Real Estate & Construction

Updated Michael Building in downtown Spokane fills with tenants

13 of 18 living units taken in 125-year-old structure

June 18, 2015

Spokane's historic downtown Michael Building is more than half occupied with tenants following an extensive recent renovation, says Bob Spooner, of Spokane-based Goodale & Barbieri Co., the leasing and property manager for the structure. Diamond Parkin

Spokane Sunscreen consolidates operations

Longtime window-tinting business started in 1947

June 18, 2015

Samantha Peone

Spokane Sunscreen LLC, a longtime window-tinting business here, has consolidated its Spokane Valley and Spokane locations into a 7,500-square-foot store at 7227 E. Sprague that has more space than its former two locations combined, says co-owner Rick John

Knife River buys quarry near Cheney

National rock company also has rock pits in Rathdrum, Colville

June 18, 2015

A Bismarck, N.D.-based rock company has bought a 165-acre rock quarry about halfway between Cheney and Spokane, a spokeswoman says. Knife River Corp. purchased the pit at 9404 S. Cheney-Spokane Road, says Colleen Johnston, the company's office and huma

Barry Baker: Constructing post-recession success

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June 18, 2015

Linn Parish

Barry Baker is a second-generation builder who has worked in the Spokane construction sector for nearly 40 years. As president of Baker Construction & Development Inc., the 60-year-old commercial contractor has seen the 64-year-old company started by his

Davenport Grand Hotel is off to strong start

Worthy concern booked 20K rooms before opening

June 18, 2015

Don't plan on staying at the posh, Davenport Grand Hotel between July 7 -11. It's booked. The hotel will be at capacity when it hosts its first official group of convention attendees-1,300 sales reps from the national company Essential Oils. And fo

First of five bond-funded Post Falls school projects rises

Architects West designed middle school expansion

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

Construction is under way on a $3.1 million expansion project at River City Middle School, in Post Falls, says Scott Fischer, the project architect with the Coeur d'Alene design firm Architects West Inc.

Elmer erects addition in Valley for FedEx

Distribution site expansion will be completed this fall

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

A major expansion project is under way at the FedEx Ground distribution center in Spokane Valley.

Central Valley school district starts grocery building remodel

$8.6 million project slated to be finished in early '16

June 4, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Central Valley School District started work in late April on a project to convert a former Yoke's Fresh Market building into new quarters for Barker High School and the Central Valley Early Learning Center.

Spokane Transit Authority rolls toward launch of plaza upgrade project

Transit agency also plans sizable bus garage retrofit

June 4, 2015

Judith Spitzer

Spokane Transit Authority says it will begin work by early winter on a $4.9 million upgrade of the STA Plaza at 701 W. Riverside downtown.

Work starts on Spokane International Airport's parking operations building

$2 million project expected to be finished in November

June 4, 2015

Building crews have started work on a $2.1 million facility at Spokane International Airport that will serve as the new home for parking operations staff members.