New wedding, party venue in Spokane Valley

A new Spokane Valley wedding and banquet hall should help ease the crunch for people searching for places to say “I do.”

Cornerstone Construction Group of Washington is building a 10,000-square-foot facility near Mission Avenue and Argonne Road, on the south side of the freeway.

Rob Gross, owner and president of Cornerstone, said the company is building the $700,000 project for Dave and Debbie Watson.

Cornerstone broke ground this week, Gross said, adding, “We hope to be done before the season starts with all the weddings.”

The Craftsman-style building will be able to be divided to serve simultaneous parties and will feature two big fireplaces and separate sound systems, Gross said. The facility also can double as a place for proms and meetings.