Kevin Blocker

Medical diagnostics developer prime for growth

COVID, telemedicine may spur GenPrime's market

July 29, 2021

Before the arrival of COVID-19, privately held Spokane-based biotechnology company GenPrime Inc. started developing a digital reader and mobile application that could read diagnostic tests more quickly and accurately. Now, between the pandemic and

105 apartment units planned in two projects

Total value estimated at $7.5M, records show

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

RYN Built Homes LLC, of Spokane Valley, has started construction on an apartment complex that will have 72 total units with an estimated construction value of $7.5 million, according to city of Spokane Valley documents.

Giant Storage complex planned in Post Falls

First phase will include 70K square feet of space

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Post Falls-based Steel Structures America Inc. has started construction on the first phase of what eventually will be a self-storage complex encompassing 10 buildings with a storage capacity of 170,000 square feet, says the project's co-owner.

Petunias Marketplace rebranded as Vettore CafÃ©

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Business owner Russell Fleming recently has rebranded and retooled the former Petunias Marketplace and is now operating it as Vettore CafÃ©.

Unified Fitness to relocate in Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Sam Thoen, who owns and operates Unified Fitness, at 9119 E. Broadway, in Spokane, plans to relocate the store in early September to newly built retail space at 6818 E. Sprague.

Fred's Appliance plans $13 million warehouse on West Plains

Work on $13M structure could start as early as fall

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Fred's Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 10,000-square-foot warehouse near the city of Spokane's western edge on the West Plains, says company owner John Amistoso. A general contractor hasn't been selected

At 90, Realtor Pat Kenney see no reason to retire

Veteran broker has been in business since 1953

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Saltese Flats learning center project to start this fall

$2 million project likely to go out for bid soon

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.

Lord Stanley's sports bar hopes to start filling cups in mid-August

Restaurants & Retail

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Business partners-and rabid hockey fans-Jesse Koester and Eowen Rosentrater have their sights set on opening Lord Stanley's sports bar and restaurant in downtown Spokane next month.

Engineering Idaho: David Evans & Associates consults on major traffic changes

Firm to work on $57.2M interchange project

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Established in Portland, Oregon in 1976, the transportation civil engineering consulting company David Evans & Associates Inc. has secured a solid presence in the Inland Northwest.