UPDATED FEB. 1, 1:30 p.m.: The two sides have ended the contract impasse and have signed a new retransmission contract. See more recent posts on Office Hours for details. By early Wednesday morning a number of Dish Network TV subscribers may be seeing nothing on…
Last year people at NorthTown Mall noted that Marshalls, a popular women's clothing retailer, will move there this year. Our previous story said Marshalls will go into the spot vacated by the Nordstrom Rack. We've been contacted by a spokesperson from the company, saying it…
The two-day job fair promoted by the Spokane Tribe runs today and Wednesday at Spokane's WorkSource office. The interviews will be conducted on a first-come basis. Here are the hours: 9 a.m.-noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. See the post below this one for…
View Larger Map Preparing to open a new Arby's restaurant near Airway Heights, the Spokane Tribe is hosting a Job Fair Tuesday and Wednesday at the Spokane downtown WorkSource office, 130 S. Arthur. The tribe plans to open the new restaurant in March. It will…
Spokane's Mountain Gear has been named the Sustainable Retailer of the year at the 2012 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show, held in Salt Lake. The award honors outdoor retailers who embody solid entrepreneurship and work on behalf of the community. "This award honors exemplary retailers and…
We hear that the state of Washington has gone from one craft distillery a few years ago (based in Spokane), to more than 20 in production today. See the post below for the connection. We'll take on the challenge of verifying that number and trying…
This may be the year Washington legislators give a thumbs-up to the idea of craft distilleries selling booze at farmers' markets. Until recently, Washington had just one craft distillery, Dry Fly Distilling, of Spokane. That number has grown in recent years. With the growth has…
Liberty Lake-based IT-Lifeline is living in the cloud fast lane, or at least in the Amazon Web Services segment of the cloud fast lane. Amazon recently sent out a detailed and clogged-with-jargon release about its AWS Cloud Gateway. If you dare to decipher the text…
After a bumpy 2010 and 2011, Spokane Valley contract manufacturing firm Servatron Inc. hopes to boost annual sales to the $30 million mark, in part by moving to a newer building this spring. The company will move into about 50,000 square feet of the former…
View Larger Map Ibex Flooring will move from its current spot, at 702 N. Helena, to its new offices at 2925 N. Martin. Owners Ashli and Nathan Myers are buying the 10,000-square-foot building, which roughly doubles the space they have now. The move is expected…
The last two Spokane Old Country Buffet restaurants have closed as part of the parent company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The company last week announced it will probably close up to 81 underperforming locations. The two Spokane locations were at 12205 E. Sprague and at…
Some photos from the ice and snow storm that shut down Sea-Tac airport this week demonstrate why winter can bring a major transportation hub to a halt. The lower photo, provided via the Cliff Mass weather blog, shows icicles forming on the underside of Alaska…
View Larger Map Sun People Dry Goods Co. is hosting its second annual Natural Health Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the shared entryway to Sun People Dry Goods Co. and the Spokane Public Market. That's at 32 W. Second, downtown.…
OLYMPIA – December’s labor statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics once again produced conflicting data about what’s happening in Washington’s economy. According to the bureau’s monthly survey of Washington households, the estimated unemployment rate dropped from 8.7 percent in November to 8.5 percent…
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Labor says the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December fell to 8.4 percent, the lowest level since September 2009. The state’s unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months, and fell from 8.5 percent in November. The national…
Ok, you're not working for Google and you're probably not upper management at Starbucks. But if you work for Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Labs, you have something to be proud of; the privately held firm is ranked No. 97 among Fortune's Best Companies to Work For.…
The unofficial results are in: one third of the respondents to our Starbucks budget survey said they expect to spend more there this year. Five of 16 respondents said yes, and you can see the other responses for yourself right here. Thanks to those who…
Hagadone Marine Group will open the doors Saturday for its newest boat event, the 15-day Coeur d’Alene Boat Show and Sales Event. It runs through Feb. 5 at the Hagadone Marine Group showroom and its 11,000-square foot service center, on Blackwell Island near the Cedars…
Spokane-area and North Idaho businesses were sent a warning today by the local Better Business Bureau about spam messages supposedly sent from the BBB. The email scam reportedly sends out a message with the words "BBB case # 216145442347." The message includes the BBB's "Start…
Northwest Broadcasting, which operates FOX affiliates in the region, has named Doug Holroyd as GM of KAYU in Spokane, KCYU in Yakima and KFFX in Tri-Cities. Holroyd comes to Northwest Broadcasting from Sainte Partners II L.P. in Modesto, Calif., where he was general manager of…
WHAT'S YOUR STARBUCKS BUDGET? ANSWER THE SURVEY BELOW For much of the past three years, the Office Hours staff has made its daily visits to the local Starbucks store, plunking down cash for java and pastry. Sometimes the experience is more about meeting folks from…
The Legislature's current session will likely make some major decisions that affect Washington state businesses. The Washington Policy Center, an advocacy group largely focused on limiting government regulations, is hosting a series of information sessions to call attention to the key issues. Each session will…
Customers in Portland and Seatle will be the first to try out a joint marketing effort between Verizon and Comcast. The companies announced Monday that Comcast will sell wireless bundles for cable customers looking to buy a new smartphone or add a new phone and…
The first area Maverik convenience store-service station has opened at 4206 E. Day Mt. Spokane Road in Mead. The company is hosting an open house there on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 5-8 p.m. The 4,200-square-foot store sells beverages, foods, snacks and deli offerings. Maverik, Inc.…
Judie and Ryan Sowards are leasing a downtown Spokane storefront for a new Euro-styled creperie called Beignets, in the Crescent Building, at 707 W. Main. The mother-son team believes Spokane foodies are ready for a place that full-service business that serves thin, French-inspired crepes and…
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