Special Report

Contact tracing becomes more prevalent occupation in Spokane

Once-unusual occupation now employs 100-plus in Spokane health sector

September 10, 2020

The number of contact tracers has risen in Spokane County along with the spread of COVID-19. Susan Sjoberg, program manager for disease prevention and response at Spokane Regional Health District, says that before coronavirus struck, SRHD had five

Next phase of work on tap at Spokane Airport's car rental center

DCI Engineers designing $5M-$6M upgrade project

August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

With an initial phase of work recently completed at Spokane International Airport, a second phase of improvements to the transportation center currently is being designed. The second phase will include improvements to the ground transportation center

Engel & Volkers opens office in Coeur d'Alene

Brokerage plans to open Sandpoint agency in '21

August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

International real estate company Engel & VÃ¶lkers is making its presence known on Inland Northwest main streets. Twenty months after opening its Spokane office in a second-floor suite in River Park Square, at 808 W. Main, downtown, the company

Dr. C Family Dentistry owner to build Airway Heights retail center

Building will have space for five additional tenants

August 27, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based Dr. C Family Dentistry owner Dr. Josh Cochran is stepping into the development world with a planned new 16,000-square-foot dental and retail structure in Airway Heights. Cochran, who founded Dr. C Family Dentistry six years ago

Sharp Wall Technologies makes snap of working with bricks, blocks

Cuban native innovates with system

August 27, 2020

Craig Howard

These days, Lazaro Martinez and his novel approach to construction can be found on a bluff in east Liberty Lake. Using products developed by his young company, Sharp Wall Technologies LLC, Martinez is building a home for his family using nontraditional

$2 million commerce park planned in Spokane Valley

Three buildings planned to house 23 office tenants

August 27, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based Mamer Properties LLC is planning a new three-building, 41,200-square-foot addition to its commercial park in Spokane Valley, according to preliminary planning documents on file with the city of Spokane Valley.

School project wrap up in time for unusual academic year

Over $242M in work underway at Mead, Spokane, CV districts

August 27, 2020

Natasha Nellis

More than $149 million in construction projects by Spokane-area school districts are wrapping up just in time for school this fall, even though students won't be in them right away, in some cases. Spokane Public School District's $23.5 million

Blockhouse comes to life in South Perry District

Group's first sustainable development comes online

August 27, 2020

Kevin Blocker

It could be considered a strong endorsement of a housing project when one of its developers decides to take up full-time residence in it. That's just what Andy Barrett and his wife, Liz Barrett, will be doing at the Blockhouse|Life 'smartâ€ housing

Financial software company adds Spokane client

Valley-based ESP to handle services for Avista CU now

August 13, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A Spokane Valley software company that caters to credit unions is returning to its roots with the addition of a Spokane client, after almost two decades without a customer in its home market. Shaun Murray, president and CEO of Enhanced Software Products

Low rates drive surge in mortgage, refinance activity in Spokane

INW banks, credit unions report higher volumes of activity this year

August 13, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Veteran Spokane bankers report strong mortgage growth largely in part due to existing homeowners refinancing in order to take advantage of record-low interest rates.