Erica Bullock

Schweitzer ski operations to change hands

Acquisition to give Alterra total of 17 ski resorts

June 1, 2023

Alterra Mountain Co., a Denver-based hospitality company, has entered into an agreement to purchase ski operations at the Schweitzer ski resort, near Sandpoint.

Pioneer House sold for $1M in downtown Spokane

115-year-old building to remain affordable housing option here

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

Spokane Valley-based Community First Properties 10 LLC has bought for $1 million the Pioneer Pathway House, a low-income multifamily housing complex at 224 S. Howard downtown. The 115-year-old building was previously owned by Pioneer Human Services

Employee generosity grows with expanded options

Businesses engage variety of methods to encourage giving

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

Employers in a variety of industries say philanthropy is embedded within their company's culture, and learning what inspires employee giving can result in increased financial support. Workplace fundraisers at some companies in the Spokane area have

Gonzaga prepares for baseball field upgrades

Project will add indoor practice space, benefit player recruiting efforts

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

Gonzaga University is preparing to expand the Patterson Baseball Complex this year, with a $10 million project that will include a new locker room, an indoor practice facility, and recruiting gallery, says associate athletic director Rob Kavon.

Workforce development becomes inside job

INW manufacturers pivot to in-house instruction

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

Workforce retirements and growing demand for services are pressuring some manufacturers here to find alternatives to hiring skilled workers by creating internal workforce-development programs, company leaders say. Business operations for many

City steps away from Premera property

Beggs remains hopeful, however, about prospect of future acquisition

May 25, 2023

Erica Bullock

The city of Spokane has taken action to exit an agreement to purchase the three-building Premera Blue Cross corporate office campus in East Spokane, says City Council President Breean Beggs. Beggs says, however, 'The city is still interested in it

Architects see increases in secure outdoor spaces

Property owners more aware of need, benefits

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Recent pleasant weather in the Inland Northwest brings more opportunities to spend time outside. However, with more people out and about, some architects here say that building owners serving a variety of industries are increasingly concerned about the

Coeur Terre master plan was 10 years in the making

Residential-commercial community is developer's first mixed-use project

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Coeur Terre, an envisioned 2,800-unit residential and commercial community between Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, is the first mixed-use development planned by Kootenai County Land Co., but plans for it have been years in the making, says Melissa Wells

Qualterra delivers milestone unit to Vaagen Timbers

Device to reduce carbon yield, energy demands for CLT manufacturer

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

Qualterra Inc., a Pullman, Washington-based agricultural biotechnology company that operates a research farm in the Spokane area, has announced the delivery of the company's first biomass processing unit to Vaagen Timbers LLC, a major milestone for both

Bank of America tower renovations are underway

Permits to improve interior total $1.75M

May 11, 2023

Erica Bullock

The tallest building in Spokane has several ongoing construction projects that will improve multiple tenant spaces inside the 42-year-old tower. Over the last 16 months, the Bank of America Financial Center, at 601 W. Riverside, has had seven