James W. Elmer Construction Co., of Spokane, has started construction of a $1.1 million training tower for Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, in Post Falls, the fire district says.The five-story tower, with an attached two-story mock residential a

The Post Falls office of Bismarck, N.D.-based Knife River Corp. has submitted the apparent low bid, at $4.2 million, for an Idaho Department of Transportation project to repave a stretch of Interstate 90 between Pinehurst and Elizabeth Park Road, a

Benchmark Construction & Development Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, is building an 8,000-square-foot funeral home on a 1.2-acre site in Post Falls that's expected to open later this year.The facility, at 3398 E. Jenalan Ave., next to the Northern Care

Spokane Mental Health has secured most of the funding it needs to construct a 14-unit apartment building that will house people with mental disabilities, says Spokane-based real estate firm Goodale & Barbieri Co., which is overseeing the Rogers, of

Panco Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, has been awarded a $797,000 contract by Spokane County to make improvements at the Spokane County Raceway, in Airway Heights.The contract calls for Panco to realign the facility's road course and it in

The Walla Walla Housing Authority has selected Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, as the contractor on an $8.5 million housing project near Walla Walla, Wash., says Jon Barter, a project manager for Walker.The project, to be called Walla will

Spokane couple opens home repair business Dave and Cindy Schmitt say they have opened a franchise outlet of Handyman Matters, which offers residential repair and maintenance services. The new business is housed in a 500-square-foot at

Magner Sanborn Inc., a Spokane advertising agency, has moved into larger quarters downtown to accommodate its recent and expected growth, says Jeff Sanborn, a principal in the company.The agency's new address is 111 N. Post, in the Banner Bank a