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Work to start next month on new Liberty Lake elementary school

$14 million project to take 13 months to complete

January 14, 2016

Central Valley School District plans to start work next month on a $14 million elementary school building at 23909 E. Country Vista Drive, in Liberty Lake.

Light-industrial park to be developed in Post Falls

60-acre gravel pit to be redeveloped

January 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Bessie Lane Rentals LLC, a Spokane Valley real estate investment and development company, has bought 60 acres of land at 1101 N. Beck Road, in Post Falls, and plans to develop a light industrial park there, says John Conard, who co-owns the company. Cona

Large-lot neighborhood planned on South Hill

Total value of 67 homes would exceed $40 million

January 14, 2016

Mike McLean

An affiliate of Copper Basin Construction Inc., of Hayden, is planning an upscale neighborhood with 67 homesites on large view lots on Spokane's upper South Hill, says a real estate agent who's marketing the 10-lot first phase of the development.

New Kendall Yards buildings proposed

Medical, mixed-use project values total $6.3 million

January 14, 2016

Mike McLean

An affiliate of Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. has submitted predevelopment applications to the city of Spokane for two commercial buildings in the early planning stages at Kendall Yards. The structures have a total anticipated construction value of

Spokane-area building permit activity bounces back

2015 topped prior year by 14 percent, but still below 2013 levels

January 14, 2016

Mike McLean

The total value of Spokane-area building permits bumped upward in 2015 compared with a year earlier, although falling short of the record high total permit valuation of 2013.

Jaremko dealership acquisition gives Dave Smith Motors its first Spokane-area presence

Nissan-exclusive operation predicted to grow quickly

January 14, 2016

Dave Smith Motors, the large Kellogg, Idaho-based auto dealership, has established its first physical presence in the Spokane-area market with its recent acquisition of the Jaremko Nissan dealership, in Spokane Valley.

Investor group acquires RVs Northwest

New owners consolidate dealership at one location

January 14, 2016

RV Acquisition Co., which was formed by a group of eight investors, most of whom are local and come from diverse professional backgrounds, has purchased the assets of RVs Northwest Inc., located in the Spokane Valley at 18919 E. Broadway.

Spokane-based startup debuts digital mirror display

Vitreous begins accepting orders, starts production

January 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based startup company Vitreous has unveiled its first product, a digital mirror display that can access the Internet or content from a user's smartphone.

Spokane ranks as third best city for working students

High minimum wage said boosting Washington cities

January 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Students attending college and living in the Spokane area appear to have chosen one of the better cities in the U.S. to work their way through school, judging by data from a recent study.