Erica Bullock

Meridian starts remodel of BDO offices in Spokane

$1.2 million project to be completed this summer

February 10, 2022

Project update: â€¢Tenant improvements will begin this month for the Spokane office of BDO USA LLC, an accounting and advisory firm leasing 7,650 square feet of office space on the ninth floor of the Bank of America building, at 601 W. Riverside downto

New jobs now outpace quit rates in Spokane County

As leadership landscape changes, overall workforce levels are recovering

February 10, 2022

Erica Bullock

While turnover remains a challenge for businesses, workforce participation data shows employees are entering the labor market in greater numbers than those who quit, an indication that Spokane has recovered from the great resignation wave reported through

Naccarato company plans Hillyard storage complex

Four 11,250-square-foot structures to be completed in two phases by end of '23

February 10, 2022

Erica Bullock

Cedar Storage LLC, a subsidiary of Spokane-based construction and property management company Cedar Builders Inc., is developing a 45,000-square-foot storage and warehouse complex on vacant land at 3830 E. Olympic, in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood.

Recruiting retirees becomes focus for some employers

Seniors often set terms, while businesses get experienced personnel in lean market

February 10, 2022

Erica Bullock

Across the nation, businesses struggling to meet their staffing needs have started enhancing benefits and incentives to attract workers. Some employers facing labor shortages here, however, have incorporated an alternative approach to hiring by targeting

504-unit apartment complex planned on North Side

Complex to be built on vacant land around SIA charter school

February 10, 2022

Erica Bullock

Real estate and property management company East Magnesium Properties LLC plans to develop a 504-unit apartment complex, named Magnesium Village, in the Nevada-Lidgerwood neighborhood of north Spokane, preliminary planning documents on file with the city

Real estate tech startup Auctionable to launch this spring

Company to offer online home auctions, instant buying options

February 10, 2022

Erica Bullock

Auctionable, a new real estate tech company based in Liberty Lake, plans to launch this spring in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and Boise markets, says Todd Sullivan, an Inland Northwest homebuilder and cofounder of the startup. Sullivan says the

YMCA buys land for South Hill fitness facility

Structure envisioned along Glenrose would cost $30M to $40M to build

February 3, 2022

Erica Bullock

YMCA of the Inland Northwest has purchased 15 acres of vacant land for $3.4 million in the Moran Prairie neighborhood on Spokane's South Hill, where the nonprofit plans to build a new fitness facility.

Ag Energy acquired by Pullman-based NuPhy

Spokane company adds services, employees to NuPhy's agribusiness

January 27, 2022

Erica Bullock

Ag Energy Solutions Inc., a Spokane-based agricultural renewable technology company, has been acquired by Pullman, Washington-based plant and tree fruit producer NuPhy Inc.

Housing affordability becomes greater concern in rising mortgage rate environment

Climbing costs might not have immediate impact on residential market

January 27, 2022

Erica Bullock

Some real estate professionals here say anticipated increases in mortgage interest rates this year could price median-income homebuyers out of the market, while others say they don't anticipate immediate widespread disruption in the current market.

Welch Comer engineering firm expands into Spokane Valley

Cd'A engineering firm hopes to attract more clients in Washington

January 27, 2022

Erica Bullock

Coeur d'Alene engineering company Welch Comer Engineers has expanded operations to a multitenant building in Spokane Valley. Necia Maiani, company vice president and Spokane Valley office manager, says Welch Comer's new 1,300-square-foot office at