Special Report

Mobile medicine looks to cover health care gaps

Two separate services gear up in Spokane area

October 24, 2019

Two separate health care partnerships here - one involving MultiCare Health System and the other involving Washington State University - have created relationships with mobile health care services to provide treatment for different patient populations

Orchard Crest begins memory care expansion

$17.5 million, 48-unit facility expected to be completed in late 2020, owners say

September 26, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Orchard Crest Retirement Community has started its next big expansion, a $17.5 million memory care facility located on its property at 222 N. Evergreen Road, in Spokane Valley.

Touchmark cultivates young labor pool with new executive training program

Two of the first five selected associates are from Spokane

September 26, 2019

Kevin Blocker

The retirement community Touchmark on South Hill has an employee roll of nearly 300 people, but there is one position unlike any other.

$10.3 million elementary school rises in Post Falls

Facility will serve Foxtail residential development

August 29, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Construction has begun on a new elementary school at 4916 E. Hope, in the Foxtail residential development of northeast Post Falls, says Jerry Keane, Post Falls School District superintendent.

Mead school district begins three projects

District plans stadium, transportation buildings

August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mead School District currently has facilities under construction valued at $22 million, says Ned Wendle, the district's director of facilities and planning. The largest project, a new 4,500 seat, 15,800-square-foot stadium and performing arts facility

Vision Source building underway in north Cd'A

Optometrist franchisee expects to move this year

August 29, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A new building for Coeur d'Alene Vision Source is going up at 3879 N. Schreiber Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Construction has begun on the 4,700-square-foot, single-story building, valued at $600,000.

Head Start facility to open on Nevada

Renovations to former pharmacy completed

August 29, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A new Head Start early education facility will open soon near the Logan neighborhood in northeast Spokane. Patty Allen, director of Head Start for Community Colleges of Spokane, says Logan-Lidgerwood Head Start will open Sept. 3 at 3704 N. Nevada

Drive 509 to expand at Spokane Valley site

Drive509 grows steadily three years after opening

August 29, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Drive509, a Spokane-based commercial driver's license truck driving school that's been operating here for nearly three years, plans to expand its rapidly growing operations starting next year.

Spokane offers construction pre-apprenticeship programs

Program aims to assist underrepresented groups

August 29, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The city of Spokane has launched a grant program aimed at providing training to prepare more women, minorities, and veterans for careers in the construction industry. Jason Sandobal, contract compliance and business standards officer

Public officials abuzz about Hive at Libby Center

Library, school district form facility partnership

August 29, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Spokane Public Library and Spokane Public Schools officials have formed a honey of partnership for the purpose of constructing a 13,900-square-foot building they say will meet demand for more meeting space in East Spokane.