Erica Bullock

Fighting for downtown Spokane

Business leaders advocate for keeping City Hall in core as council studies options for its facilities

February 16, 2023

A proposal to relocate Spokane's City Hall outside of the city's downtown core to East Central Spokane has some business professionals and stakeholders dismayed at the lack of public involvement up to this point and worried about the consequences

CredHub plans expansion, hires new revenue officer

Startup reports both on-time, late rental payments to bureaus

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

CredHub, a Spokane-based credit reporting startup, has hired a new executive, Michelle Flandreau, as chief revenue officer and is preparing to expand its operations and customer base in three western states this year, says Flandreau.

American Manufacturing Solutions moves operations to Spokane Valley

New space to save costs, energy, allow room for expansion

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

American Manufacturing Solutions LLC, of Spokane, has leased 50,000 square feet of industrial space in a multitenant building in Spokane Valley, where the company plans to move from smaller quarters in Spokane, says Luke Ankenman, partner and general

Servpro buys old Western States facility on Trent

Franchise headquarters has relocated following $5M property acquisition

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

After searching for a new headquarters facility for 1 1/2 years, Servpro of Spokane County is moving into the former Western States Equipment Co. site at 4625 E. Trent, in East Spokane, says Jess Hockett, director of sales and marketing at Servpro. Ste

Muv Fitness leases old South Hill Albertsons building

Fitness center plans to renovate building

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

MÃ¼v Fitness, a Spokane-based exercise club chain, has leased a long-vacant, former Albertsons grocery store building on Spokane's South Hill, says Chris Bell, managing broker of Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage NAI Black.

Over-the-road trucking school goes over the cloud to train industry

Months after launching software, Drive509 spinoffs have 40K-plus users

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

Jason Boudreau, owner of Spokane Valley-based Drive509 commercial truck driving school, has launched two software companies that are garnering attention within the trucker training world.

Row homes planned in Peaceful Valley neighborhood

Developer seeks to bring Italian-inspired building design to community

January 19, 2023

Erica Bullock

A piece of land nestled in a quiet corner of Peaceful Valley is being eyed for a $2 million residential development, says Richard Palmer, owner of Palmer Enterprises LLC. Palmer says he's in talks with a few developers and designers about residential

West Side real estate investors look toward INW

Outside investors said to be looking here for higher growth potential

January 19, 2023

Erica Bullock

Real estate investors from Western Washington have shifted some of their focus toward commercial real estate in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, where some commercial markets are expected to provide better opportunities and returns on investments than

$25 million Trent Bridge replacement nears completion

Structure set to open to traffic this spring

January 19, 2023

Erica Bullock

The new East Trent Avenue Bridge, which spans the Spokane River near Gonzaga University, is slated to open to traffic this spring, nearly three years after the original bridge was demolished to make way for a replacement, says Jody Qualley

The Learning Project Network delivers maternal health awareness

Expanded programs, events slated this year

January 19, 2023

Erica Bullock

Stephaine Courtney founded The Learning Project in 2015 to provide affordable in-person and online training for educators that interact with children from nontraditional families or who have behavior issues. The business has evolved in the last eight