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Gee Automotive acquires Boise-based Lyle Pearson Auto Group

Liberty Lake auto dealer expands into southern Idaho's luxury market

December 3, 2020

Gee Automotive Group, of Liberty Lake, has acquired Boise-based Lyle Pearson Auto Group. Ryan Gee, CEO of Gee Automotive Group, declines to disclose the terms of the transaction, which closed Nov. 18.

Rapid expansion envisioned at Deer Park Business & Industrial Center

New manufacturing space totaling 100K square feet planned in next five years

December 3, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The Deer Park Business & Industrial Center is on track to more than double its developed space within the next three years, and further growth is envisioned within five years.

Forest Fortunes: PotlatchDeltic, Clearwater Paper find unexpected demand during tumultuous times

Wood, paper products makers strengthen financial positions during pandemic

December 3, 2020

Kevin Blocker

The notion that two of the Inland Northwest's publicly-traded companies, one that manufactures wood products and the other that makes paper products, would see a surge in demand during a pandemic may once have seemed hard to fathom.

Kalispels to expand Northern Quest

New hotel to give casino resort total of 440 guest rooms

November 23, 2020

Mike McLean

The Kalispel Tribe plans to expand its Northern Quest Resort & Casino, in Airway Heights, with a new hotel building. The tribe expects to break ground on the new project in March and complete it in early 2023.

Guest Commentary: Washington's manufacturers should lead economic return

Workforce training key â€¦

November 19, 2020

Kris Johnson

Kaitlyn Pype wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew she enjoyed working on cars. She thought about a career in automotive repair, but a degree program in mechatronics at Clover Park Technical College caught her eye because

The Journal's View: It's no time to let up on resolve in combatting COVID-19

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November 19, 2020

Staff Report

The timing of the latest four-week, statewide COVID-19 restrictions ordered by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee couldn't be more devastating to some of our struggling businesses.

Strategy proposed to expand housing inventory

Concepts aim to promote attainable homeownership

November 19, 2020

Tom Clark

The Spokane Association of Realtors this month released two statistics that both excite me and concern me. Spokane County's median closing price in October this year was $320,000. In October last year, that number was $265,000. This is a 20.8% increase

Multifamily complexes rise in Spokane Valley, Coeur d'Alene

Over $21M in projects planned or underway

November 19, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Four new apartment projects valued at more than $21 million with a total of 212 living units are planned or underway in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area.

Three new convenience stores planned in Spokane area

Maverik proposes new location on North Pines

November 19, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Salt Lake City-based convenience store and gas station chain Maverik Inc. is among three companies planning new convenience store-fueling station outlets in the Spokane area.

Offsite construction helps scale up housing projects

Needs changing in light of pandemic's duration

November 19, 2020

Kyley Harvey

While many questions about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear, at least one thing is certain: its impact on the housing market has thrown an already-critical housing shortage into even sharper focus. Prior to the pandemic, a U.