Fratelli's LLC, an Auburn, Wash., investment group, has bought a multitenant retail building and an adjacent restaurant building that are part of a North Side shopping center anchored by a WinCo supermarket, says Cory Barbieri, a commercial real in

Newman Lake, Wash.-based contractor William Winkler Co. is the apparent low bidder on a $1.2 million Washington state Department of Transportation project to construct a roundabout near the Interstate 90-Liberty Lake westbound exit, says DOT Al be

The Coeur d'Alene branch of Baton Rouge, La.-based H&E Equipment Services Inc. plans to move around the end of this year to a larger building being developed in Post Falls, says Ken Nelson, branch manager.H&E Equipment will lease the building at

Spokane County has awarded two large road repaving contracts totaling $3 million to contractors here, with work expected to start this month on both projects, says senior engineer Bob Brueggeman.Spokane-based Shamrock Paving Co. is the on a $1.8

The city of Spokane Valley is implementing high-tech features in its permitting system that soon will enable builders and contractors to apply for and track certain building permits online, says Doug Powell, the city's building official.Spokane

Portland-based Fred Meyer Stores is planning a $5 million interior remodel of its store at 400 S. Thor, with construction expected to start around the first of the year, says Bellevue, Wash.-based company spokeswoman Amanda Ip. Although still in

Schimmels Construction Inc., of Spokane, recently began work on a $6.6 million job to renovate athletic facilities at Hart Field, located north of 37th Avenue between the current and future Jefferson Elementary School sites.Hart Field is the for

The unemployment rate for construction workers fell below double digits in June for the first time since 2008 as every segment of the industry added employees, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of