Real Estate & Construction

Longtime North Side ski shop Wintersport to close

Owner retiring; property sold, will be leased out

October 20, 2016

Wintersport, a popular longtime ski shop at the southeast corner of Division Street and Bridgeport Avenue on Spokane's North Side, will be closing around the end of this month, says owner Darrell Perdue, who has sold the property and is retiring. Perdu

Liberty Lake restaurant, retail project planned

Multitenant structure to be erected near Home Depot

October 20, 2016

Mike McLean

A Seattle developer plans to construct a 12,400-square-foot, multitenant retail building in Liberty Lake, environmental planning documents on file with the city of Liberty Lake show. The project site would be located on an acre of vacant land at the nort

Leone & Keeble wins big contract for EWU project

Work on $31 million job slated to start this week

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Eastern Washington University has awarded Spokane contractor Leone & Keeble Inc. a $31 million contract to renovate and expand the Pence Union Building. Work there is scheduled to start this week, says Troy Bester, the university's senior project mana

Allergen supplier expands

Art Only

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction cites growth, expanding markets

Total active project values surpass $60 million mark

October 6, 2016

Mike McLean

Vandervert Construction Inc., of Spokane, is seeing strong growth in contract revenue this year inside and outside of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area, says Andrea Frye, a spokeswoman for the company. Active construction projects include four hotels outs

Lydig CEO says success linked to investing in workers

Average length of tenure at company is a decade

October 6, 2016

Lydig Construction Inc. CEO Larry Swartz says he thinks the number that most effectively speaks to why the company is so successful is reflected in the average tenure of its more than 150 employees in three different cities.

New structure slated at Liberty Lake business park

15,000-square-foot building would have multiple tenants

October 6, 2016

Construction is expected to start soon on a 15,000-square-foot building at Liberty Lake's McKinzie Business Park, says Amanda Tainio, the planning and building services manager for the city of Liberty Lake. 'The project is currently under review, and

Third warehouse to be developed at Playfair park

Construction to start soon on the $2.2 million project

October 6, 2016

Construction is expected to start this month on a third warehouse building at the Playfair Commerce Park, says Kiemle & Hagood Co. industrial specialist broker Mark Lucas. The $2.2 million structure will be erected near the Scafco Corp. offices and Scafc

Northwood Middle School project highlights buzz of activity at Mead schools

Site work almost finished at campus north of Spokane

October 6, 2016

Site work is nearing completion for a new $29 million Northwood Middle School in the Mead School District, and construction of the school building is expected to start soon, says Ned Wendle, the district's director of facilities and planning. By the en

Kiemle & Hagood's portfolio proliferation

Property management arm set to open new offices, add staff

October 6, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Big Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage Kiemle & Hagood Co. says it's on pace for a year of strong growth in its commercial property management services, continuing and possibly improving on a several-year trend.