The residential construction market here is expected to stay vibrant this year-and to be better for some builders than last year, particularly larger builders-but the market is being constrained somewhat by a shortage of developable lots and qualified

Spokane Public Schools capital projects director Greg Forsyth says he's never seen a construction time like this in all the years he's been affiliated with the Spokane School District No. 81, and he's been affiliated with the district most of his li

More than $500 million worth of multimillion-dollar construction projects are planned or underway this year in Spokane County. That doesn't include any of the projects to be built under the $429 million school-funding measures concurrently approved in

CenterPlace Regional Event Center, in Spokane Valley, celebrated its 10th year of operations last year by hosting a record 920 events, and the busy facility hopes to exceed that number by at least 5 percent this year. Owned by the city of Spokane Valley

JB LLC, the Seattle-based development company recently selected by Washington State University to redevelop the historic Jensen-Byrd Building and adjacent properties, has begun to share its $45 million-plus vision for the site with city planners. A prede

Coeur d'Alene businessman Ron Ayers says the hotel he's planning would be the engine that drives an economic development campus, in addition to increasing lodging capacity near downtown Coeur d'Alene. Ayers proposes to develop a $10 million, 112-ro

Though the year is still young, the Spokane Convention Center already has generated $61.9 million in estimated economic impact for Spokane-area businesses, says Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Kevin Twohig. That's far ahead of the 2015 pace in w