The senior leadership team at Spokane-based real estate company Kiemle Hagood finds itself in a considerably more enviable position than many businesses that are suffering through, or have been claimed altogether, by the coronavirus nightmare.

Plans for two medical office buildings-one on Spokane's lower South Hill and the other in the northwest part of the city-have a combined project valuation of at least $6.5 million, according to city permit applications.

A lack of promotion of the construction industry in schools has led not only to a shortage of workers, but a dearth of women in the industry, some women in construction and trades here claim.

The commercial real estate sector is taking a hit as business shutdowns and significant cash flow declines force some companies to miss their rent payments, while some in the industry contend that businesses are choosing not to pay.

The owner of Schweitzer Mountain Resort envisions about $85 million worth of enhancements at the North Idaho ski resort over the next decade, executives there say.

Seattle-based Grand Coulee Building LLC has purchased the 43,900-square-foot retail and residential Grand Coulee Building, at 106 S. Cedar, as an investment. The building has 49 residential units and seven retail spaces.

A three-person panel of arbitrators has ruled that a long-time Spokane investment company and its owner didn't breach its fiduciary duties, nor did it commit fraud, as claimed by a Spokane businessman who had invested in the company.

Kootenai County has experienced an influx of retirees moving into the region over the last decade, and builders have struggled to keep up with the demand for housing, some observers say.

Keith Fauerso, executive director of the Cheney Care Community senior living home, says quarantine measures implemented due the coronavirus pandemic only have furthered the isolation experienced among those who are the most susceptible to the virus.