Spokane developer returns to professional roots with apartment project, consulting work. Ron Wells is returning to his professional roots.

A couple of decades ago, the North Carolina-born architect came to Spokane and began to establish himself as a pioneer of the community’s historic restoration effort by fixing up old apartment buildings in or near downtown. Before that, he worked as a private development consultant and directed the University of Idaho’s Community Development Center.

Bill Fanning spends career marketing waterfront, now joins forces with John Beutler.

For more than 30 years, real estate broker Bill Fanning has played the part of waterfront matchmaker. Give him an outline of any water-adjacent domicile desires, and the Inland Northwest native will be able to match those with a memorized map of the 75 lakes within 100 miles of the Lilac City.

At a birthday party for his wife, Art Elliott looked at the gathered crowd and realized half the guests were clients of his.

In addition to constructing homes, the 64-year-old president of Coeur d’Alene-based Shelter Associates Inc. has built friendships through his general contracting company, which specializes in custom residential, commercial and remodeling projects.