Mike McLean

Silverwood Theme Park tracks record

Strong early ticket sales bode well for theme park

May 11, 2017

Silverwood Theme Park is gearing up for an anticipated record attendance this season, which will mark the theme park's 30th year in operation, says Mark Robitaille, spokesman for the park. The optimistic outlook is based in part on strong early season

Lydig awarded $25 million Leavenworth school job

Project includes classroom addition, gym improvements

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. has been awarded a $25 million contract to modernize Cascade High School, in Leavenworth, says Lisa Shier, a project manager for Lydig. The project will include demolishing and replacing the classroom and administrat

Pioneering a new building system

Sustainable timber panels also accelerate construction

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

A new fitness gym under construction at 711 N. Helena is the first project to be erected here using load-bearing cross-laminated timber wall panels, claims Mike Bradley, a project manager for Spokane contractor Beacon Builders LLC. The panels are being e

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Wonder Bread building development plans rise

$12 million rehab project features market, offices

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

A real estate development group plans to expand and convert the former Wonder Bread bakery building at 821 W. Mallon into a three-story office building with a ground-floor artisan food market. Denver attorney Peter Mounsey says he's hopeful work on the

Pair of buildings going up at Tapa Business Park

Next structure might be custom, developer says

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Bellevue-based development company Tapa Spokane LLC is constructing the third and fourth office/warehouse buildings, each valued at $1 million, at Tapa Business Park, in Spokane Valley, says Thomas Andersen, a principal with Tapa Spokane. The buildings ar

Not a lotta lots in Spokane

Land shortage to hinder entry-level homebuyers, builders contend

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

New-home construction is outpacing the supply of available land to build houses on, and that's contributing to rising home prices and the dwindling inventory of existing homes for sale, some developers here say. Jim Frank, CEO of Liberty Lake-based rea

Apartment building slated neighboring Kendall Yards

$2.8 million, 27-unit site is north of urban village

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

A $2.8 million, 27-unit apartment building is planned in the West Central neighborhood, just north of the big Kendall Yards urban village development site, building permit application information on file with the city of Spokane shows. The three-story, 30

Sales swell for StanCraft Boats

North Idaho manufacturer looks to expand its new facilities in Hayden

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Barely a year after settling into its Hayden headquarters and production facility, Stan-Craft Boat Co., the North Idaho-based maker of hand-built wooden boats, has launched plans to expand its operations there this summer, says StanCraft president and co-

Chronic Tacos to open on Bennett Block

Fast-casual Mexican eatery part of fast-growing chain

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

A fast-casual Mexican restaurant will take up the last remaining store frontage on the main floor of the recently renovated Bennett Block downtown, says a real estate broker involved in the lease negotiations. MCW Tacos Washington LLC, a Spokane franchis

Second hotel eyed at Riverstone in Coeur d'Alene

Developers hope to erect first Staybridge in Idaho

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Staybridge Suites, a hotel brand that would be new to Idaho, is proposing construction of a $9 million, 96-unit hotel in the Riverstone development northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene, preliminary planning documents under review by the city of Coeur d