Commercial construction in the Inland Northwest is likely to slow somewhat in 2009, and no significant improvement is expected in the already lagging residential-construction sector until the second half of the year at the earliest, industry here a

A Spokane real estate broker says he plans to develop a large-lot residential subdivision with 14 single-family homesites in northwest Spokane County.The broker, Donald Hertz, who owns Great West Properties, says he plans to sell the 10-acre to

Harcon Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $3.6 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the juvenile fish bypass system at Little Goose Dam on the lower Snake River. The work is scheduled to start this month, with the bulk

Four Spokane-area residents have applied for a liquor license to open a winery here to be called Barili Cellars.Russell and Marlene Feist, along with Steve and Dana Trabun, are seeking a state liquor license through their company, Barili Cellars

The Spokane office of Marlton, N.J.-based Hill International Inc. has moved to a larger leased space to provide room for growth, says Kelly Reynolds, the construction-management firm's marketing coordinator here.The company began operating in in

The Northeast Youth Center is seeking $800,000 in taxexempt revenue bonds to help it buy and renovate a building at 3004 E. Queen that formerly housed a Veterans of Foreign Wars post, in Hillyard.Kimbre Vega, director of the center, says the is

An investment group has bought Northwest Outfitters, a Coeur d'Alene fly shop, and plans to move it to the Riverstone mixed-use development, the store says.The group, On the Fly LLC, of Coeur d'Alene, has bought the business from Bob Drummond, a

Inland Power & Light Co., the Spokane-based electric cooperative, says it's buying a former Western States Equipment Co. dealership property located six miles north of Colfax, along U.S. 195, for an undisclosed sum and plans to use it as a service