Special Report

Apartment project rises in Wandermere district

Brumback erecting 45-unit, $4.6 million rental complex

August 31, 2017

Spokane builder and developer Brumback Construction Inc. is erecting a $4.6 million, 45-unit apartment complex in the Wandermere area. The complex, named Dakota Flats Apartments, will consist of five three-story multifamily buildings with six to 12 units

Viking Construction starts third phase of Post Falls apartments

$6.3 million project will bring total to 208 units

August 31, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane Valley-based Viking Construction Inc. has started foundation work on the third and final phase of the Fieldstone Apartments complex in north Post Falls, says Scott Krajack, Viking's director of development. The $6.3 million, 64-unit phase is at

Lanzce Douglass proposes RV park in Liberty Lake

12-acre facility would include 120 spaces

August 31, 2017

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass has applied to the city of Liberty Lake for permission to develop a 120-space recreational-vehicle park on 12 acres of land just south of Interstate 90. If the project moves forward, it would be the second RV pa

School district acquires parcel near Libby Center

Property eyed for future gifted-program expansion

August 31, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane Public Schools has bought a nearly 2-acre parcel of land at 2904 E. Sprague, where the district plans eventually to expand student-education and staff-training programs based at the nearby Libby Center, says Mark Anderson, the district's associa

Suzanne Weathers: Consider tax implications early in business startups

Compliance analysis should occur before incorporation

August 17, 2017

Guest Writer

There are so many things to consider when starting a business that it can boggle the mind. Having started out in private practice myself just over a year ago-walking away from a position after 10 years-I understand the vacillation between both exci

Richards, Merrill & Peterson targets client diversity

Firm oversees $800 million in assets for 3,300 people

August 17, 2017

The operators of the Spokane-based private investment firm Richards, Merrill & Peterson say they take great pride and pleasure not in the amount of assets it oversees, but in the diversity and size of its client base. The firm oversees more than $800 mil

Kavadias Hall PLLC: Accounting for expansion

Small firm adds more staff this year

August 17, 2017

Mike McLean

While the namesakes at the Spokane accounting and business consulting firm Kavadias Hall PLLC prefer the small-firm environment, prolonged strong growth has forced them to double their accounting staff so they can manage the workload. Jeff Kavadias, the

Washington Trust Bank projects highlight concierge concept

Two remodels nearly finished; Manito branch to be replaced

August 17, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank is completing two major remodels and constructing a replacement bank branch here that will highlight the bank's ongoing financial-concierge initiative. Washington Trust is investing nearly $2 million on the projects,

Michael Maehl: Well-performing stock market met with reluctance

Many indicators suggest skittishness unwarranted

August 17, 2017

Michael Maehl

According to the Wall Street Journal, 'America's largest companies are on pace to post two consecutive quarters of double-digit profit growth for the first time since 2011, helped by years of cost-cutting, a weaker dollar, and stronger consumer spendi

Nystrom+Olson acquired by design-build innovator

Calif.-based Katerra says it plans 'strategic expansion'

August 3, 2017

Mike McLean

Menlo Park, Calif.-based development, design, and construction company Katerra Inc. has acquired Spokane design firm Nystrom+Olson Architecture and plans to grow a permanent presence here, the company announced recently. Now renamed Katerra Spokane, Nyst