In the Spokane / Eastern Washington area...
Cheney Care Assisted Living is expanding their senior citizen housing options by building a new duplex style community to be called Blackstone Estates. The new duplex's will be located to the north of Cheney Care at 2219 N 6th St in Cheney.
Tree of Knowledge Bookstore which had been at 409 1st Ave in Cheney has now closed.
Aero-Fliete, a Arizona based wildfire suppresion aircraft service with contracts with the US Forest Service has set up a new base at Spokane International Airport.
Scafco will be the first tenant to move into the newly founded Playfair Industrial Park. Scafco plans to build a new manufacturing facility on the site which is at 2802 E. Main Ave. in Spokane. The site and industrial park are on the former Playfair Horse Track.
Two Wheel Transit bike shop is moving in November. Their new store location will be 817 S. Perry St in Spokane's South Perry District.
The West Wing Resturant at 43rd and Regal on Spokane's South Hill has closed. The West Wing had been a branch of the popular White House Grill in Post Falls. The White House and The Oval Office martini bar,also in Post Falls will remain open.
Local pizza resturant chain, Pizza Pipeline is adding a new location but this new store won't be like the rest as this will be the first Bar at Pizza Pipeline . The new bar / pizza restaurant is now open not far from Gonzaga at 1403 N Division.
In the Coeur d' Alene / North Idaho area...
Roses Plus has expanded their flower shop which is located at the corner of 4th and Harrison in Midtown Coeur d' Alene. The shop now also takes up the former computer store's space next door.
Born Again Classics is a new classic auto dealership located in Midtown Coeur d' Alene on 4th just north of I-90.
Superstars Therapy For Kids has opened a new office just a few blocks east of Downtown Coeur d' Alene on the south side of Sherman Ave.
Donna's Salon opened recently in Spirit Lake at 6276 Maine St.
The former Legacy Place assisted living community along Mullan Ave. about 1 block east of Idaho St. has become part of the Guardian Angel Homes community and been renamed The Inn at Guardian Angel Homes.
Lot's happening at the River City Plaza strip mall on Seltice Way just a block east of Greensferry Rd. in Post Falls.Those items are...
Crafty Cravings has moved out of the strip mall and moved into vendor space at the Treasure Towne Vendor Mall at 5th Ave and Pleasnt View Rd. still in Post Falls.
Ellement Salon has moved out of it's space at the strip mall and has apperently closed(?)
Bead It beading store has also went out of business at the River City Plaza strip mall
also the plaza still has another major vacancy with the former Curves fitness center still empty.But it's not all bad news as the plaza still boasts so attention getting tenants such as Upscale Mail .
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Work underway at Avista Stadium
The Spokane Indians baseball team's home field , Avista Stadium , which is located directly to the west of the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center in Spokane Valley will undergo some renovations this season and if all goes according to plan, the newly renovated areas will be open in time for the 2013 Indians baseball season.
So what all is going on at Avista Stadium? Here is a list...
- Many safety upgrades
- A new concessions building , the new building will replace the older concessions building which as the Spokane Indians website says "has reached the end of it's useful life" .
- Renovations and upgrades to the administration building
Also, the work will create a new and improved main concourse area just outside of the stadium.
For more info on Avista Stadium visit-
http://www.milb.com/team1/page.jsp?ymd=20100222&content_id=8112714&vkey=team1_t486&fext=.jsp&sid=t486
For more info on the Spokane Indians baseball,including ticket info visit-
www.spokaneindians.com
So what all is going on at Avista Stadium? Here is a list...
- Many safety upgrades
- A new concessions building , the new building will replace the older concessions building which as the Spokane Indians website says "has reached the end of it's useful life" .
- Renovations and upgrades to the administration building
Also, the work will create a new and improved main concourse area just outside of the stadium.
For more info on Avista Stadium visit-
http://www.milb.com/team1/page.jsp?ymd=20100222&content_id=8112714&vkey=team1_t486&fext=.jsp&sid=t486
For more info on the Spokane Indians baseball,including ticket info visit-
www.spokaneindians.com
Dick's Sporting Goods coming to Spokane Valley
Pittsburg,Pa based Sporting Goods retailer Dick's Sporting Goods will be coming to Spokane Valley Mall's strip mall in the parking lot. Dick's which is under construction now will take over the space that was Wholesale Sports after Wholesale moved to Northtown Mall earlyer this year. In all Dick's will take over about 45,000 sq feet of retail space.
This will be the first Dick's Sporting Goods location for the Spokane market area, although the store does operate stores currently in Western Washington. The new store will employ about 75 people and sell items for sports ,camping , golf ,hunting and fishing. Also they plan to sell state hunting and fishing licences.
The opening date for the Spokane Valley Dick's Sporting Goods will be November 9th and for more info on Dick's visit-
www.dickssportinggoods.com
This will be the first Dick's Sporting Goods location for the Spokane market area, although the store does operate stores currently in Western Washington. The new store will employ about 75 people and sell items for sports ,camping , golf ,hunting and fishing. Also they plan to sell state hunting and fishing licences.
