A real estate subsidiary of Cowles Co., of Spokane, plans to convert four floors of the Chronicle Building at 926 W. Sprague downtown into apartments and hopes to have them all completed and ready for occupancy by February. Doug Yost, director of real es

Womer & Associates, the Spokane-based, Native American-owned architectural and engineering firm, says it has been recognized for a tribal project it designed recently, and has landed another design project from the same West Side tribe.

Uptic Studios Inc., which started with principals and founders Matthew and Julie Collins working out of their South Hill home six years ago, now is becoming a familiar name in Spokane's architectural design community. The Spokane Chapter of the America

The Spokane chapter of the American Institute of Architecture has presented Spokane-based Integrus Architecture PS with an honor award-the chapter's most prestigious-for its design work on the Wenatchee Valley College Music & Arts Center as part of

Integrus Architecture PS, of Spokane, is keeping a strong focus on public works projects, particularly those for higher education facilities. The firm is looking to build on its design expertise even as it faces a shortage of skilled architects to add to

Prominent Spokane-based civil engineering company Taylor Engineering Inc. will merge with Seattle-based Parametrix Inc. and will operate under the Parametrix name by the end of the month, says Mark Aronson, co-owner of Taylor Engineering. Taylor Engineer