Garland Animal Clinic to move / renovate the former Garland Liquor Store for new vet clinic

With 50 years of operation under their belt, the Garland Animal Clinic ,currently located at 623 W. Garland Ave., has built a reputation as one of the best veterinary clinics in the Spokane area. But the positive reputation has made the business grow to the point that it is now outgrowing it's current home.

Garland Animal Clinic is remedying this with the recent announcement that the clinic is relocating, but still staying in the Garland District, just in a larger and more prominent location. Renovation work is already under way to covert the former Garland Liquor Store building at 1022 W. Garland into the new home of the Garland Animal Clinic.

The new location will offer the vet clinic 6500 square feet of space, up from the 2500 they previously had. The more floor space will also allow for 2 more exam rooms, giving them a total of 5. They also will be able to add dental x-rays and perhaps other new services. There is no exact completion date for the remodel / move of the business but they tell me if all goes as planned the work phase should take about 3 months, meaning an opening at the new location sometime in first half of 2017.

Garland Animal Clinic is made up of 5 experienced Veterinarian's who provide quality care most any pet. Their clinic is a full service vet's office with comprehensive medical , surgical and dental care.

For more information on the Garland Animal Clinic, visit-

http://garlandanimalclinic.com

Or, find them on Facebook at-

http://www.facebook.com/garlandanimalclinic

What's going in out front the Post Falls Wal Mart?

I've been getting a few questions asking what is going in the front half of the Post Falls Wal Mart store ( the one on E. Mullan Ave.) . A large block of the parking lot has been dug up and construction fencing surrounds the mystery site. So, just what is the reason behind all this new construction?

The answer... a new gas station. The gas station will be among the first group of Wal Mart owned and branded gas stations. In the past Wal Mart has partnered with other gas station operators to lease gas stations on the their stores properties, but a few months back the Arkansas based mega retailer made the decision to end this tradition and brand their own gas stations. In addition to the decision to convert to Wal Mart branding the company also announced they plan to aggressively expand the gas station concept, meaning perhaps Post Falls won't be the only Wal Mart gas station location in our area?

The Post Falls Wal Mart gas station should be open by the end of the year but no specific opening date has been set just yet. Exact plans aren't available but many of the other Wal Mart gas station locations have included a small convenience store or at the very least a small building to pay at.

Having a gas station at Wal Mart is nothing new for Post Falls, just not in recent years. The site that is now occupied by a Burger King was once a gas station leased by Wal Mart to Tesoro which operated under the Mirastar gas station branding. That gas station however was demolished and eventually converted to the site of the fast food restaurant that stands there today.

What we're working on... 11/3/16

For the last month or so it's been a bit slow in finding stories about new businesses in the Spokane & Coeur d' Alene area to post about on this site. But, don't think that because there is a couple of days in-between posts that I'm not hard at work finding out your answers to the question " Hey, what's going in there? "

I have numerous sources I check regularly to gather info, and have a few contacts in key fields that I rely on for other info. Even now I have 60+ possible story leads and I don't post it till I have enough info and it is confirmed to be actually happening.

With that said I figured I'd share some of the possible business news items you may see on Inland Northwest Business Watch in the coming weeks. It is important to remember, these items are not sure things, some may be early in planning and just never even start construction. Others are further along I just don't have enough info to write a post yet...

Here is some of what we are working on...

- A possible new Sonic restaurant on Newport Hwy.

- Both a new Dairy Queen & Ace Hardware along US 2 in Airway Heights 

- A new La Quinta Inn just south of Spokane International Airport

- A new restaurant called Cosmic Cowboy Grill in the former Wings & Things space at 95 & Haycraft in Coeur d' Alene

- Possible new building ( meaning a new big tenant? ) at a office park in the Spokane Valley / Liberty Lake area ( I'm keeping the name of the office park off of this to avoid jeopardizing any confidentiality agreements that may exist )

- New retail / restaurant building at the corner of Newport Hwy & Holland, north of the Sherwin Williams Paint Store  

- 2 new Dutch Bros. Coffee places coming to Spokane Valley

- Advance Auto Parts to be where Sunset Auto Sales once was in Coeur d' Alene

- New location of Insurance Auto Auction in Spokane Valley

- A new Papa John's in Hayden

- Two new restaurants in the works in the South Perry District...

