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Post Falls eyes master plan for Corbin Park upgrades

Initial conceptual design envisions campground, reconfigures current uses

January 14, 2010

The city of Post Falls says it's working on a proposed master plan for Corbin Park that envisions adding a small campground and several picnic shelters and reconfiguring roads, parking, a softball field, and the park's disc golf course.In to and

Real Estate Roundup

January 14, 2010

Mike McLean

Sonrise Land LLC, of Spokane, has bought the 7,500-square-foot, three-story Jockey Club building, at 114 N. Washington, as an investment. Greg Byrd, of Byrd Real Estate Group, and Grant Person, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.JJ's Pen a

Liberty Lake office project takes shape - Art only

January 14, 2010

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is erecting a 6,100-square-foot office building pictured here at 1328 N. Stanford Lane. Bernardo Wills Architects PC, of Spokane, designed the $1.1 million project, a portion of which will be by

City awards $1.3 million in sewer, storm-water jobs

Work to include installing series of 28 sunken planters along Broadway Avenue

January 14, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The city of Spokane has awarded $1.3 million in contracts for storm-water and sewer projects here, one of which will close Aubrey L. White Parkway, in Riverside State Park, to vehicular traffic from mid-February to May. In that project, MDM of a

City buys former Kar Brite property on East Sprague

Spokane pays $756,000 for 1.8 acres of land, will use for runoff retention

January 14, 2010

David Cole

The city of Spokane has bought 1.8 acres of land that includes a former Kar Brite car wash site, at 902 E. Sprague, for future development as part of its storm-water retention system.The city bought the property for $756,000 from Michael and Joy

Chattaroy couple seeks approval to create 'rural cluster' subdivision

January 14, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The owners of Orchard Bluff Farms LLC, of Chattaroy, plan to subdivide a portion of that company's 180 acres of land to allow 12 single-family homes in five small groupings, known as rural clusters, to be developed there. Wally Mattson, who owns

County ponders entry-level subdivision near Millwood

Home builder to purchase lots from land developer if preliminary plat is OK'd

January 14, 2010

Mike McLean

A Western Washington land developer and an Oregon home builder are proposing to develop a 16-lot residential subdivision, to be called The Orchards Along Upriver, in the Pasadena Park area north of Millwood.The land developer, Landed Gentry & a

Orthotics building rises east of downtown - Art only

January 14, 2010

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is building a $2 million, 12,400- square-foot structure, at 401 S. Sherman, that will be the new home of Spokane-based Thompson Custom Orthotics & Prosthetics Inc. Smart Spaces by Design LLC and CSQA

Lumber makers foresee progress toward recovery

December 23, 2009

This year should mark the low point for the wood products industry, and signs of recovery should be seen in 2010 following multiple years of distress, those in the industry say. In its newest forecast, the Portland-based Western Wood Products be

Farmers eye better conditions, rising prices for wheat

December 23, 2009

Agricultural industry observers here see positive signs for the coming year, but add that carefully monitoring growing conditions and transportation issues will be paramount for farmers this year.In 2009, prices for dried peas, lentils, and and