Real Estate & Construction

Jacobs expects to expand footprint, portfolio here

After buying CH2M Hill, engineering firm grows transportation work here

November 7, 2019

Two years after acquiring the former CH2M Hill engineering firm, Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. wants to expand its portfolio of work around Spokane the way it has in other parts of the state.

Liberty Lake Coworking to open early next year

Space meant to fill gap in city's flex office market

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

A new coworking space is coming to Liberty Lake early next year, says Ann Long, co-owner of the business that will operate the facility.

Putting the tech in architecture

Local firms explore 3D, virtual reality, drones

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The flood of technology over the past 10 years has changed the day-to-day operations of Inland Northwest architecture firms, and up-and-coming technology advances have the potential to change the industry even more, experts say.

Financing restrictions eased for condo buyers

Such development in state remains stagnant despite recent nationwide reforms

November 7, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Recent changes to the Federal Housing Administration's condominium financing guidelines will make buying a condominium cheaper and such homeownership more accessible, says Darin Watkins, governmental affairs director for the Spokane Association

Spokane Gun Club completes purchase of West Plains property

450-acre land purchase completed near Fairchild

October 24, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane Gun Club has purchased over 450 acres of property near the northwest corner of Brooks Road and Thorpe Road, on the West Plains, just west of Fairchild Air Force Base, where the club plans to construct a new clubhouse and trap and skeet range

WSU to take another run at redeveloping Jensen-Byrd building

Project is one of many envisioned, underway in University District

October 24, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Spokane's University District has become a hotbed of development activity with envisioned projects valued at more than $135 million on top of over $225 million in projects currently underway.

East Central center adds Head Start space

CHAS dental clinic will replace classroom building

October 10, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The East Central Community Center is adding space to its building to serve an Early Head Start program. Carolina Lopez, executive assistant at the Martin Luther King Family Outreach Center, which operates the community center, says work to renovate three

Union Gospel Mission plans two new stores

Projects in early stages; one property purchased

October 10, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Union Gospel Mission Association of Spokane plans to expand its thrift store operations by adding two new outlets in the next few years. Dean Bitz, director of operations for the nonprofit, says the projects are still in the early planning stages, but

CarePartners plans memory-care facility on Spokane's North Side

Spokane Special Care cottages to offer 60 beds

October 10, 2019

Virginia Thomas

A 60-bed memory care facility is planned for Spokane's North Side, says Kelley Smith, CarePartners Management Group LLC vice president of sales and marketing. Spokane Special Care Community, owned and operated by Mercer Island, Washington-based

OAC Services focuses on client, employee relationships

Project manager predicts more design-build jobs

October 10, 2019

Virginia Thomas

When Jeff Jurgensen opened the Spokane office of Seattle-based construction and project management company OAC Services Inc. in 2006, he noticed a distinct lack of project management companies here, he says. Jurgensen, senior associate of construction