Real Estate & Construction

Zombie Attack: Group looks to reduce number of abandoned 'zombie' homes

Some Spokane professionals organize to address growing problem in some Spokane neighborhoods

November 21, 2019

A loose group of Spokane professionals has begun working to relieve some of the pressure the area's housing market is under by bringing 'zombie homesâ€ back to life.

Realtors feel recoil of mayoral campaign support

Some decry how industry was characterized in race

November 21, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Earlier this year, veteran Spokane Realtor Patricia O'Callaghan sat at a South Hill restaurant awaiting dinner with a large group of friends and acquaintances.

Spokane-area fabricators forge expansions

Construction activity, new products drive growth for trio of manufacturers

November 21, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A trio of metals fabrication companies here are expanding. One is moving to a new facility, and two are building new structures.

Inland Capital moves headquarters to South Hill

Financial company moved to meet planned growth

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based financial services company Inland Capital LLC has leased about 4,000 square feet of space in the Boulevard Park Office Center, at 2607 S. Southeast Blvd., on Spokane's South Hill, where it has moved its headquarters.

Inland Northwest Composite tops $11 billion

Results of Hart reports mark third straight quarterly increase

November 7, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based financial advising company, says the composite value of the region's seven publicly traded companies rose to $11.1 billion in the third quarter, the first time this year the composite has topped $11 billion.

Jacobs expects to expand footprint, portfolio here

After buying CH2M Hill, engineering firm grows transportation work here

November 7, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Two years after acquiring the former CH2M Hill engineering firm, Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. wants to expand its portfolio of work around Spokane the way it has in other parts of the state.

Liberty Lake Coworking to open early next year

Space meant to fill gap in city's flex office market

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

A new coworking space is coming to Liberty Lake early next year, says Ann Long, co-owner of the business that will operate the facility.

Putting the tech in architecture

Local firms explore 3D, virtual reality, drones

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The flood of technology over the past 10 years has changed the day-to-day operations of Inland Northwest architecture firms, and up-and-coming technology advances have the potential to change the industry even more, experts say.

Financing restrictions eased for condo buyers

Such development in state remains stagnant despite recent nationwide reforms

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Recent changes to the Federal Housing Administration's condominium financing guidelines will make buying a condominium cheaper and such homeownership more accessible, says Darin Watkins, governmental affairs director for the Spokane Association

Spokane Gun Club completes purchase of West Plains property

450-acre land purchase completed near Fairchild

October 24, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane Gun Club has purchased over 450 acres of property near the northwest corner of Brooks Road and Thorpe Road, on the West Plains, just west of Fairchild Air Force Base, where the club plans to construct a new clubhouse and trap and skeet range