A second phase of construction is planned at the historic McKinley School site that will include three buildings with a total of 200 apartment units, according to environmental documents on file with the city of Spokane.

SPOKANE INW Industrial Training LLC, a Spokane-based business skills training company, has leased a 1,500-square-foot office suite in the Gateway 6 Building, at 901 E. Second, in East Central Spokane, for a new location. Jason Jackson, Craig Soehren

Jordan Tampien, developer and owner of 4 Degrees Real Estate, of Spokane, says work has begun on the second phase of the $8 million Liberty Apartments project, in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood. Tampien says footings and framing have gone up at

Tolovana Ventures LLC, of Mercer Island, Washington, plans to build a four-building complex, to be called Mission Court Apartments, on the southwest corner of Mission Avenue and Madelia Street, just east of the Spokane River, according to a building

A spinoff of bread and cheese shop Rind & Wheat has opened on the southeast edge of downtown. Morsel by Rind & Wheat, which had been scheduled to open earlier this week, primarily offers sandwiches, salads, and pastries, says owner and chef Ricky Webster

Optimizing benefit costs begins by exploring the current forces that drive them. A basic understanding of how they interrelate prepares employers to think more critically about spend allocations for benefits

The Spokane Gun Club's plans for a new trap-and-skeet range on the West Plains have ricocheted between superior courts and now could be headed to state appeals court, with a filing deadline looming.

A new equipment rental store, A to Z Airway Heights, is proposed on the West Plains, according to permit documents on file with the city of Airway Heights.

Coeur d'Alene-based retailer Great Floors LLC has recently sold five store buildings with about 176,000 square feet of retail space combined, including one store in Spokane Valley and one in Coeur d'Alene, says Clayton Brown, Seattle-based managing