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Knife River to move later this year

New $40 million facility to be more efficient than longtime site in Valley

March 24, 2022

Just west of the Washington-Idaho state line, Knife River Corp. is building a $40 million facility for its Spokane operations. The prestress concrete manufacturer is building a precast concrete production facility and office at 7721 N. Idaho Road, in the

Amazon continues to expand presence here

One facility is going up; another nearly complete

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Amazon.com Inc. continues to expand its presence in the Spokane area with two current projects having a total construction value of $56 million underway on the West Plains. A nearly 280,000-square-foot structure widely presumed to be an Amazon sorting

Four SPS middle school projects proceed on schedule

Work begins on Peperzak Middle School, replacement project at Sacajewea campus

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Work is under way-or soon will be-on four Spokane Public Schools middle school projects valued at a total of $212.5 million. Two of the schools are expected to open in time for the 2022-23 school year, and site work on the other two will begin before

Spokane-area colleges boast new facilities

Medical school, health, STEM, arts structures rise on area campuses

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Several major construction projects with a combined value exceeding $178 million are underway or recently completed at Spokane-area colleges. One of the larger projects underway is the 90,000-square-foot, four-story medical and health education building

Preparations underway for downtown sports stadium

Completion of $31M-plus facility expected within two years

March 24, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Spokane Public Schools' new $31 million-plus sports stadium near the Spokane Arena is expected to begin taking shape soon. Greg Forsyth, director of capital projects for the school district, says the site is being prepared through the general

Performing Arts Center continues capital campaign

$36 million project slated to get underway this fall

March 24, 2022

Erica Bullock

Yvonne Johnson, executive artistic director of the Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, says the capital campaign for the theatre's envisioned $36 million Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center has entered the second year of a five-year campaign.

Rise in tourism brings new hotels to Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene

Post Falls, Cd'A hotels to add over 200 rooms

March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

The cities of Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene have seen an increase in lodging demand over the past year, setting the stage for two new hotels being constructed this year. In Coeur d'Alene, a new hotel project, owned by Coeur d'Alene Partners LLC

Kalispel Tribe has multiple projects in works

New amenities add entertainment, retail opportunities for tribe

March 24, 2022

Erica Bullock

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has three major developments both in progress and on the books this year in Airway Heights, representatives of the tribe say. At Northern Quest Casino, at 100 N. Hayford Road, the tribe is continuing work on its

Post Falls, Rathdrum corridor project to be completed

Work scheduled to begin Route 41-Interstate 90 interchange replacement

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

On the heels of a $59.2 million state Route 41 expansion and improvement project that reaches from Post Falls to Rathdrum and is expected to be completed this year, the Idaho Transportation Department expects to begin construction on a $60 million to

STA's City Line completion pushed back

Rapid-transit bus line set to be completed during summer of '23

March 24, 2022

Linn Parish

The first phase of Spokane Transit Authority's $92.2 million City Line project is scheduled to be finished this year, and the rapid-transit bus line is expected to be up and running in July 2023. Brandon Rapez-Betty, chief operations officer at STA,