The first phase of construction for the Prairie Medical Campus in Post Falls is expected to kick off this month and conclude in December 2027.

Ability Employment Services has been named the winner of the Small Business of the Year category in the Journal's 2026 Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards.

Maddie's Place has been named the winner of the Nonprofit of the Year category in the Journal's 2026 Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards.

Construction is underway on Excelsior Wellness’ new intergenerational housing development on Northwest Boulevard, a $6.5 million project expected to be completed this fall.

A 48-unit mixed-income housing project under development by Thrive International will be ready for occupancy at the end of May.

Wealth Hospitality Group LLC, a Ridgeland, Mississippi-based construction and development company, is expected to begin building a 26,000-square-foot, 168-room hotel in Airway Heights this spring.

Two highly visible residential construction projects near Spokane’s downtown core — Spokane Falls Tower and Koz on West 4th Ave. — are expected to be completed this year.

A $200 million Interstate 90 widening project is now underway in Kootenai County just as two other multiyear freeway improvement projects with a total construction value of $108 million are nearing completion.

Two downtown Coeur d’Alene hotel projects — a Marriott-brand hotel and Hagadone Hospitality Co.’s Sherman Tower project — are both in the middle stages of construction and expected to wrap up in 2027.

Work is continuing on the Millworx urban center in Post Falls, where Spokane-based developer A&A Construction & Development Inc. is breaking ground on a new mixed-use building dubbed Silo Block North.