Dishman Dodge building new services, sales area

Dishman Dodge has started construction on a new vehicle service and sales building in Spokane Valley, according to city permit records.

The nearly 4,500-square-foot building at 7701 E. Sprague Ave. will be open by the beginning of 2018 and will include five bays for vehicle service and two for detail work, according to Mark Waltermire, one of the dealership’s owners and its general manager.

“We’re trying to free up some space because we’re so busy,” Waltermire said.

The 55-year-old, family-owned Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Chrysler dealership has a 10-acre campus in the Valley that includes a showroom, service department and body shop. The dealership has been in its current location since 1968.

The $770,000 project was designed by LABAR Architecture, of Spokane. Davenport-based Halme Builders is the general contractor.