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First Look brokerage to move to Riverwalk building

Relocation will coincide with global rebrand effort

June 8, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices First Look Real Estate is currently rebranding, remodeling, and refreshing its real estate brokerage and property management company, says marketing director Chris Carpenter. The Spokane-area brokerage is preparing a new

Housing projects planned for north, south Spokane

Multifamily developments expected to create nearly 100 units, filings show

June 8, 2023

Dylan Harris

Planning is underway for three multifamily development projects in Spokane with a combined, estimated cost of $11.4 million, pre-development records on file with the city show. In North Spokane, a three-story, 27-unit apartment building is expected to

Spokane International Airport plans for fuel facility modernization

Initial project will include improvements to existing tanks, building upgrades

June 8, 2023

Dylan Harris

Spokane International Airport is planning an estimated $12 million project to modernize and expand its fuel facility, a building permit application currently under review by the city of Spokane shows. Todd Woodard, director of marketing and public

Around Town: Inland Northwest real estate transactions

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June 8, 2023

Staff Report

Spokane Front Leaning Rest PLLC, of Spokane, which does business as Counter Column Accounting, has leased a 1,300-square-foot office in the multitenant Teamster Building, at 1912 N. Division, in Spokane, where the accounting company will move from an

Collabra Technology inks Windermere as first enterprise client

Windermere offices to be property-tech startup's initial enterprise client

June 8, 2023

Erica Bullock

Collabra Technology Inc. CEO Russ Cofano says the Spokane-based property-technology company has launched the enterprise version of SphereBuilder and signed on over 300 new users, just two months after the company introduced its new Realtor tools for

Guest Commentary: WA Cares needs long-term fixes as new tax approaches

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June 8, 2023

Kris Johnson

Brace yourself. Your paycheck in July will probably be a little smaller. That's when the state will begin collecting premium payments for its long-term care insurance program, called WA Cares. Employers and employees might be feeling dÃ©jÃ vu.

The Journal's View: Celebrate downtown, but don't stop improving the core

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June 8, 2023

Staff Report

The Downtown Spokane Partnership hosted its 2023 State of Downtown celebration this week, and while there's still more to do to improve the city's core, it's clear there are reasons to celebrate this year. The question becomes, what's next?

Partnership lands grant for upgrades at East Valley

Project to help improve workforce development

June 8, 2023

Dylan Harris

A partnership between Spokane manufacturer Wagstaff Inc., the Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium, and East Valley School District has landed a $200,000 grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce to improve East Valley High School's shop

Little Fish Productions moves operations to larger location

Perry District space had been photography studio

June 8, 2023

Karina Elias

Video production company Little Fish Productions LLC, of Spokane, has moved into a new home in Spokane's South Perry District. Located at 1026 S. Perry, across South Perry Street from Perry Street Brewing, Little Fish now occupies a 3,150-square-foot

Lifting Spokane's labor participation requires in-depth analysis

Worker supply said to be pressing economic issue

June 8, 2023

Patrick Jones

In a Journal column earlier this year, I touched on what appears to be most pressing issue for the Spokane and regional economy: the supply of workers. Expanding the workforce depends on population gains and the size of the labor force participation