Special Report

Numerica Credit Union remodels space at its Valley headquarters

Business services to move into previously unused area

June 8, 2017

Numerica Credit Union has begun construction on a $2.6 million remodel of vacant space at its Spokane Valley headquarters, at 14610 E. Sprague. As the Journal reported earlier, the project is meant to accommodate growth in the credit union's business

Super 1 supermarket planned for new Athol commercial center

Grocery outlet will anchor The Crossings complex

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, will start construction as early as this month on a Super 1 Foods supermarket that will be the first building in a new commercial center in Athol, says Andrea Frye, a Vandervert spokeswoman. The 57,000-square-foo

Coeur d'Alene begins City Hall renovations

$1.9 million project slated to be completed by late fall

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

The City of Coeur d'Alene has launched a $1.9 million remodel project of its City Hall building, at 710 E. Mullan, at the east end of the city's central business district. The intent of the project is to prolong the life of the City Hall building in

Central Valley School District starts work on $19 million new school

Riverbend Elementary set to be finished in mid-2018

June 8, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Central Valley School District has started construction on its new Riverbend Elementary School, which it's developing at 17720 E. Mission, in Spokane Valley. Marla Nunberg Genther, director of communications for the district, says the $19 million proje

Avista plans to construct new building for its fleet

Work to start in July on structure on its campus

June 8, 2017

Avista Corp. soon will begin construction of a 30,000-square-foot building on the northernmost portion of its campus that will replace a 70-year-old, 12,000-square-foot maintenance facility located next to the company's headquarters. The new, two-story

Vandervert Construction's modular hotel project to be template for Marriott

Spokane Contractor wraps Pullman job with prefabbed units

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane-based general contractor Vandervert Construction Inc. is scheduled to complete construction on a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Pullman this month using a hybrid construction method. That method is expected to be the template for new h

Riverview Retirement mulls memory-loss facility

Complex on Upriver would add 20 rooms for residents

June 8, 2017

Riverview Retirement Community, the Spokane-based nonprofit retirement complex operator, is looking to build a 20,000-square-foot facility dedicated exclusively to patients with memory care needs, according to a pre-development application filed with the

Longtime produce seller to open store in Hillyard

Market to feature goods from Inland Northwest

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Jack and Mary Green, of Spokane, have bought a 3,500-square-foot, single-story retail building at 4915 N. Market, in the Hillyard community, where they plan to open Green's Fresh Market this month. The store initially will be a produce market, selling

Newly formed Scout Real Estate finds that industry appeals to attorneys

Owner here adds partner, plans to diversify services

June 8, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Scout Real Estate Group LLC, a newly established brokerage here is growing quickly, thanks in part to its owner's background in the practice of law. The company's owner and managing broker, Brian Bean, is an attorney who initially became interested

Appraiser shortage hits both private, public sectors

Profession has been losing workforce in recent years

June 8, 2017

Mike McLean

Filling a national shortage of real estate appraisers comes down to a matter of compensation catching up with demand, says Michael Robinson, owner of Hearthstone Appraisal PLLC, of Spokane. He adds, however, that some forces within the industry don't