Spokane-area single-family home purchases jumped 20 percent in February over the same month last year, a report released this week by the Spokane Association of Realtors shows. Single-family homes on less than an acre including condominiums-sold throu

Spokane-based Cobra BEC Inc. and Mississauga, Ontario-based Flynn Group of Cos. plan to merge and operate under the Flynn Group name, says Travis Dix, chief operations officer of Cobra. The two building-envelope contracting companies expect to finalize

Family Auto Care LLC, a new Spokane full-service automobile repair and maintenance business, has leased 1,500 square feet of warehouse space in the Decatur Storage complex, at 3707 E. Decatur, from Canter Commercial Properties LLC. At the same complex, Sp

Yakima, Wash.-based Apple Valley Dental & Braces plans to erect a new medical office building at 2121 N. Division, which is slated to be its third Spokane-area location, says Jolene Babka, operations officer with the company. Zach Bull, project manager w

Johanna Beverage Co. LLC, a privately-owned manufacturer of chilled juices and other beverages, is expected to break ground on a new refrigerated warehouse at its Spokane-area facility in early spring. The Fleming, N.J.-based company, which makes brands

Preliminary plans on file with the city of Spokane show $5 million in renovations are planned at the Cathedral Plaza apartments, located at 1120 W. Sprague downtown. The 15-story, 150-unit apartment building is managed by Catholic Charities of Spokane af

Washington Trust Bank, which owns the former Executive Court building at 501 W. First downtown, plans to remove the second through fifth stories of the five-story structure, says Katy Wagnon, spokeswoman for the Spokane-based bank. Construction begins on