Our overarching hope is Washington state legislators can find some fiscally responsible ways to ease the budget challenges facing school districts, thereby saving at least some educators' jobs. l

Medical Lake Veterinary Hospital is constructing a 6,850-square-foot facility valued at $747,500 on formerly vacant land just outside of the city of Medical Lake.

Kansas City, Missouri-based United Country Real Estate|Northwest Land & Lifestyle Properties, which has a franchise in Hayden Lake, has partnered with Columbus, Georgia-based Realtree, a retailer of camouflage clothing

Wandermere Retail Investors LLC is developing a new retail center at 11921 N. Division that will be called Wandermere Glen Retail. Jeff Johnson, president of Spokane-based commercial real estate and property management company NAI Black's brokerage an

Two storage facilities, Abraham Self-Storage and Affordable Self-Storage, are being constructed or expanded just a few miles apart in Spokane Valley.

Roughly $44 million in new, recently permitted apartment developments are underway in Spokane and Kootenai counties. In Post Falls, Hayden-based Whitewater Creek Inc. is building a 66-unit senior living apartment community

After more than a decade of owning real estate agency EvoReal, Matt and Jessica Side have started a franchise of Irvine, California-based Realty One Group.

Northstar Taps LLC, a new craft beer tap room, plans to open later this month at 1818 Second, in Cheney. Brannon Reed co-owns the business with his wife, Celina. A craft beer enthusiast himself, Reed says he decided to open the business

Pacific Northwest Tattoo Co., a new tattoo parlor, has opened shop at 1002 W. Garland, in Spokane's Garland District. Owner Joe Ryd, 43, says he's lived in Spokane for most of his life, but he's relatively new to the art of tattooing.

Adventure Dynamics Inc., a privately-owned aerial adventure park and challenge course in the Nine Mile Falls area, is under new management by a company called Teamwork Adventures LLC.