Corinna O’Brien Kelsey is a born and raised Spokanite with ties to Gonzaga Preparatory School and Gonzaga University. A graduate of both institutions, the 38-year-old is now vice president of advancement at Gonzaga Preparatory School, which has a 2026 fall enrollment total of 825 students.

Residents in Post Falls will soon be able to purchase D. Lish’s Burgers without needing to cross the Washington-Idaho state border as the popular Spokane counter service restaurant plans a second location at the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center. 

Spokane Transit Authority’s board of directors has approved an $8.3 million capital budget for an upcoming STA Plaza renovation, at 701 W. Riverside, that will update the downtown facility's second floor for employees and community members.

Spokane-based A & A Construction & Development Inc. is planning to build an additional 108 apartment units at 47 South Apartments, a residential development near the Garden Springs Road exit off of Interstate 90.

Spokane-based Athlete Real Estate Capital LLC is partnering with a growing number of professional athletes to invest in Spokane’s multifamily real estate market and help the players grow long-term wealth.

Liberty Lake-based development company Greenstone Corp. is getting ready to begin building the first wave of multifamily housing at the Mead Works development in north Spokane County.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and local crews are continuing to work through properties destroyed by the Spokane Complex Fires, removing potentially dangerous household chemicals, lithium-ion batteries, and other hazardous materials before further cleanup can move forward.

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has a new $8 million, 25-unit affordable housing development underway at 228 S. Carnahan Road in Spokane Valley.