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Airport board updates Felts Field master plan

Recommendations call for extension of primary runway, more hangars

October 6, 2022

The Spokane Airport Board has developed a new master plan for Felts Field that calls for extension of the primary runway, adding new hangars, and replacing the air traffic control tower at the 400-plus acre general aviation airport in East Spokane. The

North Side warehouse remodeled for Access Church

Access to move services from Northwood school

October 6, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A building at the Lyons & Lidgerwood office warehouse complex in North Spokane will become a new home for Access Church. Andrew Galloway, an architect at Spokane-based Galloway Architecture Laboratory PLLC, which is designing the church space, says the 2

In uncertain times, communication is paramount

People seek out trusted sources of information to guide decision making

October 6, 2022

Christine Varela

As we move toward closing out 2022, businesses and their customers are feeling uncertain. How many more COVID variants are we in for? When will supply chains bounce back? How will European conflict and energy woes continue to effect global markets?

Pinkerton Investments acquires national research company

Investment company adds new business lines at Cd'A offices

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Coeur d'Alene-based Pinkerton Investments Inc., the parent company of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, has acquired W.E. Sherman & Co. LLC, a national investment research firm headquartered in St. Louis.

Family business: Locally-owned car dealership emphasize succession plans

Next-gen leadership said to be key to sustainability

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Two Spokane-area auto dealers say they're prepared to remain family owned for generations to come, despite current challenges in the auto industry and a growing volume of dealership acquisitions here and nationwide.

Indian restaurant to open in old Hedge House

Karma Cuisine & Lounge offers traditional dishes

October 6, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Karma Cuisine & Lounge is set to open this month in the former The Hedge House restaurant space at 2606 N. Monroe, on Spokane's North Side. Owners Deepika Dhawan and Manoj Kumar, who are wife and husband and live in Liberty Lake, have three

Once sleepy, Deer Park is home to fast-paced growth

More than $200 million in housing eyed, underway in bedroom community in north Spokane County

October 6, 2022

Karina Elias

The rural town of Deer Park, roughly 22 miles north of downtown Spokane, is attracting massive growth as over 700 residential units valued at more than $200 million are planned or under construction in and near the community of 4,200 people. Travis Hanso

Manufacturers make room with $60M in projects

Projects nearing $60M in total value underway for four companies here

October 6, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Prominent manufacturers in the Spokane area are expanding either through construction at new locations, acquiring existing buildings, or conducting on-site renovations. All told, the projects at Knife River Corp., MacKay Manufacturing Inc., McKinstry Co.

Whatever happened to developer Marshall Chesrown

Former real estate mogul now heads Nasdaq-traded company that buys, sells used powersports vehicles

October 6, 2022

Mike McLean

Marshall Chesrown, the former prominent Coeur d'Alene-based developer whose ambitious real estate business collapsed during the Great Recession, has returned closer to his roots with a publicly traded company that buys and sells used vehicles.

Commercial valuations set new record in Spokane County

Multifamily property sales said to lead sector in higher assessments

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Spokane County's assessed property values for new construction this year are $300 million higher than in 2021, fueled by climbing construction-related costs for materials and labor, says Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis.