Eleven U.S. Census Bureau tracts in Spokane County have been selected as Opportunity Zones, in which investors can earn federal tax breaks and potentially bring further economic development to the region. The neighborhoods here are among 139 census tract

Road crews have closed Trent Avenue between Hamilton & Helena for the purpose of building a roundabout at Perry and Trent streets. The roundabout will assist in facilitating traffic flow from Martin Luther King Jr. Way to the University District.

Spokane County has issued building permits for what appears to be an $8.5 million new phase at Hilby Station, an apartment complex at 5317 S. Palouse Highway on Spokane's South Hill, records indicate. The apartment complex is owned by Hilby Station LLC

Construction is underway on a new, $8.6 million Idaho Central Credit Union office to be located at 1327 W. Appleway, in Coeur d'Alene, says Michael Wolsten, ICCU's assistant vice president of North Idaho operations. The three-story building will have

TourFactory, a Spokane company that developed virtual home tours, has merged with Proxio Inc., a global marketing and networking services company based in Santa Clara, Calif. The two have combined to form a new software company known as Collabra Technolo

General contractor Gavin Tenold and electrician Harlan Heise formed Northwest Renewables LLC in 2016 because they saw solar and backup battery installation as a growing market. Now, the co-owners project the company's revenue will jump in 2018 to $1.3

A $10 million-plus, seven-story multiuse building and a possible multistory parking garage are in early planning stages for a site along west First Avenue, just east of the Eldridge Building at the west end of downtown, says Spokane real estate broker and

Officials have started discussing how to handle the flow of traffic near a proposed pedestrian plaza to be constructed west of City Hall, along the 800 block of west Spokane Falls Boulevard next year. At least five options are being developed, one of whi