- Izumi Sushi & Asian Bistro coming to the Regal Pond development on the South Hill

- The former McKinley School building being converted into a " McMinnamin's " style development with a brewery and couple other venues.

- At least one new tenant at Downtown Spokane's Saranac Commons building

- A new Boot Barn store near Costco in Spokane Valley


And, there is still more I'm watching. If there is something you've heard that you'd like added to the list e-mail me at inlandbusiness@yahoo.com . If have info about any of these ( or another new local business ) also e-mail me!

And, for those of you who may have e-mailed in info on your business and I didn't post it, I apologize. I get a lot of e-mails about new home based businesses, websites, apps ,etc... I simply don't have enough time to share all of these.

Lastly, don't forget one of the best ways to keep up to date on even more businesses then what makes it to the blog is to follow Inland Northwest Business Watch on Facebook. In addition to the blog posts there you'll also find shared info from other new businesses in our area! Check that out at-

http://www.facebook.com/inlandnorthwestbusinesswatch

Large automotive centered development planned in Airway Heights

Site work has already begun and coming soon signs have been posted in the dirt for a large new multi-tenant commercial development planned along Hayford Rd in Airway Heights. The development will be mostly geared towards businesses in the automotive and racing industry and will be developed by local business man George Lawerence who is perhaps best known as the cowboy hat wearing spokesperson in the TV ad's for Consumer Auto Liquidators.

The site itself also bods well for just such a project, that's because the development is adjacent to Spokane Raceway Park and will surely also benefit from being just north of Northern Quest Resort & Casino . This might be part of the reason why the project isn't even built yet and already a handful of  businesses are already locked in to open their businesses there.

Here is who is planned to take space there as of right now-

Garagetown USA
A franchise of the Coeur d' Alene based Garagetown USA chain which features garage/shop space leased out for storage or work space. Garagetown is a mostly a storage condo concept meaning more room and accessibility then it's smaller counterparts in mini storage.

An RV Park
Starting with just 20 RV spaces on opening day I'd assume we'll see an expansion of this soon as the demand will surely be very high. The spaces will both power and water hookups.

Spokane Racing School
An auto racing school. Hopefully we'll have more on this soon...

Spokane Exotic Car Sales
A lack of upscale auto sales businesses in the Spokane area is one of the main reasons behind the plans to for Spokane Exotic Car Sales. The dealership will specialize in pre-owned upscale cars like Ferrari , muscle cars, etc...

Also in the works in an auto repair facility specializing in the race cars where drivers can actually just drive off of the course at Spokane Raceway Park and into the shop for service.

All of the development is currently planned to open sometime in 2017. George Lawrence is also a co-developer behind the new Bighorn Industrial Park just north of Post Falls. That development is still in the works with a couple of the lots now spoken for and many more still up for sale.

For more information on Mr. Lawerence's Airway Heights development call 509-808-2207

New shopping center to be part of Granite Point Apartments expansion in Spokane Valley

Another phase of building has been underway for a few weeks now to add another 190+ apartments onto the already large Granite Point Apartments development just west of the YMCA in Spokane Valley. But unlike past building at the site this phase of development won't be entirely residential with plans calling for an un-named retail shopping center to be built at 12930 E. Mansfield Ave right in front of the apartment buildings.

The commercial building will be a little over 7,000 square feet and dividable for up to five separate businesses. The building is off the main roads of the area ( Pines & Indiana ) but perfectly positioned for the many residents that live in the area. In fact, with the area being largely populated by apartment complexes there are over 1000 residential units just within a half a mile of the site, making the site a dream come true for restaurants, coffee shops, banks, really any neighborhood type of business.

