Real Estate & Construction

Business developers team up to buy Plechner Building

Trio to operate Spokane Entrepreneurial Center

October 23, 2014

Three Spokane business developers and investors have joined to buy the Plechner Building, which they plan to continue to operate as the Spokane Entrepreneurial Center. Tom Simpson, a member of the ownership group, says he and fellow entrepreneurs, Rob Ma

Catholic Charities plans 51-unit housing project east of downtown Spokane

Work on $5 million building slated to begin next spring

October 23, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Catholic Charities of Spokane, one of the area's largest social-service nonprofits, is in the initial design stages on a $5 million, 51-unit low-income housing project downtown, says John Fisher, housing development manager for Catholic Charities. The

Caterpillar buys land next to its West Plains facility

Some speculate that company will expand

October 23, 2014

Mike McLean

Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. has purchased a parcel of land next to its big distribution center on the West Plains, leading some people familiar with the transaction to conclude that the company is planning to expand there soon. Dick Edwards, a co

CHAS leases lower South Hill space for new health clinic

Center to offer primary care, possibly specialty services

October 23, 2014

Katie Ross

Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS), the Spokane-based nonprofit provider of medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services, has leased almost 6,000 square feet of space in the South Perry District for a new clinic, says spokeswoman

Spokesman-Review to consolidate some functions, pursue plans to reduce staffing

Cowles Co. to create more space for lease

October 9, 2014

Judith Spitzer

The Spokesman-Review newspaper says it will consolidate operations in the Spokesman-Review building and neighboring Spokane Chronicle building to make additional space available for lease, along with reducing its workforce by 5 percent, as disclosed earli

Spokane Club to retain its Valley athletic facility

Civic Building sale helped to stabilize club's finances

October 9, 2014

Katie Ross

The board of trustees of the Spokane Club, the longtime, members-only social-and-athletic club here, has voted to allow the real estate listing for its Valley location to expire. The Valley facility, located at 5900 E. Fourth, has been for sale since Jun

Walker Construction starts $12.3 million Pasco job

STEM high school to be completed next summer

October 9, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Walker Construction Inc., of Spokane, says it has started construction of the 45,000-square-foot, $12.3 million Delta High School, a four-year-old STEM-focused high school in northwest Pasco, Wash. STEM refers to the academic areas of science, technology

Proposed abandoned property law stirs debate

City council slated to vote on ordinance this month

October 9, 2014

Judith Spitzer

City leaders say a proposed registry of vacant, single-family Spokane homes in foreclosure would hold companies and banks accountable for keeping the properties in good condition, but a mortgage lending association representative says many mortgage lender

Cd'A orthopedic practice to open second clinic here

Meridian doing $500,000 in improvements for tenant

October 9, 2014

Mike McLean

Meridian Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, is working on a nearly $500,000 tenant improvement project in the medical district on the lower South Hill, where a growing orthopedic practice currently based in Coeur d'Alene plans to open a second clinic

Continental Door Co. looks to expand regionally

Valley dealer-installer says sales have grown steadily

October 9, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane Valley overhead door dealer and installer Continental Door Co. is anticipating another strong year of sales, with revenues projected to be up 20 percent compared with 2013, says founder, co-owner, and President Norm Morse.