The city of Spokane Valley plans to start the first phase of construction soon on a new park in the Greenacres neighborhood.Bouten Construction Co., of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for that phase with a bid of about $938,000, which came a
Spokane Public Schools says it has approved four construction contracts totaling $12 million for roofing and mechanical-system projects at three elementary schools and athletic-facility improvements at three high schools.Work on the projects, be
Demolition work is wrapping up on two old warehouse buildings just southeast of the intersection of Division Street and Riverside Avenue. The project is making way for the first phase of the Riverside extension, which will run east through the The
In the currently stressed real estate market, an increasing number of homes are sitting on the market for several months or more at a time, and many of them are left empty until a prospective buyer comes along.In a growing number of cases, a is
Post Falls-based contractor CMEC Inc. has landed an almost $1 million construction contract as part of an overall $6 million remodel and addition project that is now under way at the Fairchild Air Force Base exchange store.CMEC started work in a
Spokane Mental Health says it's converting a vacant two-story building on Spokane's North Side into an inpatient psychiatric facility.The total cost of the project will be about $3.9 million, including construction, equipment, furnishing, and &
This drawing depicts what Ferris High School is expected to look like in late 2013 or early 2014, when a $90 million reconstruction is completed. Garco Construction Inc., the Spokane general contractor that is handling the project, is expected soon
An Idaho Lands Board decision, a lawsuit, and proposed legislation have muddied the future outlook for cabin owners who lease the state land their vacation homes occupy at Priest Lake, in North Idaho.The Idaho Land Board wants to get out of the
Some Spokane-area real estate agents and home builders are using what is called a QR code on for-sale signs and other marketing materials to give smartphone users instant information about a house. The use of the square-shaped, black-and-white
Last week, the Spokane County commissioners wisely back-burnered plans to ask voters for $199 million to build new jails and related corrections facilities. They said the need for the project is crucial, but on some level, they hopefully have to