A Washington state agency announced last week that Spokane County has been approved for a $500,000 loan and a $150,000 grant for road upgrades near the new Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. plant being developed on the West Plains.The funds of

Spokane-based Wesslen Construction Inc. is the apparent low bidder on a long-awaited $822,000 project in Spokane's University District to convert an abandoned railroad bridge across the Spokane River into a pedestrian-and-cyclist bridge.Gary a a

Buddy Bar Co., a Hayden security device maker, has leased 1,300 square feet of floor space at 2147 Hayden Ave. and has moved there from a home base. Craig Hunter and Rob Kannapien, both of Coldwell Banker Commercial Schneid-miller Realty, handled a

The Cheney School District has awarded a $13.1 million contract to Spokane-based Leone & Keeble Inc. to construct a new elementary school, which is expected to help alleviate overcrowding at the district's four other elementary schools.Jeff of a

The Spokane County engineering and roads division has awarded a $1.1 million contract to Spokane Rock Products Inc. to widen and repave a half-mile section of Thomas Mallen Road on the West Plains.County Engineer Bob Brueggeman says the portion

A Spokane Valley multifamily housing development company has obtained building permits for an $8 million, 121-unit senior apartment complex in Coeur d'Alene. The developer, Inland Idaho LLC, has started work at the project site, which is located

Whitewater Creek Inc., a Hayden, Idaho, multifamily housing developer, plans to construct a 51-unit apartment complex, two duplex-style structures, and a community medical clinic as the next part of its portion of the Tullamore neighborhood in Post

Construction employment in February had the best net positive showing since January 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.The organization's analysis showed that employment