The American Institute of Architects' architecture billings index now is above 50—the benchmark for growth in design activity—marking what the organization says is the first monthly increase in the index since January 2008. The 50.4 up

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a Waltham, Mass.-based operator of kidney dialysis facilities, has leased 4,300 square feet of floor space at 830 S. Main St., in Deer Park, and plans to open a new branch office there next spring. Guy Byrd, &

Crystal City LLC, a Spokane real estate investment concern, has bought the former First Church of the Open Bible and nearby property on Spokane's North Side, says a commercial real estate broker involved in the transaction.The broker, Joel of 7

Clearwater Construction & Management LLC, of Spokane, is the apparent low bidder for an $813,000 project to install a new sewer overflow basin near the Spokane River in northwest Spokane. The 28-by-165-foot concrete tank, called a combined will

The Arc of Spokane, a nonprofit organization here that serves people with developmental disabilities, is spending about $1.8 million to remodel and renovate a building east of downtown that it purchased last year for its new offices.The located

Community Frameworks, a Spokane-based nonprofit that develops and supports affordable housing, plans to buy a 40-unit Spokane Valley apartment complex and renovate it for work-force and low-income tenants.The acquisition and renovation costs for

McKinstry Co., a Seattle-based mechanical and energy-efficiency contractor, says it has submitted building permit applications to begin its planned $10 million renovation of the Great Northern Building, at 802 E. Spokane Blvd., where it plans to be

Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, has been awarded a $10.5 million contract to construct two large maintenance buildings near Wanapum Dam, in central Washington, for the Grant County Public Utilities District.The dam is on the a