Lenders' tightened credit requirements for construction loans, spurred partly by heightened regulatory scrutiny, are keeping viable commercial projects from getting off the ground, some finance and development market observers here say.Kate and
Adams Tractor adds Stihl product line at East Trent store Adams Tractor Co., located at 1602 E. Trent, in Spokane, is adding Stihl power equipment to its product line and has beefed up its parts and service department to handle Stihl a
The Spokane Home Builders Association says it has begun offering its members free access to Builder Helper, an Internet-based service that allows general contractors to put project plans online for subcontractors and suppliers to bid on electronic
Soul Patrol Ministry, a Spokane nonprofit Christian organization made up of motorcycle enthusiasts, says it plans to build a clubhouse in the Mead area.The project site is at 12115 N. Market. The site, which is to be cleared, originally was the
Shamus's Sandwich Shop Inc., a new restaurant, has leased 1,200 square feet of foor space at 4212 E. Sprague. Erik Nelson, Carl Guenzel, and Lou Nesser, all of Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled the lease.Auto Trans Experts LLC, of Spokane, a has
Rabo AgriFinance, an agricultural lending division of Netherlands-based financial services provider Rabobank Group, plans to open an office in downtown Spokane. It has leased 3,400 square feet of space on the ninth floor of the Chase Building, &
The Spokane Tribe of Indians and an urban design and development studio called Urban Workshop have submitted letters of interest to the city of Spokane proposing cultural center and dense housing uses, respectively, for a 1.1-acre parcel of land in
The 108-unit Fairway Forest Apartments complex, in Coeur d'Alene, has been purchased by investors in California for $4.7 million, and that ownership group plans to spend $1 million rehabilitating the property.Glenn Sather, apartment broker for
Elite Electric of Washington II Inc., of Spokane, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here.In its voluntary filing, the company says it has $1.3 million in assets, including about $1 million in accounts and in
A1A Inc., a Seattle-based medical equipment distributor that formerly operated under the name Pacific Orthopaedics Inc., plans to move its Spokane operation from a small, leased space on Sprague Avenue into the former Alliance Vending Corp. at 601