Preliminary plans have been filed with the city of Spokane Valley for the construction of 29 multiunit residential structures at the 200-acre campus of Spokane Valley Good Samaritan Village, but a land-use planner whos familiar with the plans the

The owners of Beyond Hope II LLC, doing business as Beyond Hope Resort, on North Idahos Lake Pend Oreille, plan to convert the camping and marina property into a residential development, although theyre in the early stages of doing so.Rick

Despite recent layoffs and a downturn in its sales, Coldwater Creek Inc. is proceeding with an expansion project that includes a $9 million, four-floor office building and a $2 million addition to its call center in northwest Coeur dAlene.The

Tightening credit and a cooling real estate market are the main drivers behind a 12 percent rise in foreclosures in Spokane County in 2007, although local observers say the higher foreclosure numbers here still would be the envy of much of the on a

Acme Machine Works Inc., a Spokane Valley company that designs and builds huge pieces of equipment for the aluminum industry, has spent nearly $2 million to double its floor space and also plans to hire additional workers.Dennis McManus, who a

Spokane Countys commute-trip-reduction program has outperformed all others in the state, but still has fallen well short of the state-mandated programs lofty original goals, says Aurora Crooks, the program director here. Now, those goals to

Demand for retail space in most of the Spokane area continues to be strong, while vacancy rates for office and industrial space are shrinking at a moderate pace, real estate market observers here say.One of the brightest spots in an annual fall

A Spokane development company has applied for permits to build an $18.2 million, 144-unit apartment complex south of Indian Canyon Golf Course, on Sunset Hill, city records show.Those plans, however, may now be on hold, says Spokane attorney on

Two companies are spending an estimated $1 million each on competitive proposals to win the right to design and construct Spokane Countys planned $115 million waste-water treatment plant, then operate the facility under a contract that could be a

Despite a steep slowdown in the residential real estate market in Kootenai County, the economy there is expected to remain strong in 2008, especially in terms of commercial, retail, and tourism growth.Jonathan Coe, president and general manager