Natasha Nellis

Rainier Patents takes patient approach

Spokane firm preaches gradual growth

September 26, 2019

Paul Mitchell, patent attorney at Spokane-based Rainier Patents PS, has intentionally maintained a gradual rate of company growth that he contends lends itself to better client interactions - and eliminates the need for formal staff meetings. It's a m

Orchard Crest begins memory care expansion

$17.5 million, 48-unit facility expected to be completed in late 2020, owners say

September 26, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Orchard Crest Retirement Community has started its next big expansion, a $17.5 million memory care facility located on its property at 222 N. Evergreen Road, in Spokane Valley.

Mullen Technologies seeks more time for West Plains plant

Deadline extended into March for young maker of electric luxury cars

September 26, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Brea, California-based Mullen Technologies Inc. continues its drive toward establishing its high-end electric-car assembly and research facility on the West Plains.

Community Health Plan of Washington opens first Spokane office

Organization will expand integrated care support

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Seattle-based nonprofit Community Health Plan of Washington has opened its first office in Spokane. Located in the Rock Pointe Corporate Center, at 1212 N. Washington, the new, 2,000-square-foot office will serve as CHPW's regional headquarters, which

Spokane Business & Industrial Park plans first big expansion since 2012

Crown West to begin work on $7.6M office, warehouse building

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Spokane Business & Industrial Park is eying its next big expansion, says Dean Stuart, executive of Crown West Realty LLC, which owns and manages the park. The 45-building business park is planning a new $7.6 million, 120,000-square-foot office and

2019 Rising Stars: Mary McDirmid

Adviser manager invests in success of others

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mary McDirmid, managing director and special care planner at MassMutual Northwest, says nothing is more important to her than time, and that being able to set her own schedule is the key to her success. 'Time is the most important thing to me right

2019 Rising Stars: Lacy Crowder

Tenacious real estate CFO has passion for startups

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

'A shooting star,â€ says Tom Simpson. 'She travels fast, she's bold, leaves a trail, and she lights up the room.â€ It's easy to see why these words come without hesitation about the 31-year-old Lacy Crowder, though she's more apt to describe

110-acre Abbott Grove Commerce Park eyed on West Plains

Envisioned complex could accommodate 59 buildings in future

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Cheyenne, Wyoming-based Mons Terram LLC is eying a new 110-acre light industrial park, tentatively named the Abbott Grove Commerce Park, on the West Plains. The complex is to be located to the south of Interstate 90, on vacant land just north

Mead school district begins three projects

District plans stadium, transportation buildings

August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mead School District currently has facilities under construction valued at $22 million, says Ned Wendle, the district's director of facilities and planning. The largest project, a new 4,500 seat, 15,800-square-foot stadium and performing arts facility

Barnes to add two buildings in Airway Heights

New space intended to fill need for smaller industrial facilities

August 29, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Barnes Industrial Complex LLC, located at 11509 W. 21st, in Airway Heights, hopes to provide space for smaller industrial tenants with the addition of two new buildings, says owner Kraig Barnes.