Special Report

Valley Fire Department updates two of its stations

$1.4 million in renovations to be finished yet this year

October 9, 2014

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is wrapping up $1.4 million worth of renovations to its University and Otis Orchards stations, says Larry Rider, deputy chief of support systems for the fire department.

Post Falls wall system maker enhances its products

TekR expects to capitalize on energy-efficiency trend

October 9, 2014

Kim Crompton

TekR, a Post Falls-based manufacturer of energy-efficient wall panels that fit together on a construction job site like Lego pieces, says it has enhanced its products by switching to an insulation material that offers even greater thermal performance.

Hospital expands in Cd'A - Art only

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October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

Another mixed-use building planned at Kendall Yards

Three-story building would be similar to Highline Lofts

October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

North Gorge Commercial Partners LLC, an affiliate of Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp., plans to construct a three-story mixed-use building just east of the similarly sized Highline Lofts building in Kendall Yards.

Psychology practice buys building to handle growth

Office to ramp up to six providers, hire more staff

October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

Northwest Neurobehavioral Institute PS, a Spokane counseling and therapy practice that specializes in assessing and treating cognitive functions, has bought a 9,300-square-foot building at 1303 N. Division, north of downtown, where it plans to move next m

Coeur d'Alene builder look to restabilize

Contractors Northwest's revenues fluctuate in recession's wide wake

October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene-based Contractors Northwest Inc. has been navigating choppy waters since the recession, says Dean Haagenson, the company's cofounder, chairman, and CEO. CNI has charted a respectable year in 2013, buoyed in part by the $14.6 million McE

Distressed properties on tour

Homebuyers can save by buying foreclosed houses

October 9, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Cindy Carrigan and her business partner, Doc Nicolson, both brokers with Keller Williams Realty Spokane Five Star Real Estate Group, have specialized in selling foreclosed homes here since 2001.

Long-term care insurance market faces challenges

Alternative options include hybrid and partial policies

September 25, 2014

Katie Ross

As the number of elderly Americans continues to rise, the cost of long-term care insurance has become a concern, with many here unable to afford the coverage and some choosing to buy hybrid or partial policies, some industry experts here say. Paul Vire

Assisted-living project gets go-ahead in Coeur d'Alene

Lilac Glen plan also could include 20 housing units

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene City Council has approved land-use requests for an envisioned 70-bed assisted-living facility and 20 other residential units on 13 acres of land near the French Gulch area on the east edge of the city, says architect Dick Stauffer, who

Moran Vista Senior Living adjusts to market

Assisted-living demand steady since recession

September 25, 2014

Mike McLean

Since the Great Recession, Moran Vista Senior Living has balanced a slow return in demand for independent living apartments by licensing more assisted-living units, for which demand has remained steady, says Sandy Davidson, Moran Vista's administrator.