Mike McLean

Spokane County receives grant for Market Street work

Project to include new bike lanes, resurfacing

January 29, 2015

Spokane County will begin in March the design phase of a $2.2 million project to improve a section of Market Street, after recently securing a grant to help fund the project, says Tim Schwab, plans and contract engineer with the county. The project invo

O'Reilly Auto Parts buys land for store in Spokane Valley

Auto parts retailer starts planning 15,300-square-foot store

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

Springfield, Mo.-based O'Reilly Automotive Inc. plans to construct a new retail auto parts store in Spokane Valley, according to preliminary planning information on file with the city of Spokane Valley. A representative at the company's corporate off

WSU Spokane firms up U-District health clinic project

University accepts design, starts planning with city

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

Washington State University Spokane plans to break ground in the spring for the planned $15 million Spokane Teaching Health Center's University District Health Clinic, says WSU spokeswoman Terren Roloff. The university last month approved schematic des

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SilverWing development lawsuit lands in lower court

Bonner County's alleged promises crucial to case

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

A federal lawsuit filed against Bonner County by the developer of a fly-in community at the Sandpoint Airport, has landed back in the Idaho state court system. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge remanded the case back to Idaho's 1st District Court, in Bo

City of Spokane Valley has high hopes for new City Hall

$14 million facility planned for spring 2017 opening

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

The city of Spokane Valley is in the process of selecting an architect to design its envisioned new City Hall, and it hopes to have the $14 million project completed in about 14 months, says Mike Jackson, Spokane Valley city administrator. The Spokane Ci

Baker Construction queues up projects valued at $6 million-plus

Clients are Pitney Bowes, Avista Corp., pet clinic

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, has lined up three Spokane projects with a total construction value of $6.5 million. The projects include a $2 million waste and recovery building for Avista Corp., a $3 million building for Pet Emergenc

Diabetic-friendly food store to open in Spokane Valley

Not So Sweet will carry array of sugar-free items

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Not So Sweet, a new diabetic-friendly grocery store, will debut this winter in Spokane Valley, says Michael Hall, the store owner. Hall has leased a 3,100-square-foot, single-story building at 302 S. Pines Road that formerly was occupied by Labor Ready a

Development proposals percolate downtown

High-rise, office, parking structures among spate of projects being explored

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Major downtown construction projects such as the ongoing Davenport Grand Hotel and the recently completed Spokane Convention Center expansion, as well as planned historic Ridpath renovations, likely are drawing additional developer interest to the city'

Hayden golf fixture maker expands its product lines

RHI manufactures custom items for over 700 courses

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Reid Hatley Industries LLC, a growing Hayden-based maker of custom golf signage and accessories doing business as RHI Golf, says it has expanded its product lines and increased its in-house manufacturing. RHI's newest offerings include large golf-suppl

Foreclosure numbers dip in Spokane, remain historically high

Housing recovery said to hinge on job growth

January 15, 2015

Mike McLean

Foreclosure actions completed in 2014 in Spokane County fell 19 percent compared with the record number of foreclosures in 2013, but they're still historically high, some housing-market observers here say. The Spokane County Auditor's Office recorded