Special Report

An Affinity for home loans: HomeStreet's employer-aided mortgage program

Fee-free service includes fiscal counseling

April 23, 2015

HomeStreet Inc., the Seattle-based residential lender with three Spokane-area offices, says it has seen strong growth in its employer-assisted mortgage lending program since the bank entered the Spokane market three years ago.

Gallagher Construction converts building for church on Hamilton

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April 9, 2015

Kendall Heintzelman

Gallagher Construction Group, of Spokane, is progressing rapidly on a $340,000 renovation project that will convert a former retail structure at 2173 N. Hamilton into a church office building for neighboring Grace Christian Fellowship.

New Pinkerton building to showcase wildlife art

Office structure will feature museum for clients, guests

April 9, 2015

Mike McLean

Dan Pinkerton, founder and president of Coeur d'Alene-based wealth management company Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, and his wife, Kathryn, plan to open a unique museum in a building that's under construction in the Riverstone development north

Apprenticeship training program opens shop here

Bellevue-based council to start classes next fall

April 9, 2015

Mike McLean

The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, a Bellevue, Wash.-based apprenticeship and craft training nonprofit, has opened a Spokane-area facility and has selected a coordinator to lead its operations here for Eastern Washington.

Pet ER project planned on North Side - Art Only

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April 9, 2015

Staff Report

Pet Emergency Clinic is being built at the northeast corner of Division Street and Mission Avenue. The $3 million, 14,000-square-foot building is slated to be completed in early 2016. Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is the contractor on

10-unit apartment project mulled on north Driscoll

Construction is expected to commence next year

April 9, 2015

Mike McLean

Owners of mostly vacant property on Driscoll Boulevard in northwest Spokane have proposed developing a $2.3 million, 10-unit apartment building there, a predevelopment application on file with the city of Spokane says.

Several housing projects here OK'd for financing

State commission's nod totals $22 million locally

April 9, 2015

Judith Spitzer

The Washington state Housing Finance Commission has approved financing for three new Spokane building projects and a land acquisition here worth a total of $22 million, says commission spokeswoman Margret Graham.

$2 million project slated for Browne's Addition

New three-story building to include 21 living units

April 9, 2015

Katie Ross

Kettrick Properties LLC, of Seattle, plans to develop a $2 million, four-level apartment building in Browne's Addition, says Rex Anderson, principal at Fusion Architecture PLLC in Liberty Lake and the designer for the project.

Strengthening the construction workforce here

New AGC chapter director makes that her top priority

April 9, 2015

Judith Spitzer

As newly appointed executive director of the Spokane-based Inland Northwest chapter of Associated General Contractors of America, Cheryl Stewart wants to continue the work of predecessor Wayne Brokaw, and make sure the association is out there in the comm

Auto parts distributor gets permits for big plant

Garco named contractor on $20.4 million project

April 9, 2015

Mike McLean

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. has obtained permits from Spokane County to construct footings and foundations for a $20.4 million warehouse distribution building on the West Plains.