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6/30/2015 11:07:26 AM

Rockin' B season begins
Rockin' B Ranch opened their 21st season the last weekend of June. Located at 3912 Spokane Bridge Road, the supper show will run selected weekends through October.

The cowboy supper show includes outdoor melodrama, barbecue supper and trail music. Performances are scheduled for July 24-25, Aug. 28-29, Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 9-10. 

For tickets and more, visit www.rockinbranch.com or call 891-9016. 

Haggen opens in LL
Haggen Northwest Fresh Liberty Lake opened June 10 in the former Safeway building, 1233 N. Liberty Lake Road. Store hours are 6 a.m. to midnight daily; pharmacy is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Bellingham-based grocery store announced last December an agreement to acquire 146 new stores, including the Liberty Lake Safeway. The store manager is Dan DiCicco, and the pharmacy manager is Scott May. 

For more, visit www.haggen.com

Organic store closes 
Liberty Naturals, which also went by Liberty Lake Organic Market, closed its doors on June 12, according to its Facebook page. The store opened at 21980 E. Country Vista Drive in early February.


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Chamber hires new position
Alissa Muņoz recently accepted the position of Business Development Manager at the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce. Her role is to provide support to the business community by growing membership, working with ambassadors and leveraging the NxLeveL program.

Muņoz received a Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Washington University in 2010. She comes to the Chamber with five years of experience working with a local financial institution where she developed and maintained relationships with business and school partners.

Gravity Jack appoints new CEO
Gravity Jack, a leader in the research and development of commercial and government custom software, announced in mid-June the appointment of a new chief executive officer.

Joshua Abel, the company's chief operations officer over the past year, was named CEO effective immediately. According to a press release, Abel replaces the company's original founder, Luke Richey, who will remain with the company in the role of president. 

For more, visit www.gravityjack.com

Family Medicine to relocate
Family Medicine Liberty Lake and Healthy Living are both moving to 1431 N. Liberty Lake Road, suite B, on July 20. 

Dr. Susan Ashley said the move to the former Urgent Care site will allow patients to have better access to care. Their new hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

In addition, the business has hired Ashley Wilkinson, a physician assistant, who will be available for house calls and nursing home rounds.  

For more information, contact Family Medicine at 928-6700 or Healthy Living at 924-6199.

Float spa to open in LL
Float Spokane has leased space at 1334 N. Whitman Lane in the Liberty Lake Commons area. 

The spa uses Dreampod floatation devices filled with warm water and Epsom salts as a natural therapy for the mind and body. A grand opening is slated for August, but the business is currently booking appointments. 

For more information, visit www.floatspokane.com.

Northwest Tailoring moves
Northwest Tailoring moved in April to a new location at 22910 E. Appleway, suite 3. 

Owner Irina Khadzhi said store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more, call 924-2116.

Camping World expands
Camping World is in the process of adding 10 service bays to the area east of their current location of 19651 E. Cataldo Ave. The RV dealership plans to build a 7,200-square-foot service building with the additional bays. 

Based in Bowling Green, Ky., Camping World sells RV equipment and merchandise as well as camping equipment. 

For more, visit www.campingworld.com.

LL companies receive AGORA Awards
Two Liberty Lake businesses were named winners of the 2015 AGORA Awards on June 3 at the Spokane Convention Center.

Ptera, a full-service telecommunications provider, won in the medium business category for their work in serving the Inland Northwest. According to a press release, the company has more than 150 broadcast locations including free hotspots they've donated to cover several area public spaces including Pavillion Park, the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex and most of the Riverfront Park area.

F5 Networks won the community service award for supporting local charities by donating funds, time and know-how to area charitable organizations and STEM events.

The AGORA Awards have been a staple of Spokane's business community for the past 30 years in recognizing business excellence throughout the region. 

For more, visit www.greaterspokane.org

Pii forms alliance to combat human trafficking
Liberty Lake-based Professional Investigators International (Pii) and non-profit PiiSafe have joined forces with Operation: Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) and the Elizabeth Smart Foundation to advocate for children and others who have been abused or exploited.

Group representatives recently met in Liberty Lake to discuss collaboration and the benefits of combining talents.  According to a press release, Pii brings over 200,000 hours of investigative experience to the table, as well as unique and effective Child Safety programs, as they partner with O.U.R. and the Elizabeth Smart Foundation to identify, locate and rescue kidnapped children from slavery.   

The PiiSafe's mission is congruous with the missions of O.U.R. and the Elizabeth Smart Foundation:  "PiiSafe exists to investigate and advocate for truth and transparency in matters relating to the abuse and exploitation against those who are vulnerable." 

For more, visit www.teampii.com

Guardian Angel reports clean survey
Guardian Angel Homes recently celebrated a positive outcome during an intensive survey of the business at 23102 E. Mission Ave. 

Guardian Angel's Liberty Lake location administrator, Joan Estudillo, said a group of four representatives of the Washington State Department of Health and Human Services paid a surprise four-day visit to the location recently as part of regular licensing renewal requirements.

Estudillo said there were no findings, a feat she credited to her employees.

"It's really unheard of for people to have a deficiency-free survey," she said. "I'm just so proud of my staff. They're awesome."

Unicep shifts to Spokane
Unicep announced in June that the business re-located their shipping, receiving and administrative offices from Liberty Lake to a larger facility in Spokane. 

The new facility is strategically located near the interstate and approximately five miles from the Spokane International Airport, a press release said, that will allow the company to expand their manufacturing and packaging capacity to support current and future business growth.
 

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Lawyer named to list
Scott A. Gingras, principal at Winston & Cashatt, was recently named a 2015 Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in their list of top attorneys in Washington.

Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.



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