The opening date for the Spokane Valley Dick's Sporting Goods will be November 9th and for more info on Dick's visit-
www.dickssportinggoods.com
Lots of changes at Silver Lake Mall
Life is finally coming back to Silver Lake Mall off of Government Way in Coeur d' Alene! The mall which in that last few months was taken over by Rouse Properties has been hit hard by the economy,most weekdays one can walk thru the mall seeing only a few customers at the exsisting stores but major store changes are already happening at the mall. Those new stores and stores that have moved include...
Timberline Trading Company - An outdoor gear,clothing and gift store which had been in the southeast mall anchor spot facing Government Way and Hanley. But the store is downsizing into the space that was last the Americantiques Antique Mall. The new Timberline space is directly next door however is smaller,taking up 2 storefronts.
Wiggett's Too Antiques - Americantiques left earlyer this year to move to a more prime space in Downtown Coeur d' Alene,leaving Silver Lake without an antiques store,something most malls don't have but was a nice addition. But the antiques void is being filled by popular a Downtown store , Wiggett's Antiques. Wiggett's Too will open very soon at Silver Lake in the space that was last Hallmark.
Bulldog Pipe & Cigar- Bulldog has moved closer to center court in the space that was last Relic Moon Body Peircing, Relic Moon is also still a mall tenant just farther down towards Sears.
Huckleberry Thicket- Huckleberry Thicket has also moved. They are now in the mall's center court in the space where Skin Deep Cosmetics was last.
Devine Images Northwest- Devine Images has had a advertizing kiosk in the mall's center court for sometime but is now investing in the mall by opening a new photography studio across from Claire's in the Sears Wing.
Radio Shack- Sadly the Silver Lake Mall Radioshack location has closed. A sign posted on the storefront grill reminds shoppers that the other Coeur d' Alene Radio Shack location on Best Ave near Hastings is still open.
And now for the big news...
Joann Fabrics- Joann Fabrics will open a store at Silver Lake Mall soon. For info on that please view this recent post-
A national retail tenant- Sources from the mall's Facebook page have mentioned the reason behind Timberline Trading Company moving out of the anchor spot is because the mall will soon announce a new "national retailer" that will take this space. We don't know who yet but it does sound promising,stay tuned....
For More info Rouse Properties' Silver Lake Mall visit-
www.silverlakemall.com or search Silver Lake Mall on Facebook
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Sprague Ave. Wal-Mart grand opening coming.
BREAKING NEWS-
I have learned that the opening date for the new Spokane Valley Wal-Mart will be Wed. Oct. 17th . The store will open with a ribbon cutting as well as select speeches at 7:30 am that day.The new Wal-Mart store is located directly to the west of Costco in 5500 block of E. Sprague Ave near the Fairgrounds.
Unfortunately I will not be able to be there at 7:30 due to my job but I do hope to do a write up for this site as soon as possible after. I also always encourage readers to post thoughts and photos on our Facebook page at...
http://www.facebook.com/inlandnorthwestbusinesswatch
I have learned that the opening date for the new Spokane Valley Wal-Mart will be Wed. Oct. 17th . The store will open with a ribbon cutting as well as select speeches at 7:30 am that day.The new Wal-Mart store is located directly to the west of Costco in 5500 block of E. Sprague Ave near the Fairgrounds.
Unfortunately I will not be able to be there at 7:30 due to my job but I do hope to do a write up for this site as soon as possible after. I also always encourage readers to post thoughts and photos on our Facebook page at...
http://www.facebook.com/inlandnorthwestbusinesswatch
Spokane Resturant News :Oct. 10th 2012
Beignets in Downtown Spokane to close
After being open only a couple of months the French inspired Crepe restaurant Beignets which was at 121 Wall St is closing. The owners of the restaurant say they had issues with security and younger people loitering in the area of their business that would discourage customers.
The Viking is back open!
The Viking Tavern at 1221 N Stevens St north of Downtown Spokane and nearby Spokane Arena has re-opened. The bar is under new ownership and is now called Viking Bar and Grill .
Ej's Garden Bistro is now open!
Ej's Garden Bistro is a new resturant that has opened in a historic former home at 1928 W. Pacific across from The Elk in Browne's Addition. The restaurant is American and features beer and wine as well as outdoor dining on the building's front porch.
The Phat Truck is open and out and about!
The Phat Truck, which was previously mentioned on the blog in my first ever resturant review ( http://inlandbusiness.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-business-review-original-phat-truck.html )
is gathering a following a some new locations to be open in and around Spokane.
Many other resturants have opened recently in the area,watch for those on future resturant news updates and the New Business Updates.
After being open only a couple of months the French inspired Crepe restaurant Beignets which was at 121 Wall St is closing. The owners of the restaurant say they had issues with security and younger people loitering in the area of their business that would discourage customers.
