Senate Bill 5450, signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this year, goes into effect today, June 7, enabling builders to use certain new timber products to construct bigger buildings than had been permitted previously. The bill specifically directs t

The Washington state Department of Transportation is set to begin the next phase of construction on the North Spokane Corridor later this month, with what's being called the Columbia-Freya project, says Al Gilson, Spokane-based spokesman for the departm

Catholic Charities of Spokane hopes to begin construction in the fall on the fourth and fifth buildings in the Father Bach series of low income housing apartment projects, says Jonathan Mallahan, vice president of housing for Catholic Charities Spokane, w

The need for rental self-storage facilities has surged here in recent years, some Inland Northwest industry veterans say, and the storage construction permit volume has surged past the pre-recession peak. 'In the past 2 1/2 or three years, growth has b

SRM Development LLC, a Spokane-based development company, has secured $20 million in capital through a private placement with investors. The developer, which focuses on senior housing, multifamily housing, and commercial buildings, will use SRM Senior Ho

Six businesspeople from a variety of industries are coming together to build a $2 million 'smart” housing development, called Blockhouse, in the South Perry District. Andy Barrett, one of the partners in the Blockhouse collaboration, says the group e

Volunteers of America Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho plans to construct a 60-unit low-income apartment building with a shelter for homeless women downtown at 1301 W. Third, the current site of Linnie's Thai Cuisine restaurant, says Fawn Schott, VOA

Spokane-area homebuilders have been struggling to find enough land to meet the demand for single-family homes, some construction industry professionals say. The land need is constraining new home inventory, which in turn could be contributing to rising h