Natasha Nellis

Spokane housing markets begins counterintuitive trend

Prices rise as sales fall, creating unnatural dynamic in housing market early in year

April 25, 2019

Despite being a strong sellers' market, Spokane-area sales of single-family homes experienced a double-digit decrease percentagewise in March, according to the market snapshot released by the Spokane Association of Realtors.

Electric Car Maker Chooses Spokane

Mullen, West Plains group ink letter of intent for big manufacturing plant

April 24, 2019

Natasha Nellis

A young California company that plans to produce an electric sports car wants to plug its future into Spokane and aims to base hundreds-and perhaps eventually thousands-of jobs here.

New office building planned on North Side

$2.5M structure to house third location for agency in the Spokane area

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Bellevue, Wash.-based Nelson Realty Advisors is developing a new $2.5 million, 18,800-square-foot office building on Spokane's North Side for the Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The structure will house the department's

Telect merges with sister company

Company will operate as Amphenol Network Solutions moving forward

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Amphenol Telect Inc., based in Liberty Lake, has merged with Livermore, Calif.-based All Systems Broadband to form Amphenol Network Solutions. The new company will be headquartered at 22425 E. Appleway in Liberty

Four new apartment projects are in the works in INW

Over 60 units planned in Spokane-Cd'A area

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Four multifamily housing projects with a total value exceeding $8 million are underway or planned for the Inland Northwest. On the South Hill, a new 12-unit apartment building is planned at 2772 E. 31st that will be named Thirty-First Place, says Chris

Student loan debt is substantial in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene

Nearly fifth of student loan borrowers in Spokane have debt in collections

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Roughly 40% of student loan borrowers are expected to default on their loans by 2023, according to an analysis by The Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit public policy organization. In Spokane County, 18% of the population has

Wolff Co. launches new brand of independent-living centers

First Revel independent living center opens in Valley

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The Wolff Co. has launched its own senior independent-living community brand, Revel, and has opened its first such facility in the Spokane-area at 16807 E. Mission Parkway, in Spokane Valley. Wolff Co. is a private equity and development company

Spokane Valley's industrial evolution

City streamlines process to make it easier to develop in part of town

April 11, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The city of Spokane Valley is taking some of the uncertainty out of development on an 840-acre northeast industrial area, near Barker Road and Trent Avenue. The goal is to save developers time and money by providing them with both a traffic analysis and

Texas Roadhouse site work begins

Renovations to former Division Costco ongoing

March 28, 2019

Natasha Nellis

San Pedro, Calif.-Rich Development Enterprises LLC has filed an application to begin site work for the Texas Roadhouse restaurant to be built at the 15-acre site of the former Costco Wholesale Corp. building on Division Street.

Playfair Commerce Park expansion stays on track

Three industrial buildings to rise at commerce park

March 28, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Work on the newest buildings in the fast-tracked Playfair Commerce Park is well underway. L.B. Stone Properties Group LLC is building three new warehouses at the 58-acre site in East Spokane, as well as a 100,000-square-foot facility