Special Report

Three structures in works at Liberty Lake business park

Complex to have eight buildings in total

July 20, 2017

With three buildings already finished, Bill Betts, owner of Liberty Lake's McKinzie Business Park, says the next three buildings are currently on the drawing table in some form. Betts says he expects construction on the fourth building at the business

Hospice of North Idaho erects support building

$2.8 million project will add meeting space, staff offices

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Hospice of North Idaho is expanding its campus in Coeur d'Alene with a $2.8 million community building. The two-story, 15,200-square-foot structure will be located just south of the Schneidmiller Hospice House building at 2290 W. Prairie, in northwest

$12 million jail addition set in Kootenai County

Budget surplus to be used to fund 114-bed expansion

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Construction has started on a $12 million expansion for the Kootenai County Jail, in Coeur d'Alene. The expansion will add 114 beds in a 20,000-square-foot expansion to the jail at 5500 N. Government Way, bringing the total to 441 beds, says Kootenai C

Brown Contracting erects apartment complex near UI

Identity on Main project value totals $19 million

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane real estate development company Brown Contracting & Development Inc. is constructing a $19 million apartment complex near the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, says Scott Jay, the construction project manager. The Identity on Main apartment d

Elmer Construction thrives in midsized-project niche

Contractor focuses on jobs generally under $3 million

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

J.W. Elmer Construction Co. has found its niche, and owner Rob Elmer says he's about as busy as he wants to be. The company specializes in commercial remodels, historical renovations, churches, medical offices, and multifamily housing, while focusing o

Waterfront condominium building to be constructed in Sandpoint

$5 million project will have 13 units near Sand Creek

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

A North Idaho development company says it will break ground in the fall on a $5 million-plus waterfront condominium project in the Sandpoint city center, about 70 miles northeast of Spokane. The project, Sandcreek Lofts at Sandpoint Marina, will include

Spokane Arena food court expansion gets underway

Overall, about $1.7 million in improvements on tap

July 20, 2017

The Spokane Public Facilities District has begun upgrading food service areas in the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, located at 720 W. Mallon, and expects to complete the work by this fall. Kevin Twohig, CEO of the facilities district, says the changes

Old Cheney High School converting to apartments

Historic structure will have 36 units for EWU students

July 20, 2017

Mike McLean

Seattle-based developers are repurposing the old Cheney High School building as rental housing, targeting Eastern Washington University students. The three-story building, at 520 Fourth in Cheney, near the eastern edge of the EWU Campus, will have 36 apa

Taking recreation to new heights

West Plains health complex to be completed in late '18

July 20, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

The city of Airway Heights is set to begin construction this fall on its planned community recreation center. Plans for the project, which is being funded through a $13 million bond approved by voters last August, call for the construction of a two-story

New alliance between Providence, Kootenai Health focuses on expanding access to care

Hospital systems partner to formalize joint efforts

July 6, 2017

Elaine Couture and Jon Ness

The Kootenai Providence Health Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed between Kootenai Health and Providence Health Care, will place pediatric specialists from Spokane in a Post Falls clinic operated by the Coeur d'Alene-based health system, says the