Organizations behind a growing pipeline of projects across Spokane — including a behavioral health center, a mixed-use childcare development, and an expanding transitional pediatric health facility — are actively positioning themselves for a federal tax-credit program to help their projects move forward.
Spokane County has added $1.5 billion in new construction this past year — its second-highest total on record — driven by steady population expansion and economic development. However, that regional growth is placing intense pressure on county finances, Commissioner Mary Brooks explained during her State of the County address.
Spokane County voters’ overall view of the region held steady this fall, even as concerns about homelessness and public safety rose and financial anxiety eased, according to the latest results from The Pulse, a survey commissioned by Greater Spokane Incorporated.
Caught between shifting federal administrative rulemaking and ongoing litigation, some Washington state agricultural employers are struggling to navigate changing wage requirements and H-2A guest-worker regulations.
Craft3, a nonprofit community lender that helps finance projects in underserved communities, has finalized two investments into Eastern Washington valued at
$35.5 million.
The city of Spokane entered a 90-day review period after a special city council meeting on Aug. 25, as part of an $18.5 million plan to purchase space for a new criminal justice campus.