The Dirt: Rosauers remodeling 14th Avenue store

Rosauers is remodeling its South Hill store at 14th Avenue and Lincoln Street.

The $3 million project at 907 W. 14th Ave. will upgrade the nearly 28,000-square-foot interior, plus add 300 square feet for a lobby entrance. The store opened in 1962 and had its last major update in 1990.

Jeff Philipps, Rosauers president and CEO, said the store’s interior will be completely remodeled with new flooring and fixtures, refrigerated and frozen food cases, and decor.

Also, a fresh produce section will be expanded. The meat department, bakery and deli will be relocated and expanded, and construction will add a seating area near the deli.

Contractors Northwest Inc. of Coeur d’Alene started the project around mid-May. Work is expected to continue through year-end mainly at night to keep the store open during regular hours.

At its 29th Avenue store, Rosauers also started a small remodel to expand its Huckleberry section and create a bigger lobby, Philipps said. That work is expected to wrap up by early August.

Coulter Dentistry building new office

A dental office is under construction in Spokane Valley at the southeast corner of Dishman Mica Road and 16th Avenue. Baker Construction & Management is building the 3,700-square-foot dental facility for Travis Coulter DDS at 1601 S. Dishman Mica Road.

Coulter Family Dentistry plans to move there by early November from its present office at 12121 E. Broadway Ave. Coulter’s business, CS Acquisitions LLC, earlier this year purchased the new property. His office will occupy about half the lot, which is just over an acre, and Coulter said the remaining land is available to another business potentially for lease.

Float Spokane spa opening in July

Float Spokane is a new spa expected to open in early July in Liberty Lake.

The business has leased 2,700 square feet at 1334 N. Whitman Lane in the Liberty Lake Commons building. It offers relaxation sessions in single-person flotation pods filled with a mixture of warm water and Epsom salt for buoyancy.

Dallas Lightner and Bryan Walker, both of NAI Black, brokered the lease.

Athena Investments buys West Plains site

Athena Investments LLC has purchased land at 4814 S. Ben Franklin Lane to construct a building. The 3.35-acre property is near the Geiger exit on Interstate 90.

Earl Engle and Chris Bell, both of NAI Black, were the brokers.

Treva Lind