West Plains construction picking up

WEST PLAINS – Construction is alive and well on the West Plains.

That was the verdict at a May 28 West Plains Chamber of Commerce virtual meeting on the state of economic development — and continues to show evidence of validity in mid-June.

Al French, Spokane County Commissioner and board chair of S3R3 Solutions, told the meeting that several developers filed plan reviews for projects, mostly Airway Heights and Spokane International Airport. That work has taken place even in the face of ongoing restrictions and limitations in place due to attempts to slow the spread of coronavirus.

“We continu...