Real Estate & Construction

$12 million medical office building eyed on lower South Hill

Plans call for six-story structure, multilevel garage

June 8, 2017

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

Work on Riverfront Park projects hits full stride

Ice ribbon, structure set for November completion

June 8, 2017

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,â€ says

Cheney schools ready for overhaul

$52M in projects to ease crowding in growing district

June 8, 2017

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

WSU halts Jensen-Byrd negotiations

College to revisit master plan to support medical school

June 6, 2017

Mike McLean

Washington State University has halted ground-lease negotiations with a development company that had planned to redevelop the historic Jensen-Byrd building and surrounding properties on the WSU Spokane campus east of downtown. Stacy Pearson, WSU's Pu

Womer looks to broaden local, nontribal portfolio

Majority of firm's projects outside of Spokane area

May 25, 2017

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

Virtual reality in building design

ALSC Architects sees added customer value in 3-D

May 25, 2017

Treva Lind

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

T-O Engineers aims for strategic growth, balance

Firm renovates several offices, makes acquisition

May 25, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

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

Spokane County is reviewing permits for new Costco north of Spokane

Lydig listed as contractor on pending applications

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Costco Wholesale Corp. is nearly ready to break ground on a project outside of the city of Spokane where it plans to move its North Side store, building permit application information submitted to Spokane County shows. The permit information shows the $1

City, Brown Building Materials prepare to meet in court

Eminent domain meant to clear hurdle for MLK Way

May 25, 2017

An eminent domain case involving the city of Spokane and B-ONE LLC, which operates Brown Building Materials, and pertaining to key property next to the Spokane River near downtown, now is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 9. The petition, filed by the cit

SCC plans $20 million in upgrades at Old Main Building

New entrance intended to highlight retail spaces

May 25, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Community College is planning a $20 million expansion and remodeling project that will enlarge and update some instructional spaces in the Old Main Building on the south side of its campus. The SCC campus is located at 1810 N. Greene, and the Ol