Salvation Army Spokane is tentatively preparing to reopen its food pantry at the end of October after completing a renovation intended to more than double usable floor space and add a new waiting room.

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank has begun a tenant improvement project that includes a new branch and an upgraded lobby at its Washington Trust Bank Tower East building, formerly the Wells Fargo Center, at 601 W. First in downtown Spokane.

In response to surging demand for recreational spaces in Eastern Washington, Innovia Foundation is helping to facilitate a donor-initiated proposal to build a 65,000-square-foot two-sheet ice facility near Spokane Valley Valley Mall.

A 10-pump gas station and convenience store has been proposed  at 2950 W. Sunset Blvd., on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd. and Government Way.

Valley Real Life Ministries is expanding the auditorium, lobby, and office at its church located at 1831 S. Barker Road, in Greenacres.

Spokane-based nonprofit Waters Meet Foundation has taken the initial steps to bring a pilot project serving individuals transitioning out of homelessness to the West Hills neighborhood.

For developer Jim Frank, building a neighborhood is about designing walkable places where residents can make connections between home to community features.