Real Estate & Construction

Elevator contractor report rise in work

Vertical Options secures $1 million job in Richland

June 19, 2014

Vertical Options LLC, of Spokane, a growing elevator service and repair company, recently landed a $1 million job at the Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station, in Richland, Wash., says Keely Friesen, the company's CEO. Vertical Options will repl

Ridpath Hotel rehabilitation financing nears completion

Downtown revitalization project awaits city loan

June 19, 2014

Mike McLean

Ron Wells, the Spokane real estate developer who specializes in rehabilitating historic buildings, says investor groups are close to securing a complex financing package to convert the long-vacant Ridpath Hotel downtown into a vibrant residential and comm

Beacon Hill deadlock loosens

City says road realignment approval likely forthcoming

June 19, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Long-time Spokane businessman and entrepreneur Pete Rayner says it's go time. After 26 years, Rayner says he is ready, willing, and able to start the real work of building his dream project at Beacon Hill, in East Spokane. And the City of Spokane agree

Elmer erecting structure for Kootenai County offices

$1.5 million Cd'A project to wrap up by late August

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

J.W. Elmer Construction Co., of Spokane, has started work on a Kootenai County Ancillary Services Building project at 331 W. Garden in Coeur d'Alene that includes erecting a 10,000-square-foot, one-story building. Construction on the $1.5 million pro

Acme rehabs I-90 section through Snoqualmie Pass

Contractor plans to finish $6.4 million job in August

June 5, 2014

Katie Ross

Acme Concrete Paving Inc., of Spokane, has begun a $6.4 million repaving project on a section of Interstate 90 that runs through Snoqualmie Pass, in western Washington, says company President Robert Seghetti. The project, which began in mid-May and is s

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Hutton Elementary improvements to start - Art only

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June 5, 2014

Staff Report

Lanzce Douglass launches RV park development

Plans show 123 hookups, clubhouse valued at $500K

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Prominent Spokane developer Lanzce Douglass is constructing an 8-acre recreational vehicle park on Spokane's North Side, a building permit application information on file with Spokane County shows. The facility, to be called North Pointe RV Park, will

Renovations under way at Coeur d'Alene hotel

Upgrades at inn include resort-like copper roof

June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Interior and exterior renovations are under way at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center, where some upgrades will harken to design features at the upscale Coeur d'Alene Resort, says Mike O'Brien, general manager of the Coeur d

Medical-office project progresses east of downtown -Art only

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June 5, 2014

Mike McLean

Green Bluff event-rules clarifications welcomed by some

Wedding, party venues must secure use permits

June 5, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Green Bluff farmers and event sponsors appear somewhat apprehensive, but generally supportive of new rules Spokane County commissioners adopted last month that spell out how special events, including weddings, are hosted on small-tract agricultural areas