Real Estate & Construction

COR Institute opens collaborative medical office

Company offers health services incubator space

July 15, 2021

The Center of Rehabilitation Institute LLC has opened at 501 S. Bernard, in the former Fidelity Insurance building, as a home for a variety of medical treatments to offer a one-stop shop for wellness, says co-owners Armand and Maile Mohsenian.

Fred's Appliance plans $13 million warehouse on West Plains

Work on $13M structure could start as early as fall

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 10,000-square-foot warehouse near the city of Spokane's western edge on the West Plains, says company owner John Amistoso. A general contractor hasn't been selected

At 90, Realtor Pat Kenney see no reason to retire

Veteran broker has been in business since 1953

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Pacific Steel plans new facility in East Spokane

Current building is in path of North Spokane Corridor

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Montana-based Pacific Steel & Recycling plans to move its Spokane operations to a new two-building complex the company is constructing in East Spokane.

Spokane architect Bob Wills reflects on his 50-year career

Wills reflects on creating firm, succession planning

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Bob Wills is retiring after 30 years alongside firm co-founder Gary Bernardo at the helm of Spokane-based architecture firm Bernardo|Wills Architects PC. Bernardo says planning for the departure of his partner has long been in progress.

Habitat For Humanity-Spokane shifts to home rehabilitations

Supply costs, shortages deter new construction

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has pivoted from constructing new homes to rehabilitating existing homes as availability of construction materials and labor tightens and costs rise.

Engineering Idaho: David Evans & Associates consults on major traffic changes

Firm to work on $57.2M interchange project

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Established in Portland, Oregon in 1976, the transportation civil engineering consulting company David Evans & Associates Inc. has secured a solid presence in the Inland Northwest.

The Path to Completion at the Ridpath

Work on top two floors begins; restaurant tenant being sought

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

A project that's been more than a decade in the making is well on its way to wrapping up, as developers at the Ridpath start work on the final two floors of the building.

Hemmingson's Triumph: Lakeside Capital buys Triumph Composite plant

Group plans to convert 50-acre West Plains site into manufacturing hub

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Wanting to generate long-term, high-paying manufacturing jobs in the Inland Northwest, a company led by veteran businessman and philanthropist John J. Hemmingson has acquired Triumph Composite Systems Inc.'s nearly 50-acre parcel of land and

Haven Real Estate Group owners start new mortgage company

Real estate firm, new lender located downtown

July 1, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Haven Real Estate Group LLC debuted a new affiliate-Haven Mortgage Group LLC-in mid-June. Co-founded by the husband-and-wife duo Robert and Cambria Henry, Haven Real Estate was launched in 2015 and now has eight full-time employees and