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Potlatch plans to merge with Arkansas company

HQ to stay in Spokane; Covey will remain its CEO

October 26, 2017

Spokane-based Potlatch Corp. has entered into an agreement to merge with a smaller company, El Dorado, Ark.-based Deltic Timber Corp., says a press release from Potlatch. The new company will be named PotlatchDeltic Corp. and will be based in Spokane. It

$13.7 million apartment complex planned in Hayden

Complex to have 96 units in Hayden Village first phase

October 26, 2017

Samantha Peone

The city of Hayden has issued building permits for a $13.7 million, 96-unit Villas at Hayden North apartment complex at the northwest corner of Lancaster Road and Vernon J. Baker Boulevard, in Hayden. The building permits are part of the first phase of a

Plans gel for Avista's Catalyst Project

Big complex on Sprague to have 685K square feet in all

October 26, 2017

New details of Avista Development's proposed Catalyst Project, slated for development in the University District, show a larger project than what was first publicly revealed. The entire project is expected to have four mixed-use commercial and resident

Holiday hype starts to mount

Nationally, more consumers begin shopping in October; locally, early shoppers seek rare gift items

October 26, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Too soon to be making a list and checking it twice? Some in the retail industry say Christmas shopping is already starting. National trends show that more consumers are getting a head start on holiday shopping this year. Several Spokane-area retailers r

Otis building owner plans boutique hotel in downtown Spokane

Portland investor to breathe life into dormant building

October 26, 2017

Portland, Ore.-based real estate developer Curtis Rystadt plans to turn the long-shuttered, five-story Otis Hotel building in downtown Spokane into a 112 guest-room boutique hotel that will be affiliated with the Hotel Indigo brand. Rystadt says he's a

STCU names Eckhardt as its new president, CEO

Veteran bank executive to replace retiring Tom Johnson

October 16, 2017

Staff Report

STCU, the Liberty Lake-based credit union, announced this afternoon that it has selected veteran bank executive Ezra Eckhardt to become its new president and CEO. He will start in that position Jan. 1. Eckhardt will replace Tom Johnson, who announced p

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October 12, 2017

Staff Report

Lilac Family Eye Care PLLC plans to open Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 23505 E. Appleway, in Liberty Lake, says Dr. Michelle Darnell, an optometrist. The clinic will provide routine examinations and disease management for medical conditions that affect the eyes

ESD 101 prepares to build new conference center on South Hill

$2.5 million addition planned at facility along Regal Street

October 12, 2017

Samantha Peone

Spokane-based NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101, or ESD 101, plans to build a single-story, 7,900-square-foot conference center connected to its existing facility at 4202 S. Regal on the South Hill. The project's estimated cost is $

Neighborhood commercial buildings to be revived

West Central, Manito areas among those to benefit

October 12, 2017

Kelly Chadwick, owner of Spokane-based Spirit Pruners, says he's eager to begin the process of working with city planners as he prepares to establish a permanent home for his tree pruning business in a West Central neighborhood. Chadwick's effort to

Construction training school expands on West Plains

More space being added after enrollment doubles

October 12, 2017

Samantha Peone

Due to strong enrollment growth in its apprenticeship training programs, the Construction Industry Training Council is renovating and expanding its Eastern Washington training center for the second time in as many years. The Bellevue, Wash.-based vocati