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Mixed-use project rises in Hayden

Sibling business owners take on family's first real estate venture

October 6, 2022

A $2 million building dubbed PACR is under construction in Hayden, says Ashton Underdahl, managing partner for PACR Investments LLC, the project owner. Coolin, Idaho-based R&R Northwest LLC will build the new 16,000-square-foot warehouse on a site at

Three new apartment complexes planned in Spokane area

Projects worth $8.5M to include 90 units in all

October 6, 2022

Karina Elias

Three multifamily projects with a total of 90 residential units valued at more than $8.5 million combined are planned at sites in Spokane Valley and on Spokane's upper South Hill, according to building permit application information. One of the project

Precision Precast Erectors plans expansion

Post Falls business adds clients, services

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Denny LaVÃ©, co-owner and manager of Post Falls-based Precision Precast Erectors LLC, says scheduling issues, delivery delays, and supply-chain bottlenecks in the construction industry are becoming more difficult to plan for and overcome. So the company

Epic Trust Financial acquires Stewart-Longhurst CPA firm

Spokane company retains staff, office, but changes name

October 6, 2022

Karina Elias

Epic Trust Financial Group LLC, a Richland, Washington-based accounting company, has acquired Spokane-based Stewart-Longhurst PS Certified Public Accounting, says Greg Stewart-Longhurst, the Spokane firm's co-founder.

Airport board updates Felts Field master plan

Recommendations call for extension of primary runway, more hangars

October 6, 2022

Karina Elias

The Spokane Airport Board has developed a new master plan for Felts Field that calls for extension of the primary runway, adding new hangars, and replacing the air traffic control tower at the 400-plus acre general aviation airport in East Spokane. The

North Side warehouse remodeled for Access Church

Access to move services from Northwood school

October 6, 2022

Virginia Thomas

A building at the Lyons & Lidgerwood office warehouse complex in North Spokane will become a new home for Access Church. Andrew Galloway, an architect at Spokane-based Galloway Architecture Laboratory PLLC, which is designing the church space, says the 2

In uncertain times, communication is paramount

People seek out trusted sources of information to guide decision making

October 6, 2022

Christine Varela

As we move toward closing out 2022, businesses and their customers are feeling uncertain. How many more COVID variants are we in for? When will supply chains bounce back? How will European conflict and energy woes continue to effect global markets?

Pinkerton Investments acquires national research company

Investment company adds new business lines at Cd'A offices

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Coeur d'Alene-based Pinkerton Investments Inc., the parent company of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, has acquired W.E. Sherman & Co. LLC, a national investment research firm headquartered in St. Louis.

Family business: Locally-owned car dealership emphasize succession plans

Next-gen leadership said to be key to sustainability

October 6, 2022

Erica Bullock

Two Spokane-area auto dealers say they're prepared to remain family owned for generations to come, despite current challenges in the auto industry and a growing volume of dealership acquisitions here and nationwide.

Indian restaurant to open in old Hedge House

Karma Cuisine & Lounge offers traditional dishes

October 6, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Karma Cuisine & Lounge is set to open this month in the former The Hedge House restaurant space at 2606 N. Monroe, on Spokane's North Side. Owners Deepika Dhawan and Manoj Kumar, who are wife and husband and live in Liberty Lake, have three