Real Estate & Construction

Amazon-like Valley facility boasts $105M price tag

Warehouse to employ over 700 when open

November 5, 2020

Updates to the massive facility being constructed in Spokane Valley show more markers of an Amazon project, which if true puts the e-commerce giant in the running to become one of Spokane County's largest employers.

Potential unemployment tax hikes concern builders group

State's post contrasts association's forecasts

October 22, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Members of the Associated Builders & Contractors' Inland Pacific Chapter have expressed concerns to Gov. Jay Inslee's office about the possibility of businesses experiencing steep unemployment insurance rate hikes in coming years.

Rockwood Retirement completes Whitworth project financing

Construction funded for independent-living units through $81.3M bond

October 22, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Rockwood Retirement Communities has completed its final round of bond financing for its Rockwood at Whitworth redevelopment project with $81.3 million in bond financing to be used to construct the second phase of the project.

Structural issues persist at Spokane Valley City Hall

Forensic architect team studies building this month

October 22, 2020

Kevin Blocker

This article has been updated to include comments from Mark D'Agostino, president of Meridian Construction Inc., and the company's attorney John Black.

T-O Engineers plans to move Spokane operations

Engineering firm to triple office space, expects to double employee count

October 22, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane office of Meridian, Idaho-based T-O Engineers Inc. is moving to a new location to accommodate growth, says Eva Fithen, the firm's marketing manager.

Second building to be constructed at Euclid Logistics Center

Distribution company, Home Depot leasing space in first building

October 22, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Work on the next phase of the Euclid Logistics Center is slated to begin this month, adding a second, 120,000-square-foot facility to the center located within the Spokane Business & Industrial Park.

Mainstream Electric starts new nonprofit venture

Company's charity arm now collaborating with SNAP, Family Promise

October 22, 2020

Craig Howard

Some businesses might struggle with an encore after earning mention in publications like the international daily business newspaper Financial Times and American business periodical Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies

Parting Thoughts with Spokane Housing Ventures' John Hancock

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October 22, 2020

Virginia Thomas

John Hancock has been embedded in Spokane's nonprofit scene for years, though he didn't work directly for a nonprofit until he joined Spokane Housing Ventures in early 2019.

URM grows west

Grocery purchases old Northwest Bedding facilities on West Plains, adds clients on coast

October 22, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based wholesale cooperative URM Stores Inc. has purchased the former Northwest Bedding complex on the West Plains to accommodate ongoing growth, as the organization expands west of the Cascade Mountains.

Massive Amazon-like project pursued in Spokane Valley

Project Fireball to include 1.3M square feet, is similar to megaretailer's other projects

October 14, 2020

Virginia Thomas

The city of Spokane Valley today approved a permit for initial grading work for a 1.3 million-square-foot building. The company behind the development, characterized as Project Fireball, isn't listed in public documents, but the project has some of the