The owner of a Coeur d'Alene-based sporting goods retail store has acquired Silver Lake Mall through an affiliated company, according to documents on file with the Kootenai County Assessor's office.

A representative of a west Spokane private school says officials there are confident they can secure funding commitments to complete the finishing touches on a $2.3 million multipurpose building currently under construction.

Work is underway on a new Old Navy retail store at the Franklin Park Commons shopping center, on Spokane's North Side. In a prepared statement, a Gap Inc. spokesperson says the Franklin Park store, at 5628 N. Division, will open at the end of April.

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council, in partnership with several Spokane-based agencies, plans an electric vehicle infrastructure overhaul that will grow substantially the current number of charging stations in the county over the next few years.

Development of two massive projects in northeastern Spokane-the Beacon Hill residential development and the Esmeralda Commerce Park-might not start as expected this year.

Ever thought it's those out-of-towners who have driven up housing prices here recently? You probably aren't alone. After all, the median house price for resale has climbed from approximately $284,000 to $330,000 over the past four quarters.

The owner of a Spokane-based landscaping company located in the Hillyard neighborhood has his sights set on expanding his current office and constructing a new 18,000-square-foot light-industrial incubator starting the middle of the year.