Mike McLean

Visible improvement expected for construction industry

$1 billion in permits in 2013 said to boost work this year

March 13, 2014

Spokane-area residents can expect to see a lot of construction this year, judging by the volume of projects permitted in 2013. Building permit values for Spokane County and the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley totaled $1 billion in 2013, up a whoppin

G&B to oversee iconic 1909 apartment building

Property manager plans restoration, upgrades

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Goodale & Barbieri Co., a prominent Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage, has assumed property management responsibilities for the historic, 104-year-old Altadena apartments and plans to restore and improve certain areas of the lower South Hill

Property brokerage adds lease, management unit

Prime Real Estate opens new division downtown

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Prime Real Estate Group, of Spok- ane, has expanded services with a new arm named One Property Management. The new division shares office space with Prime Real Estate Group, at 417 W. First in downtown Spokane. One Property Management offers property

Titan Truck forms new unit to outfit police cruisers

Work so far split between unmarked cars, cruisers

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Titan Truck Equipment Co., the Spokane Valley supplier of commercial and performance truck equipment and accessories, has launched a new division that outfits emergency vehicles, says Dave Masinter, vice president and general manager of the company. The

Liberty Lake developer mulls big housing projects

Two subdivisions could top $50 million in value

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Rivercrossing LLC, an affiliate of Liberty Lake-based real estate development company Greenstone Corp., plans to create a total of 282 residential units in two new subdivisions with a combined value of more than $50 million in the city's River District.

Building permit values hit five-year high, hold momentum

Gains in Spokane, Kootenai counties exceed 50 percent

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

The total value of building permits issued in Spokane County soared to a five-year high in 2013 at just over $1 billion in the unincorporated county and the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley, and they're off to a fast start again so far this year. T

Coffman Engineers opens office in Oakland

Company with Spokane ties boasts strong growth

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Coffman Engineers Inc. has opened an office in Oakland, Calif., where it has hired the former owner and staff of a smaller engineering firm, says Adrienne Pool, Spokane-based marketing coordinator for Coffman Engineers. Seattle-based Coffman Engineers'

Major update is under way at 173-room hotel near UI in Moscow

Spokane, Cd'A companies doing design, construction

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane construction company and two Coeur d'Alene design concerns are teaming up on a major renovation project at the Best Western University Inn, in Moscow, Idaho. The project will include renovating all 173 guest rooms, reconfiguring restaurant an

The Academy retirement center embraces its old-school appeal

The Academy boasts steady occupancy rate

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

The Academy, a Merrill Gardens Community, located in a venerable Victorian building in the Gonzaga University neighborhood east of downtown, has been nearly full for a number of years, even through the Great Recession, says Mark Scroggin, the facility's

Developer starts work on $5 million rental complex

42-unit Broadway Villas to target empty nesters

February 27, 2014

Mike McLean

A Spokane Valley development company has started work on the first phase of a $5 million residential rental complex that will be marketed to independent seniors. The 42-unit complex named Broadway Villas will be comprised of six triplex structures and