Special Report

Touchmark occupancy stays high as it passes threshold

South Hill complex serves population of close to 350

July 28, 2016

Operators of the upscale Touchmark on South Hill retirement community believe the complex stays near full capacity because of the comforts it offers and wide-array of services for seniors spanning different ages. Upon first entering Touchmark's lobby,

Students 4 Seniors bridges the tech gap

Startup here pairs computer-savvy students with seniors

July 28, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Students 4 Seniors is putting the skills of tech-savvy students to use, teaching technology to seniors in the community. After a brief testing period in 2014, founder Angela Quadry decided in May of this year to start the business, which is a sol

SRM, Merrill Gardens team up on senior projects

Merrill Gardens operates facilities, shares ownership

July 28, 2016

Mike McLean

Spokane-based SRM Development LLC has teamed up with Merrill Gardens LLC, of Seattle, to develop a growing number of senior communities in Western Washington and throughout California, says Ryan Leong, SRM development manager. In the partnership, SRM dev

McDonald's franchise here relocates its offices

State acquires its former headquarters for freeway

July 14, 2016

Spokane Food Services Inc., which owns 14 McDonald's restaurants and employs more than 450 people, has relocated from offices in Hillyard to a space west of downtown to make way for the North Spokane Corridor project. The company has about 20 employee

Sacred Heart starts work on special pathogens unit

Unit funded by federal grant to treat infectious diseases

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital has begun a $1.3 million remodeling project for a new special pathogens unit there. Dr. Joel McCullough, Providence Health Care's medical director for community health and epidemiology, sa

City's parks department plans to make Mission ballfield more accessible

Children with disabilities to have chance to play ball

July 14, 2016

The city of Spokane will begin construction in September at Mission Park on a baseball field and facility for youth with physical disabilities. The overall goal is to make the park the most accessible in Spokane for people with disabilities.

Cd'A Fire Department builds its fourth station

$1.2 million facility to be completed in December

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is building a $1.2 million, 7,000-square-foot station in northwest Coeur d'Alene. The facility, which will be the department's fourth station, will have room for two fire trucks and will be staffed by seven firefig

Pro Builders erects new building in Hillyard

Company to move from shared location nearby

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Pro Builders General Contractors LLC is constructing a new office building at 4445 N. Freya in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood to serve as its new headquarters. Chad McDonald, who operates Pro Builders with his father, owner Terry McDonald, says the c

Keller Williams' growth in Spokane is outperforming the market

Brokerage trains, coaches agents as business owners

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

Keller Williams Realty Spokane is enjoying rapid growth in agents and overall performance, says Chase Williams, team leader at the Spokane franchise of the Austin, Texas-based global real estate network. Last year, which was a strong year for the office,

Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o