Green Bluff farmers and event sponsors appear somewhat apprehensive, but generally supportive of new rules Spokane County commissioners adopted last month that spell out how special events, including weddings, are hosted on small-tract agricultural areas

Pacific Northwest My Place Hotels LLC, of Aberdeen, S.D., has begun development of a $3.4 million, 30,000-square-foot extended-stay hotel at 16106 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Joe Dinger, vice president of development for Pacific Northwest My Place, s

Cold Storage Spokane LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, is renovating a former warehouse at 116 W. Pacific downtown into retail, office, and possibly residential space in a phase of work valued at $1.7 million, says owner Jerry Neeser. Another of Neeser's com

A long-envisioned retail and residential project proposed north of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in the forefront after a few years of delays, though at a smaller scale than originally proposed, the Lake City Development Corp. says. The three-story pr

Spokane general contractor Divcon Inc. is expecting a work volume of about $20 million for 2014, its best year ever, says President Shane Miller. John Miller, Divcon chairman and Shane's father, says the work increase is due partly to the company's

Some independent real estate brokers here say their agencies are growing rapidly despite not having the brand recognition of regional and national franchise operations. Dan Lysek, co-owner and designated broker at Spokane Valley-based Live Real Estate LL