Second Harvest Inland Northwest plans to acquire a second warehouse facility, to be called the Wolff Family Child Hunger Solution Center, which it intends to renovate and use for its children's programs.

A two-story, 20,000-square-foot medical office building is planned on the lower South Hill, the architect on the project says.

Fellow Coworking LLC, a coworking office company, has expanded its space in the Washington Cracker Co. Building, at 304 W. Pacific downtown, to accommodate more members and offer more services, says founder Luke Baumgarten.

About 32 years ago, the founders of interior design company Design Source Inc. decided to branch off from the architecture firm under which they'd been employed in order to focus exclusively on design.

A hot residential real estate market has led to an increase in the number of Realtors in the Spokane area, while homes on the market has decreased simultaneously.

Armando Hurtado and Joshua Hissong knew they were taking a risk when they started Hissong Design Group LLC in 2010, during the throes of a recession.

Seattle-based McKinstry Co. LLC, a construction and energy-efficiency contractor, is expanding here and expects to double activity at its Spokane-area operations by 2025, says Dale Silha, the Spokane-based regional vice president.

The top executive for national construction trade group Associated General Contractors of America visited Spokane early this month not only to tout the strong construction market here, but to promote AGC's initiative calling for more training programs

As Rachel Killpack learns more about the landscape of the Spokane area, she's constantly on the lookout for its best picnic locations.

The West Plains has become a hotbed of development, with just under $500 million in new and ongoing construction occurring in the area.