Footings are already in for the new shopping center but the developers are kind of in a temporary holding pattern while they wait on businesses to lease space there. Leasing is being managed by SDS Realty,Inc. who says they do already have a few prospective tenants interested but no one actually lined up to move in just yet. Space in the shopping center is leasing at $12 per square foot and a tenant improvement allowance is available.

The building will have on site surface parking provided and there is potential for a drive through at a couple of the units. We'll keep an eye out for when we might see businesses move in here and who they may be. If you are interested in leasing space contact Levi McCormick ( 509-462-9306 / levi@sdsrealty.com ) or Charlie Wolff ( 509-953-7034 / charlie@sdsrealty.com ) .

More details on Popeye's Louisana Kitchen's new location in Post Falls , the first in the Inland Northwest.

While we haven't seen any physical construction work occur just yet for the future Popeye's Chicken location in Post Falls, rest assured the plan has not gone away and Post Falls will still be getting a Popeye's . In fact this week we received some, I guess you could say, "leaked documents" explaining the plans for the restaurant and showing that the bid date for subcontractors on the project has just closed meaning we'll likely see the building coming up sooner rather then later.

Here is what we now know-

- The construction phase is estimated to be + / - 3 months from start to opening .

- It will be built on the northeast corner of Hwy 41 & Neufeld Ln. ( 767 N. Neufeld will be it's address ) . This is directly across from Wendy's and immediately south of the plaza with State Farm .

- It will have both an indoor dining area with seating for 62 and a drive through

- It will be 3149 square feet which my research has concluded is a common size compared to most other recently opened Popeye's locations.

- Vandervert Construction of Spokane will construct the restaurant and Norcal Cajun Foods of Concord,CA will in fact be the franchise owner.  

While it seems like the Post Falls location will likely be the first location of Popeye's to open in our area it is important to note that another Popeye's Lousiana Kitchen location is in the works in North Spokane. That location will be at 6720 N. Division and it is also still coming but since we don't have as much details on that project just yet we will likely post about it at a later date here on inlandnwbusiness.com . We also are still waiting to see project renderings / finished product example photos for both sites and will likely also post those later, as we get ( or find... ) them.

At the present rate both Post Falls and Spokane will have Popeye's locations that are open for business in the first part of 2017. For those who are not aware here are some details on Popeye's Lousiana Kitchen the company itself-

- Based in Arabi, Louisana , the company started originally as " Chicken on the Run " when it was founded in 1972

- The company has over 2500 locations and continues to grow. The company has recently had our general region on it's radar with several new locations planned / now open for business in Montana.

- Popeye's is the second largest quick service chicken restaurant by number of locations. In addition to having locations in much of the US, Popeye's also has locations in 30 countries from Canada to Vietnam.

And, for even more info on Popeye's Lousiana Kitchen ( including a look at their menu ) , visit their website at-

http://www.popeyes.com

Reckless Boutique joins the N. Monroe St corridor

Reckless Boutique may be one of the newest businesses to open in the N. Monroe St. corridor but it's owners are far from new to the business. That's because Reckless Boutique is from the same owner and in the same building as the established Buffalo Girls Vintage store at 3103 N. Monroe St.

The business will occupy the ground floor of the building and Buffalo Girls Vintage will occupy the second floor, both complimenting each other nicely. Reckless is already open and is described as " a retail boutique with carefully curated clothing , jewelry and gift brands for men and women ( and their fashionable pups ) " . 

The store has a Western type of style and is not huge but still they have managed to pack it full of unique merchandise. Also in the shop is a new location of the Junky Munky , a very small candy shop ran by 11 year old Dylan Lyons which some might remember from this story on KHQ last year- http://www.khq.com/story/28191367/little-money-maker-has-sweet-success-at-the-junky-munkey

For more information on Reckless Boutique , check them out of Facebook at-

http://www.facebook.com/recklessboutiquespokane



 

Vintage boutique 1889 Salvage Co. opens on N. Monroe

Love shopping at Spokane's many locally owned and operated boutiques? Always have an eye out for a cool new vintage piece for your home? Then you'll want to the pay a visit to 1889 Salvage Co, a new vintage goods retailer that opened in September at 2209 N. Monroe.

