Three townhome-style projects with construction values totaling $5 million are planned or underway in the Spokane area. Will Clark, owner of Union Townhomes at 1724 N. Union Road in Spokane Valley, says work on the first phase of a two-phase

The Center of Rehabilitation Institute LLC has opened at 501 S. Bernard, in the former Fidelity Insurance building, as a home for a variety of medical treatments to offer a one-stop shop for wellness, says co-owners Armand and Maile Mohsenian.

Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Montana-based Pacific Steel & Recycling plans to move its Spokane operations to a new two-building complex the company is constructing in East Spokane.

Bob Wills is retiring after 30 years alongside firm co-founder Gary Bernardo at the helm of Spokane-based architecture firm Bernardo|Wills Architects PC. Bernardo says planning for the departure of his partner has long been in progress.

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has pivoted from constructing new homes to rehabilitating existing homes as availability of construction materials and labor tightens and costs rise.

Established in Portland, Oregon in 1976, the transportation civil engineering consulting company David Evans & Associates Inc. has secured a solid presence in the Inland Northwest.

A project that's been more than a decade in the making is well on its way to wrapping up, as developers at the Ridpath start work on the final two floors of the building.