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Reporter Samantha Peone joined the Journal in 2015 as research coordinator before later transitioning into a reporter role. She covers real estate and construction.

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Early plans for Division Costco building surface

Warehouse tenants would be gym, trampoline park, others, drawings suggest

July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

As Costco Wholesale Corp. gears up for the scheduled grand opening of its 167,000-square-foot warehouse on Newport Highway tomorrow, July 20, preliminary plans filed with the city of Spokane illuminate possible future uses for the 134,000-square-foot ware

Work on Airway Heights recreation center progresses

July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

The $17.25 million Airway Heights recreation center takes shape at 11405 W. Deno in Airway Heights. The two-story, 45,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed early next year. Lydig Construction Inc. and ALSC Architects PS, both of Spokane, ar

Realtor ranks rise in the Inland Northwest

Ratio of brokers to home sales is one to four in Spokane, one to two in Coeur d'Alene

July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

The number of residential real estate agents in the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene markets is rising. Some industry professionals say the Spokane housing market remains healthy but saturated with agents, and others say the Coeur d'Alene market is downright

Strained brew

Aluminum can prices rise, lead times double for No-Li Brewhouse in height of busy season

July 19, 2018

Samantha Peone

Trouble might be bubbling in the brewing industry, on both local and national scales. Since May, prices for aluminum cans have risen 20 percent for No-Li Brewhouse LLC, and the time between ordering and receiving aluminum cans from suppliers have roughly

Vets on the Farm expands beyond Spokane County

Program now has helped former military personnel in total of seven counties

July 5, 2018

Samantha Peone

Since the Spokane Conservation District founded the Vets on the Farm program in Spokane County in 2015, the program has expanded into six other counties in Washington and worked with roughly 200 veterans in some capacity. The program also recently partn

LINC Foods approaches sustainability

Spokane-based cooperative expects to be operating in the black later this year

July 5, 2018

Samantha Peone

When Beth Robinette and Joel Williamson started Local Inland Northwest Cooperative Foods in 2015, the business founders operated out of the back of Williamson's Toyota Scion and rented some cold storage space in a hotel, says Robinette. Now, the worke

Post Falls storage facility expands

Roughly $1 million project expected to wrap up by fall

July 5, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction is underway on an expansion at Seltice Mini Storage Inc., where the number of units will jump to about 380 from 227, says complex owner Troy Mullenix. The total project cost will be close to $1 million, he says. Located at 2425 W. Seltice

Changes in Cheney: A downtown revitalization effort

Merchants association leads charge to generate activity, interest in town's core

July 5, 2018

Samantha Peone

A group of businesspeople in Cheney are sowing early seeds of a plan to re-energize the farm-and-college town's downtown. It's an effort that some involved say could have a blossoming effect for the entire city of 11,900 people that's a 20-minute

Inland Capital grows lending pool to $21 million

200 hard money loans issued last year to buyers of distressed real estate

June 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

After opening a new private equity fund, Inland Capital Fund A, just under one year ago, Spokane-based private money lender Inland Capital LLC has raised $10.5 million for the fund, says Aaron Cunningham, CEO and co-founder of the company. An additional

SkyOne Aerospace to expand its capabilities

Spokane Valley company expects to double its revenue this year

June 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Spokane Valley-based aerospace maintenance, repair, and overhaul company SkyOne Aerospace LLC plans to roll out new overhaul and repair services for certain aircraft propellers, says Gary Lee Owens, founder and vice president. Additionally, the company

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