The name 1889 pays respect the Great Spokane Fire of that same year and the store is packed full of exciting finds. They have everything from small items like vintage handbags and boots all the way up to larger items like coffee tables and more to decorate a home or business. And, new inventory items are always being added.

The business is good sized , in a 1800 square foot storefront that is surrounded by many other awesome small businesses that dot this stretch of N. Monroe in the blocks just north of Downtown. Big things a surely in store here...

For more information on 1889 Salvage Co. find them on Facebook at-

http://www.facebook.com/1889salvageco

Young Chefs Academy coming to Hayden

A new up and coming chain of children's cooking schools has a new location in the works for a site in Hayden to serve the Coeur d' Alene area. The location will be a franchise and will open for business sometime early next year in the former Mother's Cupboard Nutrition store in the Prairie Shopping Center by the corner of Prairie & US 95 .

Young Chefs Academy describes itself as unique culinary experience which offers cooking classes to children in a safe environment that encourages discovery and creativity. The location will have weekly classes and workshops in addition to more special events like birthday parties and camps.

The chain is a Texas based company who lets kids cook for real and build their skills early in life. The business might even inspire some of the future chefs opening restaurants written about on this very site. They currently have about 20 locations with 2 locations other then Coeur d' Alene / Hayden that are also opening for business soon.

For more information on the new local Young Chefs Academy, visit-

http://coeurdaleneid.youngchefsacademy.com

New Restaurant Openings - Oct. 24th 2016

Bruncheonette opens near Courthouse

The Couple of Chefs food truck has officially opened the next phase of their culinary empire, and while Couple of Chefs is still operating they have also branched out with their first brick & mortar restaurant. That restaurant is Bruncheonette and it opened last week at 1011 W. Broadway , a couple of blocks from the Courthouse & Kendall Yards.

Bruncheonette is a breakfast & lunch establishment that's a bit unique with items like a tamale waffle , healthy Elvis chocolate & banana protein pancakes, verde hash and much more. More common breakfast items can also be found at Bruncheonette like biscuits & gravy and so much more. Keeping with the brunch concept some sandwiches and salads are also on the menu. Also coffee is available with locally produced Roast House Coffee being brewed fresh.

They also allow event space rental for groups with catering service also still available.

Tecate Grill re-opens on Northwest Blvd.

Re-opening after closing down their last location in the Spring is Tecate Grill. The business anticipates to open soon, while there is no opening date set yet they will likely be ready for customers in early November. The new Tecate Grill will be in their own building at 2610 W. Northwest Blvd. . For the most part the new location will have the same menu of Mexican dishes with lunch & dinner available.

The chain restaurants are adding new locations around Spokane...

Below are each chain listed above with an address to their new stores listed below. Most are still coming soon and not open yet....

MOD Pizza
2503 W. Wellesley Ave. Suite A Spokane  ( Shadle Park Shopping Center )
9405 N. Newport Hwy  Spokane  ( in the newly re-built Heritage North Shopping Center )

Costa Vida
9412 N. Newport Hwy. Spokane
10 N. Sullivan Rd. Spokane Valley  ( under development in the same plaza as Five Guys & Petco at Sprague & Sullivan )

Carl's Jr.
1230 N. Division Spokane
1617 W. Northwest Blvd. Spokane  ( planned for a pad site at the old Albertson's building, which is becoming a Goodwill store & Planet Fitness gym location )

Sweeto Burrito
9602 N. Newport Hwy. Spokane  ( now open for business )
1839 N. Ruby Spokane
W. Appleway out front of Winco in Coeur d' Alene

Also, watch for some exciting news about the two new Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen locations coming soon to Spokane and Post Falls. It looks like both will open around the same time as each other and that will now probably be sooner rather then later...