Scout Real Estate Group LLC, a newly established brokerage here is growing quickly, thanks in part to its owner's background in the practice of law. The company's owner and managing broker, Brian Bean, is an attorney who initially became interested

Filling a national shortage of real estate appraisers comes down to a matter of compensation catching up with demand, says Michael Robinson, owner of Hearthstone Appraisal PLLC, of Spokane. He adds, however, that some forces within the industry don't

Crown West Realty LLC executive Dean Stuart says the Spokane Business & Industrial Park's current 98 percent occupancy rate is the highest he's seen in his 17-year tenure with the company. SBIP, located at 3808 N. Sullivan, has a total of 5 million s

A $12 million medical and professional office complex envisioned at the base of Spokane's lower South Hill is in the early planning stages. Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, recently submitted a predevelopment application to start the

The city of Spokane parks department says it plans to open the new Riverfront Park ice rink-and ticket office for the rink and Skyride facility-in November. 'The desire is to make the ice ribbon a destination place as the holidays approach,” says

Jeff McClure has spent 33 years working for the Cheney School District, the last 12 in his current role as the district's maintenance and operations director. There may be no one affiliated with the district happier than McClure since Cheney district ta

Womer & Associates, the Spokane-based, Native American-owned architectural and engineering firm, says it's on the verge of expanding and expects to soon be adding staff, but still is struggling to restore the balance of tribal and nontribal work it enjo

Wearing virtual reality goggles, someone using 3-D technology can step into the middle of a North Pines Middle School common space that doesn't exist yet. With the same goggle headset, the person with a head tilt or circular movement can get a panorama

Meridian, Idaho-based T-O Engineers Inc. is planning for growth this year, having recently remodeled several office locations, as well as acquiring Boise-based water and wastewater consulting firm Pharmer Engineering. J.R. Norvell is the company's reg