In the Spokane area...
Cherry Hill Cherries which is in the Green Bluff area at 18207 N Sands Rd. has a new Antique Gift Shop at their Cherry Farm.
Spokane based Physicians Clinic's has merged with Providence Health. The former Physicians Clinic's will keep their staff and will not move from the their current 2 locations at 910 W 5th and 820 S McClellan in Spokane.
Rockwood Property Management will move in the coming months to the new Kendall Yards mixed-use development north of Downtown Spokane. Rockwood will be located in the same building as the new Cental Food restaurant, which will be the first restaurant for the long awaited new neighborhood.
Spokane Mental Health and Family Service Spokane have merged and will now operate together under the new name Frontier Behavioral Health .
The Bird's Nest Zine Library which had been in Downtown Spokane has closed.
The retail beer store Brews on Washington in Downtown Spokane has also closed.
Pop N Corn is a new specialty shop now open on the second floor of the Spokane Valley Mall near the Big Bear Chocolates store . The new Pop n' Corn store sells gourmet popcorn as well as a large selection of soda's
Aaron's Rent to Own is moving out of the shopping center at the corner of Sprague and Pines and will re-open in the Argonne Village Shopping Center, still in Spokane Valley at the corner of Montgomery and Argonne Rd.
Video production company Squirrel Box has opened on the South Hill in Spokane.
Rex's Burgers and Brews which had been open only a short time in the former Niko's Wine Bar space at the corner of Post and Riverside in Downtown Spokane has closed.
Rex's sister restaurant Fraiche Contemporary French Cuisine which had been next door to Rex's Burgers and Brews has also closed.
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has opened a new warehouse at 102 S. Industry Dr. in Airway Heights near the tribe's Northern Quest Resort and Casino. The tribe plans to use the new space as storage and for the laundry services of the Casino
Conservabox is a new Spokane based reusable box rental service that is now open.
The former Cedars Inn hotel in Liberty Lake is now part of the Quality Inn chain.
Destiny Floral and Gift has moved into a new location. The Spokane florist is now inside of The Heart of Spokane at 2907 N Monroe St.
Summit Rehab Valley in Spokane Valley has relocated. The physical therapy business is now open at 1101 N Argonne Rd.
An established ballet school called Ballet Arts Academy has moved to a new home at 109 W. Pacific in Spokane.
The popular Garland District old fashioned diner Ferguson's Cafe has offically re-opened after a fire destroyed their restaurant last year. Ferguson's is a local landmark as well as a filming location for the 90's movie Benny & Joon
A new art gallery called A Cup of Cool Water has opened in Downtown Spokane. The gallery is located at 1106 W. 2nd Ave.
Chimney cleaning business Spokane Chimney Doctor is now open at 3906 N Nevada in Spokane
The Spokane College of English Learning is moving into space on the 2nd floor of 718 W. Riverside in Downtown Spokane.
Spokane Aerial Performing Arts is now located in Spokane Valley at 5503 E. Broadway.
The Spokane based air ambulance service ,Northwest Medstar has expanded adding a 4th helicopter base in Pullman to serve the Moscow and Pullman area.
The Rockwood Same Day Orthpedics Clinic has opened in the main Rockwood Clinic at 400 E. 5th Ave on Spokane's lower South Hill.
The new Market St. Thrift Store is now open at 5202 N Market St in Spokane
Soulful Hands Massage Therapy is moving into space at 2312 N Cherry St. in Spokane.
A new subdivision called Centre Court is now open on the South Hill in Spokane. The new 50+ lot development can be found by S. Havana St near 22nd Ave.
A new thrift store called The Sandbox has opened at 1309 S. Lawson in Airway Heights
A new locally based Gonzaga fan site has launched. The site is called zagaholic.com
A new Verizon Wireless corporate retail store has opened in the strip mall space along Indiana Ave to the immediate east of the Spokane Valley Mall
The Spokane based Washington Trust Bank will move some of their back office and call center operations to a newly leased space in Downtown Spokane's Holley Mason Building at 157 S. Howard St.