Samantha Peone

Mental health insurance coverage to broaden soon

System could deliver more holistic care, Frontier CEO says

December 6, 2018

Starting Jan. 1, behavioral health services traditionally covered through Medicaid also will be covered by some of the same managed care organizations that currently cover physical health services, says Jeff Thomas, CEO of Frontier Behavioral Health.

Alliant Insurance to add up to 100 employees in Spokane

Company leases more space on the West Plains

December 6, 2018

Samantha Peone

Following a flurry of acquisitions in the Inland Northwest in recent years, Alliant Insurance Services Inc. plans to add 50 to 100 employees at its Spokane offices within the next two years, a local executive says.

ALSC chosen to handle EWU stadium predesign

EWU hopes report will be done by January

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Eastern Washington University recently selected ALSC Architects PS, of Spokane, to handle the predesign services for a potential remodel of Roos Field.

JMA Commercial merges into Leavitt Capital Cos.

Leavitt grows employee number here to seven

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane Valley-based property management company and real estate brokerage JMA Commercial Real Estate has merged into Seattle-based Leavitt Capital Cos., says Jamie Traeger, owner of JMA and now senior vice president of Leavitt Capital.

City of Spokane approves three land-use change requests

Fourth proposal tabled, fifth withdrawn, refiled

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

The Spokane City Council has approved three requests for land-use designation changes and postponed a fourth request, while a fifth request was withdrawn, says Dwight Hume, of Land Use Solutions & Entitlement LLC,

Lexington Homes starts $6 million housing development in Greenacres

22 houses in building or permitting phases

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction valued at $3.1 million has started on 11 of 22 planned single-family homes in Greenacres, says Jayson Hunnel, vice president of planning for Lexington Homes-DHR LLC, the Spokane Valley affiliate of Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder

Franz Bakery to move, double its space in Coeur d'Alene

Sales expanding for its North Idaho operations

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

United States Bakery, which does business as Franz Bakery, is in the process of moving its Coeur d'Alene operations to a facility more than double the space the bakery currently occupies, says Tim Harper, general manager of the Franz Bakeries Spokane

Scout Real Estate closes; owner joins Kiemle Hagood

Company's agents, employee move to 4 Degrees brokerage

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Brian Bean, owner of Scout Real Estate Group LLC, of Spokane, has closed the company's office at 429 W. First and joined Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage Kiemle Hagood.

$15 million Coeur d'Alene Casino renovation starts

Project expands stage, updates lighting, HVAC

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction is under way on a $15 million renovation project at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, in Worley, Idaho, says Laura Stensgar, spokeswoman for the casino.

Fisher Construction grows its Spokane office

General contractor adds three employees, expects increased revenue in 2019

November 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Since first opening a satellite office here in March 2015, Burlington, Wash.-based design-build commercial general contractor Fisher Construction Group Inc. has seen significant growth in the Spokane area, says Corey Anderson