ATC Manufacturing Inc. is nearly doubling its 67,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility at 1224 N. Lean with a new 57,600-square-foot expansion project.

Postpandemic office design trends are shifting from designing for utility to designing for human comfort, some Spokane-based interior designers say. 

Devin Mecham, 39, is the vice president and commercial sales manager at Spokane-based NAI Black, a role he was promoted to in 2021.

Attorney Hannah Kimball joined Coeur d’Alene-based Malek + Malek in May, where she helps rural hospitals, healthcare nonprofits, and other health system clients manage their legal obligations.

Providence is investing $9 million to modernize four operating rooms at Sacred Heart Medical Center, located at 101 W. Eighth in Spokane, as part of a multiyear project to revamp all 28 surgical rooms at the hospital.

Encompass Health Corp., a Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare provider, is planning to build a new 50-bed rehabilitation hospital in Post Falls. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Post Falls will provide inpatient rehabilitation services to Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene, and surrounding areas, where existing rehabilitation beds are limited.

Hotstart Inc. is making parts for engine block heating systems out of its 90,000-square-foot facility at 6715 E. Mission, where the Spokane Valley-based manufacturer has just completed a $1.1 million renovation project.

Student enrollment at several colleges and universities in Spokane County has been flat or slowly increasing in the last two years after pandemic-era declines, but leaders at some institutions contend that the higher education environment in Spokane is generally healthy.

A 178-unit, 6.5-acre garden style apartment community in North Spokane has changed hands, highlighting increasing interest from out-of-town investors in Spokane-area multifamily properties.