The Viking is back open!
The Viking Tavern at 1221 N Stevens St north of Downtown Spokane and nearby Spokane Arena has re-opened. The bar is under new ownership and is now called Viking Bar and Grill .
Ej's Garden Bistro is now open!
Ej's Garden Bistro is a new resturant that has opened in a historic former home at 1928 W. Pacific across from The Elk in Browne's Addition. The restaurant is American and features beer and wine as well as outdoor dining on the building's front porch.
The Phat Truck is open and out and about!
The Phat Truck, which was previously mentioned on the blog in my first ever resturant review ( http://inlandbusiness.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-business-review-original-phat-truck.html )
is gathering a following a some new locations to be open in and around Spokane.
Many other resturants have opened recently in the area,watch for those on future resturant news updates and the New Business Updates.
Clayton Schneider Foundation launches
A new non profit has hit come to the Spokane area, and it is very worthly of your time and money. The new group is called The Clayton Schneider Foundation and is named after a 15 year old Medical Lake boy who is confindently battleing lymphoma .
The Foundation is planning a fundrasing walk in Medical Lake next year, as well as selling a snack mix and t-shirts to help raise awarness for the many kids who have to battle cancer everyday.
For more info on the Clayton Schneider Foundation look them up on Facebook at....
http://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonESchneiderFoundation
The Foundation is planning a fundrasing walk in Medical Lake next year, as well as selling a snack mix and t-shirts to help raise awarness for the many kids who have to battle cancer everyday.
For more info on the Clayton Schneider Foundation look them up on Facebook at....
http://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonESchneiderFoundation
Elsewhere in the Northwest-Cabela's to open Kalispell store
The very popular sporting goods and outdoors retailer Cabela's has anounced plans to a build a new outpost store in Kalispell ,Montana . The new Kalispell Cabela's store will be located along US 93 on the north side of the city near many other bix box businesses, in all the new store will cover about 42,000 square feet of space and employ about 75.
Construction of the new store is expected to begin in the Spring of 2013 and the store should be open by the fall of that year.
Cabela's also operates 2 other stores in the nearby, one in Post Falls and the other in Billings,Mt.
For more info on Cabela's visit-
www.cabelas.com
Note: Elsewhere in the Northwest is a new Inland Northwest Business Watch feature looking at new businesses and business happening in other Northwest cities. Watch for more posts just like this one in the near future.
Construction of the new store is expected to begin in the Spring of 2013 and the store should be open by the fall of that year.
Cabela's also operates 2 other stores in the nearby, one in Post Falls and the other in Billings,Mt.
For more info on Cabela's visit-
www.cabelas.com
Note: Elsewhere in the Northwest is a new Inland Northwest Business Watch feature looking at new businesses and business happening in other Northwest cities. Watch for more posts just like this one in the near future.
Coeur d' Alene Target Remodel wrapping up
The Coeur d' Alene Target store which is located in the Silver Lake Plaza at the intersection of US 95 and Canfield Ave. on the North side of Coeur d' Alene is wrapping up a major remodeling project.
The new and improved store has remained open during construction process but will open the new departments on Oct 14th . The store now sell groceries ,including frozen and fresh foods to directly compete with stores like Wal-Mart. In addition to the new grocery store area many of the general merchandise departments have moved and / or expanded. The clothing department even has a newly renovated and upgraded fitting room area.
Some things however have not changed, The Target Cafe snack bar and in store Starbucks Coffee will remain open in the same location as before.
The new and improved store has remained open during construction process but will open the new departments on Oct 14th . The store now sell groceries ,including frozen and fresh foods to directly compete with stores like Wal-Mart. In addition to the new grocery store area many of the general merchandise departments have moved and / or expanded. The clothing department even has a newly renovated and upgraded fitting room area.
Some things however have not changed, The Target Cafe snack bar and in store Starbucks Coffee will remain open in the same location as before.
Me TV launches in Spokane
A big change happened recently at the KXLY owned sister tv station , KXMN . KXMN which had been the Spokane affilate for the MyNetworkTv TV network and also had aired some other syndicated programming has re branded.
KXMN is now known as Me TV Spokane & Coeur d' Alene . Me TV is a newer tv network using the name Me, The Me stands for Memorable Entertainment Television. The new channel will air entirely older shows from MASH to hard to find shows like Emergency! and many more.
KXMN is seen on many local cable systems in the Spokane and Coeur d' Alene area as well as over the air on channel 4.2 , the subchannel for KXLY.
KXMN is now known as Me TV Spokane & Coeur d' Alene . Me TV is a newer tv network using the name Me, The Me stands for Memorable Entertainment Television. The new channel will air entirely older shows from MASH to hard to find shows like Emergency! and many more.
KXMN is seen on many local cable systems in the Spokane and Coeur d' Alene area as well as over the air on channel 4.2 , the subchannel for KXLY.
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