Special Report

Renovations under way at Coeur d'Alene hotel

Upgrades at inn include resort-like copper roof

June 5, 2014

Interior and exterior renovations are under way at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center, where some upgrades will harken to design features at the upscale Coeur d'Alene Resort, says Mike O'Brien, general manager of the Coeur d

Medical-office project progresses east of downtown -Art only

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June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Green Bluff event-rules clarifications welcomed by some

Wedding, party venues must secure use permits

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Green Bluff farmers and event sponsors appear somewhat apprehensive, but generally supportive of new rules Spokane County commissioners adopted last month that spell out how special events, including weddings, are hosted on small-tract agricultural areas

Cedar Crossing complex attracts another tenant

Pediatric practice to take most of new building there

June 5, 2014

Kim Crompton

Spokane Pediatric Dental plans to occupy most of the space in a 4,200-square-foot office building that's being constructed in the new mixed-use Cedar Crossing development in the Five Mile commercial district in northwest Spokane, says Dr. Patrick Bradle

Midwest hotelier develops 64-unit Valley property

$3.4 million project slated to be completed this fall

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Pacific Northwest My Place Hotels LLC, of Aberdeen, S.D., has begun development of a $3.4 million, 30,000-square-foot extended-stay hotel at 16106 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Joe Dinger, vice president of development for Pacific Northwest My Place, s

North Side retail building bought for $7.5 million

Structure occupied by Michaels, Cash&Carry

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

AB Management LLC, a Woodinville, Wash.-based real estate investment company, has bought a two-tenant retail structure on Spokane's North Side for $7.5 million. The 51,800-square-foot, one-story building at 7630 N. Division is occupied by a Michaels St

Another project emerges in downtown's creative alley

Former Cold Storage site will be mixed-use space

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Cold Storage Spokane LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, is renovating a former warehouse at 116 W. Pacific downtown into retail, office, and possibly residential space in a phase of work valued at $1.7 million, says owner Jerry Neeser. Another of Neeser's com

Housing program issues funding recommendations

Allocations through county would total $3.3 million

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Spokane County's affordable-housing program has recommended allocating $3.3 million to be divided among four low-income housing projects using funds available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. All of the projects named in th

Scaled-back project returns to Cd'A's Midtown area

Mixed-use building would include 38 residential units

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

A long-envisioned retail and residential project proposed north of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in the forefront after a few years of delays, though at a smaller scale than originally proposed, the Lake City Development Corp. says. The three-story pr

Divcon expects biggest year to date

Specializing in tilt-up concrete building, contractor projects $20 million in work

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane general contractor Divcon Inc. is expecting a work volume of about $20 million for 2014, its best year ever, says President Shane Miller. John Miller, Divcon chairman and Shane's father, says the work increase is due partly to the company's