look. Leasing flyers for the site show this rendering of the completed development. Sorry if their a little small, they can be seen in full size on NAI Black's web site www.naiblack.com .

With some suites in the center are empty and available for lease ( as indicted above ) . There is already rumors of new businesses coming to Sullivan Square. I've heard that possibly, Ezell's Famous Chicken will open their second Spokane area location here.

But, as of now just construction is happening at the shopping center. However it is important to note all businesses in the center today remain open for business during the construction.

Shopping center at 615 N. Sullivan Rd.

Another shopping center just a couple of blocks to the north of Sullivan Square also has a new look. The un-named center at 615 N. Sullivan has been remodeled and also has a couple of storefronts on it's northern end empty and up for lease. However, as of now there are no rumors about what new businesses might open there. Although with the new look, and high traffic area we expect it to be only a matter of time.

615 N. Sullivan is the center by Noodles Express and anchored by a Jimmy John's Subs location. The center went from this...

To this....

Shopping center construction projects elsewhere...

While I'm only highlighting these two project now, it is of note that a couple of other projects are also happening or will happen soon in our area. Including a exterior remodel on part of Lincoln Heights Shopping Center on the South Hill. That remodel is to match the Rite Aid / 2nd Look Books side of the center with the Trader Joe's / Hallmark side which was remodeled when Trader Joe's opened a couple of years ago.

Also the center on Sprague, between Argonne and Mullan is too be redone. The former Apollo Spas store in North Spokane will become a three unit shopping center soon ( with a huge new business rumor on it ) . And, an all new shopping center / office development under construction now at 3rd & Browne in Downtown Spokane ( to have a Man Shop and Einstein Bros. Bagels ) .

Last Tully's Coffee in Spokane transitioning to a Starbucks

It's a sad day for local fans of the Tully's Coffee chain as the only remaining Tully's location in Spokane is closing. The location was a kiosk within the Wandermere Fred Meyer store at 12120 N. Division St. But, rest assured coffee drinkers will still be able to get their espresso's and latte's at the store as the Tully's kiosk is transitioning into a new Starbucks Coffee location.

 

The store switch will not create any layoffs as employees of Fred Meyer's in store coffee stands are employed by Fred Meyer itself. While Tully's Coffee will no longer operate coffee shops in Spokane, it is important to note that they are still in business with some of their coffee sold in Keurig K Cups at most area grocery stores. Tully's other former locations in our area ( including the one in Browne's Addition ) transitioned sometime ago into franchises of the Café Capri coffee shop chain.

 

There is no mention of when the new Starbucks will open. For more information on Starbucks Coffee visit their website at-

 

www.starbucks.com

Table 13 Restaurant opens inside the Davenport Grand Hotel

The final piece of the massive new Davenport Grand Hotel has finally opened for business. Opening just last week was the highly anticipated Table 13.

Table 13 is a restaurant concept that is still relatively new to Spokane and is owned by Walt & Karen Worthly, the same couple that's behind all of the Davenport Collection hotels. Table 13 is described as a small plate restaurant where they recommend two or more plates per person to share with the table.

The dinner menu at Table 13 is long, with plates for most any taste. Fish dishes like prawns and halibut sliders, all the way up to Korean short ribs and prime rib can be found. Prices at Table 13 are a little higher then some, with items starting at $6.50 and going up to $13.00 per plate.

If your just wanting to get a drink, Table 13 is the place for that also. The restaurant has a full bar with wine and whiskey highlighted, but beer lovers will also find a few options. Both the wine list and the whiskey bar menu are very long and also have something for every taste.

Table 13 is open Tuesday - Saturday 5pm - close only and reservations are available at 509-598-4300 or by using Opentable at www.opentable.com .

Table 13 joins a small group of other dining options inside Downtown Spokane's new Davenport Grand Hotel. Also inside, and open for business is The Grand Restaurant and Lounge, The Grand Terrace Bar and a Starbucks Coffee location. All attached to the Convention Center via skybridge, providing a great spot to stay and dine for visitors and locals alike.

For more information the Davenport Grand Hotel and Table 13 visit-

http://www.davenporthotelcollection.com/our-hotels/the-davenport-grand/

Randall & Hurley moving to Liberty Lake

Randall & Hurley, is the largest third party administrator ( TPA ) consulting firm in the Inland Northwest. The business operates company retirement programs for many clients in our area. And this year Randall & Hurley is celebrating 20 years in business, having opened in 1995.

And, in their 20th year, a lot is changing. While, still continuing to offer top notch service in the same industry they have built a positive reputation in. They are rebranding their company and the big news is their move to a new bigger office building.

Randall & Hurley has operated out of the 16th floor of Downtown Spokane's Bank of America Tower. And, now they are leaving Downtown behind for a new modern office building in Liberty Lake. Randall & Hurley is taking over the former Liberty Lake Century 21 office building at 1328 N. Whitman Ln. nearby Home Depot.

Randall & Hurley will use the entire building, which is about 12,000 square feet. The move will also open up more new job openings, they plan to hire about 6 with the move, adding to the 31 current employees that work for Randall & Hurley.

If you are an employer looking for new employee retirement plans, contact Randall & Hurley for a free plan analysis. Information on this and other aspects of their company can be found at-

www.randall-hurley.com

Panera Bread planning location in Hayden

Panera Bread continues to expand into the Northwest. The chain recently opened for business on Indiana Ave. in Spokane Valley and plans are coming along for a location in North Spokane on N. Division in front of Lowe's.

But now, the chain of fast casual restaurants is planning to expand into Idaho with seven locations in the works statewide. One of those locations has been confirmed to be coming to Hayden. Other Idaho Panera Bread locations are planned for Boise, Nampa ( now open ), Twin Falls and Idaho Falls. This the first time the chain has opened locations in Idaho and all locations will be corporate operated stores as opposed to some franchise locations in other parts of the country.

The Hayden Panera Bread location should open around the middle of 2016. The company cannot release it's location however yet. This is because the plan to remove and existing building and rebuilt as their restaurant. I will update this post when the location information comes in.

The Panera Bread location in Hayden will likely be much like other Panera Bread locations. Typically their restaurant are about 5,000 square feet and employ 65, give or take.

Panera Bread is based in Kirkwood,Mo. and operates over 2,000 restaurants with rapid expansion happening all over the nation. For more information on Panera Bread, visit their website at-

www.panerabread.com