Just a few steps outside of Silverwood Theme Park in North Idaho, construction crews are building 18 luxury cabins — the second phase of a $13.5 million development that aims to bring higher-end lodging to an area long dominated by recreational vehicle parks and roadside inns.

Skagit Farmers Supply, the Burlington, Washington-based parent company of AFCO Distribution, which has a location in Spokane Valley, has acquired Anchorage, Alaska-based Alaska Mill & Feed.

Just a month after opening, Fratello’s Inc., an Italian sandwich shop in Kendall Yards, has exceeded expectations. The shop has had lines wrapped around the block and the business is already operating at full capacity, says owner Lauren Blumenthal.

Despite economic uncertainty, downtown Spokane’s 2025 holiday retail forecast looks optimistic.

After a pause during the pandemic, Kaiser Aluminum Corp. is rolling forward again, finishing a $25 million expansion to its Trentwood rolling mill, the latest phase in the company’s long-term investments that have infused $415 million into the Spokane Valley plant over the past two decades.

New owners of the former Redemption Church building, at 212 S. Division, are proposing a conversion project that will revamp the church into office and retail space, according to a change of use permit application under review with the city of Spokane.  

Third-quarter earnings reports released by some banks with a Spokane presence mostly show upward trends in net income due partially to raised federal interest rates and steady demand for commercial and industrial loans in the Inland Northwest.