Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors has announced the winners of the 2024 Build Northwest Awards.

Building permits issued by the city of Spokane for 2024 had a total construction value of $769 million, up 47.6% compared with a total value of $520.9 million in 2023.

The Northeast Public Development Authority plans to break ground on a $12.5 million mixed-use building later this year. 

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and members of the City Council have proposed an interim zoning ordinance that would eliminate building height limits in and around downtown.

Spokane-area home sales started out 2025 with 319 single-family homes sold in January, up nearly 12% compared with the year-earlier month.

Portland, Oregon-based engineering consulting firm David Evans & Associates Inc. has acquired electrical and systems engineering firm Elcon Associates Inc., also of Portland.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Department of Commerce announced $14.6 million in grants to support housing projects that will create more than 1,800 affordable units in 10 counties, including for two projects in Spokane County.