Real Estate & Construction

Spokane's North Bank draws a crowd

Total of about $55 million in real estate transactions, projects start since stadium location announcement

December 15, 2022

An estimated $36 million in commercial real estate has changed hands in Spokane's North Bank neighborhood since the new sports stadium was announced there. That's on top of $19 million in new developments and remodels permitted nearby during

Silvey Construction grows dental office development business

Company derives work through repeat business, word-of-mouth referrals

December 1, 2022

Erica Bullock

Spokane Valley-based Silvey Construction Inc. plans a big year of developments worth millions of dollars in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, says co-owner and vice president Jared Silvey.

Focus on well-being emerges as employee benefit

Some Inland Northwest employers emphasize whole-person approach

December 1, 2022

Karina Elias

The concept of employee health benefits is expanding beyond conventional medical, vision, and dental coverage to include a whole-person approach to worker health and wellness, some Inland Northwest observers say.

Meet & Greet with Spokane Realtors' Tiffany Claxton-Standley

Spokane Association of Realtors, CEO

December 1, 2022

Karina Elias

Tiffany Claxton-Standley began her role as CEO of the Spokane Association of Realtors on Sept. 19, taking over for Rob Higgins, who retired from the association after having served as executive vice president for nearly 40 years.

Big water tank to be built on hill at Liberty Lake

Project set to go to bid soon; construction start expected next spring

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

The Spokane Valley-based water utility company Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19, in Liberty Lake, has requested a permit to build a 2-million-gallon drinking-water storage tank valued at $3.9 million in Liberty Lake.

Stormwater improvement planned on West Plains

Corridor Contractors selected by county to construct first phase

November 17, 2022

Erica Bullock

Airway Heights-based Corridor Contractors LLC has been selected as the contractor for the first phase of construction in the West Terrace Capital Improvement Project, which will address the chronic stormwater management issues on the West Plains.

Portland group eyes project at former Quality Inn

Remodel involves 153 rental units on south side of I-90

November 17, 2022

Virginia Thomas

An Oregon-based company redeveloping a former Days Inn hotel into apartments in downtown Spokane plans a similar redevelopment project on the other side of Interstate 90.

Construction proposed at children's center here

Two projects will support early education programs

November 17, 2022

Erica Bullock

Two separate construction projects involving Spokane-area learning centers are in the permitting stages. The total value of the projects, one of which is in the Hillyard neighborhood and the other on the South Hill, are valued at a total of $2.8 million.

Copeland Architecture grows construction division

Design-build company buys, remodels new offices near downtown

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

Austin Dickey and Jeff Fountain, architects and owners of the design-build company, Copeland Architecture & Construction Inc., have been steadily rebuilding the company's construction division over the last few years back to the size