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Greenstone readies for infrastructure at Mead Works

Development will model Kendall Yards, but on a larger scale

March 24, 2022

Liberty Lake-based development company Greenstone Corp. is preparing for site work to begin at the Mead Works development, in north Spokane County. Mead Works is a neighborhood development planned for more than 400 acres of land next to the Costco

Busy building season forecast in Coeur d'Alene's Atlas District

Luxury homes, apartment development in works at former site of sawmill

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Construction is underway on the initial phase of residential developments in the core of the Atlas District urban renewal area on the north bank of the Spokane River in west Coeur d'Alene. The city has projected the developments planned and underway

Post Falls veterans home to be completed in fall

$54M facility to have 64 private rooms

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Construction of a long-planned North Idaho Veterans Home, in Post Falls, is expected to be completed in the fall, says Tracy Schaner, Idaho Division of Veterans Services deputy chief administrator, who's overseeing the project. The 83,400-square foot

Six Spokane-area housing developments are rising

Projects to bring 800 units, cost $109.5M

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Ongoing multifamily developments are expected to bring over 800 residential units with a total construction value of $109.5 million to the Spokane area in 2022. Along Riverside Avenue, on the western edge of the University District, Boise, Idaho-based

Western States to consolidate in Liberty Lake

$30M dealership facility under construction for Spokane-area operations

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Work is well under way in Liberty Lake on a $30 million Caterpillar dealership facility for Meridian, Idaho-based Western States Equipment Co. Bouten Construction Co., of Spokane, is the general contractor on the project, and Pete Rockwell, of

Multiple warehouses in progress throughout Spokane County

620K square feet of industrial space in works this year

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Work is progressing on a number of industrial and warehouse developments in Spokane County, where active projects will bring over 620,000 square feet of new facilities online as soon as this year. The largest such development is the 125-acre Douglass

Knife River to move later this year

New $40 million facility to be more efficient than longtime site in Valley

March 24, 2022

Linn Parish

Just west of the Washington-Idaho state line, Knife River Corp. is building a $40 million facility for its Spokane operations. The prestress concrete manufacturer is building a precast concrete production facility and office at 7721 N. Idaho Road, in the

Amazon continues to expand presence here

One facility is going up; another nearly complete

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Amazon.com Inc. continues to expand its presence in the Spokane area with two current projects having a total construction value of $56 million underway on the West Plains. A nearly 280,000-square-foot structure widely presumed to be an Amazon sorting

Four SPS middle school projects proceed on schedule

Work begins on Peperzak Middle School, replacement project at Sacajewea campus

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Work is under way-or soon will be-on four Spokane Public Schools middle school projects valued at a total of $212.5 million. Two of the schools are expected to open in time for the 2022-23 school year, and site work on the other two will begin before

Spokane-area colleges boast new facilities

Medical school, health, STEM, arts structures rise on area campuses

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Several major construction projects with a combined value exceeding $178 million are underway or recently completed at Spokane-area colleges. One of the larger projects underway is the 90,000-square-foot, four-story medical and health education building