Real Estate & Construction

Hennessey Funeral Home to replace cremation unit

Switch to more efficient chamber to begin in June

April 21, 2022

Hennessey Funeral Home & Crematory's Spokane location is getting a new cremation unit, managing partner Melissa Johnson says.

Second phase planned at former McKinley School

Three new buildings to add 200 living units at development site

April 21, 2022

Erica Bullock

A second phase of construction is planned at the historic McKinley School site that will include three buildings with a total of 200 apartment units, according to environmental documents on file with the city of Spokane.

Second Liberty Apartments structure to be built

Hillyard neighborhood site will gain 24 units

April 21, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Jordan Tampien, developer and owner of 4 Degrees Real Estate, of Spokane, says work has begun on the second phase of the $8 million Liberty Apartments project, in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood. Tampien says footings and framing have gone up at

Multifamily dwellings envisioned on Mission Avenue

26 townhome-style apartments planned

April 21, 2022

Karina Elias

Tolovana Ventures LLC, of Mercer Island, Washington, plans to build a four-building complex, to be called Mission Court Apartments, on the southwest corner of Mission Avenue and Madelia Street, just east of the Spokane River, according to a building

Whatever Happened To: Spokane Gun Club's range relocation plans

Organization appeal deadline nears after land-use permit overruled a second time

April 21, 2022

Mike McLean

The Spokane Gun Club's plans for a new trap-and-skeet range on the West Plains have ricocheted between superior courts and now could be headed to state appeals court, with a filing deadline looming.

Great Floors sells five properties

Cd'A retailer to continue to operate its stores in acquired buildings

April 21, 2022

Erica Bullock

Coeur d'Alene-based retailer Great Floors LLC has recently sold five store buildings with about 176,000 square feet of retail space combined, including one store in Spokane Valley and one in Coeur d'Alene, says Clayton Brown, Seattle-based managing

Baker Construction's succession plan takes shape

New shareholders step in; Barry Baker to remain CEO

April 21, 2022

Karina Elias

Barry Baker, president and CEO of Spokane-based Baker Construction & Development Inc., has named three new shareholders to the company-Brian Valliant, Lucas Holmquist, and Brooke Baker Spink-who represent the next generation of owners in

Trades Night works to change construction-career narrative

Industry event looks to attract young people to construction careers

April 21, 2022

Karina Elias

Construction industry leaders are working to promote a career in the construction industry as equal to entering college, the military, or the general workforce, says Sarah Cottam, vice president of member services for the Spokane-based Inland Pacific

CHAS plans new health care training center at Iron Bridge

Building to support over 200 students in apprenticeships

April 21, 2022

Erica Bullock

Community Health Association of Spokane plans to build a new, 91,700-square-foot health care training facility, to be called the CHAS Health Learning Institute, at the Iron Bridge Office Campus, says Tamitha Shockley French, director of communications

So Val, So Good: Developments to add 1,000 new housing units at southern end of Spokane Valley

Six development slated, underway in neighborhood

April 21, 2022

Erica Bullock

Six projects that could add 1,000 living units and some community open space in the Valley Urban Growth Area are proposed or under development at the south end of Spokane Valley-a neighborhood locals refer to as So Val.