Real Estate & Construction

ICCU to build new branch on South Hill

$6M project to start next year at former Wells Fargo location

May 25, 2023

Chubbuck, Idaho-based Idaho Central Credit Union plans to open a new branch at the site of a former Wells Fargo building on Spokane's South Hill. ICCU will demolish the Wells Fargo building, located at 2910 E. 30th, just east of South Regal Street

City steps away from Premera property

Beggs remains hopeful, however, about prospect of future acquisition

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

The city of Spokane has taken action to exit an agreement to purchase the three-building Premera Blue Cross corporate office campus in East Spokane, says City Council President Breean Beggs. Beggs says, however, 'The city is still interested in it

Architects see increases in secure outdoor spaces

Property owners more aware of need, benefits

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Recent pleasant weather in the Inland Northwest brings more opportunities to spend time outside. However, with more people out and about, some architects here say that building owners serving a variety of industries are increasingly concerned about the

Coeur Terre master plan was 10 years in the making

Residential-commercial community is developer's first mixed-use project

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Coeur Terre, an envisioned 2,800-unit residential and commercial community between Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, is the first mixed-use development planned by Kootenai County Land Co., but plans for it have been years in the making, says Melissa Wells

Bank of America tower renovations are underway

Permits to improve interior total $1.75M

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

The tallest building in Spokane has several ongoing construction projects that will improve multiple tenant spaces inside the 42-year-old tower. Over the last 16 months, the Bank of America Financial Center, at 601 W. Riverside, has had seven

2023 Business Icon: Tomlinson Family of Companies' Bob Tomlinson

Third-generation broker expanded real estate firm to national prominence

May 11, 2023

Kim Crompton

Bob Tomlinson, who recently turned 76, winters six months a year in Arizona and no longer is actively involved in managing the Tomlinson Family of Companies real estate brokerage he helped develop into a major enterprise here over five decades.

2023 Business Icon: Kiemle Hagood's Tom Quigley

Community-minded real estate leader stays dedicated to Spokane

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Tom Quigley, 71, has lived in the Spokane area his entire life and has spent nearly 50 years working at Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage Kiemle Hagood, where some who know him say his quiet and composed demeanor belies a truly dedicated

2023 Business Icons: North Idaho's Judy and Steve Meyer

Couple share interests in service to community

May 11, 2023

Karina Elias

Service to the community is an inherent trait shared by Judy and Steve Meyer, says their son, Chris Meyer. 'They have always been keenly aware of the value of public service and support of others,â€ he says. 'They do it because it's the right

An Unintended Catalyst: Lessons learned at U District building lead to new startup

McKinstry spins off Overcast Innovations to manufacture ceiling panels, tubing systems

May 11, 2023

Karina Elias

Since the opening of the Catalyst building in Spokane's University District in September 2020, energy-efficiency system designer and contractor McKinstry Co. has formed a new company focusing on elements first designed for the building.

Foreclosures rise in INW, following national trend

Increase in defaults said not alarming yet

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Recent foreclosure activity in Spokane and Kootenai counties shows a significant increase during the first three months of 2023 compared to the year-earlier period, following a year-over-year increase in 2022. Foreclosures on deeds of trust in Spokane