Developers behind the long-envisioned but chronically stalled Beacon Hill planned unit development say the first phase of housing construction plans should be back on track in coming weeks, when the pumps that will supply water to the site are installed.

Doug Belanger, longtime president of Gold Reserve Inc., says the company will have financial reserves to continue operating for a number of years when he retires at year-end. But the company's position with a South American gold, copper, and silver

Mick McDowell, one of the most prolific Spokane developers of the last few decades, is down to one commercial holding that he's in no hurry to develop.

Texas-based Infinitum Electric Inc. has established its research and development presence in the Inland Northwest and is now poised to commercialize its new electric motor technology, with plans to ramp up production exponentially this year and next.

Magnuson Hotels, which the Journal last spotlighted in 2016, has fared much better over the past few years than most of the larger publicly traded hotel brands, claims the privately held company's CEO Tom Magnuson.

Progress Rail Services appears to have switched tracks regarding its plans to construct a rail manufacturing plant in Spokane Valley, although many other industrial projects in that area have been completed or are in construction or planning phases.

Two commercial developments proposed by Spokane businessperson Sam Sidhu and first reported by the Journal in spring 2021 are on track to begin this building season, according to people familiar with each project.