Bessie Lane Rentals LLC, a Spokane Valley real estate investment and development company, has bought 60 acres of land at 1101 N. Beck Road, in Post Falls, and plans to develop a light industrial park there, says John Conard, who co-owns the company. Cona

Health care, advanced manufacturing, and real estate are expected to remain steady growth industries in Kootenai County through 2016, sources there say.

The City of Post Falls has started work on a $14.8 million upgrade project at its wastewater treatment plant, says Andrew Arbini, the city's utilities project manager. The project includes constructing a new headworks facility, two equalization tanks,

Viking Construction Inc., of Hayden, has started work on a $6 million, 72-unit first phase of a planned 208-unit apartment complex in North Idaho, says Scott Krajack, Viking's director of development.

The city of Coeur d'Alene is seeking $3.5 million from its urban renewal agency to reconstruct a 1.5-mile portion of Seltice Way in the west section of the city by 2017, rather than wait for federal funding, says Tony Berns, the agency's executive dir

Bighorn Farm LLC, of Spokane Valley, has bought 206 acres of land in unincorporated Kootenai County, near the north edge of Post Falls, and plans to develop an industrial park there, says George Lawrence, who co-owns Bighorn Farm with Rich Dahm. Lawrence