Special Report

Portland group eyes project at former Quality Inn

Remodel involves 153 rental units on south side of I-90

November 17, 2022

An Oregon-based company redeveloping a former Days Inn hotel into apartments in downtown Spokane plans a similar redevelopment project on the other side of Interstate 90.

Copeland Architecture grows construction division

Design-build company buys, remodels new offices near downtown

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

Austin Dickey and Jeff Fountain, architects and owners of the design-build company, Copeland Architecture & Construction Inc., have been steadily rebuilding the company's construction division over the last few years back to the size

Historic downtown building remodel underway

Long-vacant hotel to be converted into rentals

November 17, 2022

Virginia Thomas

The second and third floors of a 130-year-old, former hotel in downtown Spokane are being remodeled into apartments.

Whitetail Ridge development springs to life in Valley

Former Itron executive's vision coming to fruition

November 17, 2022

Virginia Thomas

The $83 million-plus Whitetail Ridge residential development, a longtime dream of former Itron executive Johnny Humphreys, is being realized in Spokane Valley.

Gonzaga to build additional student housing

92-unit dorm structure said to be followed up by 'Phase 2' project

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

Gonzaga University has submitted pre-development plans to build a 92-bed student dormitory at the southeast corner of Cincinnati Street and Sharp Avenue, on the northeast edge of the school's campus.

Central Washington pay rates rile Spokane-area contractors

State Supreme Court upholds 2018 changes for setting prevailing wage

November 17, 2022

Erica Bullock

Prevailing wages in some central Washington counties have increased 40% from a year ago for carpenters, and some construction industry professionals here say they're concerned about the impact of the wage hike on Eastern Washington

Downturn might be good time for Roth conversion

Bear market may make tax trade-off worthwhile

November 3, 2022

Rick Biel

One silver lining in the current bear market is that this could be a good time to convert assets from a traditional individual retirement account to a Roth IRA.

It's time to prepare for rising cost of borrowing

Higher interest rates can affect consumer behavior

November 3, 2022

Joseph Lanham

The Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates to counteract inflation. The prospect of rising rates may seem daunting for small business owners, but the reality so far may have been less worrisome.

Emotion can be inverse sign of next market trend

Daily headlines shouldn't shake long-term strategy

November 3, 2022

Michael Maehl

Last time we had a bad market was almost 15 years ago. And here we are again. The year 2022 may be known for more than just the size of the losses in the stock market. According to Morningstar, this may be the first time that all 20 types of taxable bond

SNAP commercial loan volume on track for record year

Organization hasn't recorded any defaults in past two years,financial stability director says

November 3, 2022

Erica Bullock

Increased demand for financial assistance at SNAP Financial Access led to a record $1.1 million in loans last year. This year, another record volume is within reach, says Karen Campbell, the organization's director of financial stability.