Veteran Boise-based car wash owner and operator Bill Martin doesn't think he's ever been this busy. 'There's a rate of growth in the industry that's never been seen before,” Martin says.

Blue-Chip Alliance LLC, which operates The Man Shop barbershops in the Spokane area, plans to construct its own corporate headquarters building, with capacity for additional retail tenants.

It wasn't what was in Airway Heights that drew Spokane-area investor Dick Edwards to buy large chunks of land on the West Plains through the years. It's what surrounded the area that caught his eye. 'It was the interstate, a pair of interchanges

A new $8 million development at the southwest corner of Country Vista Drive and Whitman Lane is expected to bring a pediatric dental office, a Mexican cuisine restaurant, and retail space to Liberty Lake.

Those involved in overseeing projects and creating designs for school buildings say adaptability and a focus on infrastructure such as ventilation are essential as more students return to in-person classes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The five highest-value projects currently under construction in the Spokane area are all on track for their projected completion dates. Valued at a total of nearly $150 million, the top five projects include Shaw Middle School

Counter to national trends, nonresidential new construction in Spokane has remained strong through the pandemic, say local industry observers. Permit data provided by Spokane County, the city of Spokane, and the city of Spokane Valley show

The construction industry has long struggled to attract new workers to the field, an issue that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic.