Mike McLean

Greenstone Corp.'s next Kendall Yards phase advances

Proposed $6 million multifamily project would add 56 living units

August 29, 2013

Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. is continuing to develop Kendall Yards mixed-use development northwest of downtown at a steady pace, recently airing predevelopment plans to construct a $6 million, 56-unit apartment complex, says Jim Frank, The

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Post Falls-based Ground Force expands overseas

Mining truck outfitter's foreign growth said fueling jobs here

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

Ground Force Worldwide LLC, the Post Falls-based parent company of Ground Force Manufacturing LLC and Underground Force LLC, has launched manufacturing operations on two other continents and is looking to expand to a fourth, says Ron Nilson, the in

Sunshine Health to expand Valley assisted-living center

$2.5 million addition will increase Terrace's capacity by 28 residents

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

Sunshine Health Facilities Inc., of Spokane Valley, plans to expand Sunshine Terrace assisted-living facility with a $2.5 million addition, says Dr. Nathan Dikes, the company's CEO.The 24,000-square-foot addition to Sunshine Terrace, at 10428 E.

Hoffman lands city sewer work totaling $7.7 million

City reviews five permits for improvements at its Riverside Park facility

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

The city of Spokane has awarded Hoffman Contractors Inc., of Spokane, work valued at $7.7 million at its Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility, and the contractor has submitted five building permit applications to conduct the work in multiple

Founder's son takes helm at J.W. Elmer Construction

22-year-old company remains in family as its former president retires

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

Rob Elmer says he recently bought out James W. Elmer Construction Co., a company his father, Jim Elmer, founded in Spokane in 1991.The younger Elmer says he grew up working in the company during the summers and was hired on full time in 2002 as

Scafco to build $3 million addition for grain systems

Silo, bin manufacturer aims to expand offices, storage at Valley plant

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

The city of Spokane Valley has issued a building permit for Scafco Grain Systems to construct a $3 million building addition at its facility at 5400 E. Broadway.The project includes constructing a two-story, 5,300-square-foot office addition and

North Idaho health club erects $4.2 million tennis center

Peak's five-court indoor facility scheduled to open in Hayden by end of year

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene-based Peak Health & Wellness Center has broken ground on a $4.2 million indoor tennis center next to its Hayden facility, says Gary Retter, manager and part owner of the fitness club.The site for the 44,000-square-foot tennis is at

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Lydig wins $26.9 million contract for middle school

NAC designed campus project for Selah district in central Washington

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

The Selah School District, near Yakima, Wash., has awarded to Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. a $26.9 million contract to build a new middle school, says Crystal West, a spokeswoman for the district.Lydig started work on the project this a

Spokane homebuilders eye drop in lot inventory

Lull in land development during market downturn might constrict recovery in coming years

August 29, 2013

Mike McLean

Just as the new-home construction sector appears to be strengthening, some homebuilders here worry that they'll face a shortage of land to build on in coming years, when a recession-related bottleneck in lot development could constrict market each

Phone store to move to new building at Argonne Village

Verizon retailer leases half of building planned to have two retail bays

August 15, 2013

Mike McLean

Cell Phone Outlet Inc., a Spokane-based Verizon Wireless retailer, plans to move its Spokane Valley outlet into a larger space in a building soon to be constructed at the Argonne Village shopping center, says Darrin Tawney, Cell Phone Outlet says a