Real Estate & Construction

Inland Northwest construction industry combats opioid use

Safety personnel working to curb the 'tough guy' mentality in construction

July 3, 2019

It has long been the mantra of construction workers to adhere to the proverbial 'tough guyâ€ image, those who believe showing weakness is unacceptable, and talking about feelings is unimaginable.

Around Town

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

June 20, 2019

Staff Report

Real Estate Transactions and Other Business Moves in the Inland Northwest

Chick-fil-A scopes its first restaurant site in Spokane

Atlanta company named in environmental review

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Spokane could soon have its first Chick-fil-A restaurant, according to documents filed with the city, although the Atlanta-based restaurant chain declines to confirm those plans.

Cheney extends moratorium on Terra Vista development

City plans $4M in road projects near development

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Cheney City Council has extended by several weeks a moratorium on new development in the area of the more than 1,000-unit Terra Vista apartment and multiplex development, citing a need for more time to review transportation and public safety impacts

Multimillion-dollar Black Tank cleanup moves ahead

Decontamination effort will take more than a decade

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A BNSF Railway Co.-owned site in the Hillyard area known to have oil contaminants deep in the soil is undergoing a multimillion-dollar cleanup operation to protect drinking water, without slowing down the North Spokane Corridor freeway project.

StanCraft to expand with $15 million jet center

Boat maker now offering aircraft interior refitting

June 20, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Hayden-based StanCraft Boat Co. is expanding from manufacturing watercraft to offering aviation services with the addition of a $15 million StanCraft Jet Center at Coeur d'Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field.

Young Selkirk Pharma envisions big facility on West Plains

Drug packager files plans for $30 million plant

June 20, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Selkirk Pharma Inc., a young injectable-drug manufacturing and packaging company headquartered in Spokane, plans to build a new, roughly $30 million manufacturing facility on the West Plains.

Shore Acres Resort is under new ownership

70-year-old Loon Lake property sold last month

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The Shore Acres Resort, located on Loon Lake, has changed hands. Katy and Jim Byrnes, of Spokane, completed their purchase of the 3-acre property for $920,000 last month. Katy Byrnes says her grandparents honeymooned at Shore Acres more than 50 years ago

Blockhouse project moves forward in Perry District

Work on $2M project could start this summer

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

A year in the making, site work on the $2 million Blockhouse|Life 'smartâ€ housing development in the South Perry District is underway, with construction on the buildings expected to begin by July.