March 26 / Employment here risesAbout 208,200 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in February, up by 4,600 from the February 2012 level and up by 2,100 from January of this year, preliminary state figures said. /
Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Business After Hours on Location on Thursday, March 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Lukins & Annis PS, 717 W. Sprague. The event is free for members and $10 for others. GSI's BizStreet program and
Revised government data issued last month show the construction industry is contributing substantially to economic and employment growth, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials note that
Thanks to an upswing in single-family and multifamily residential construction, and prominent health care and public projects, the overall construction industry in Kootenai County is maintaining momentum that started last year, sources there 2012,
More than $140 million in new and continuing transportation-related construction projects are planned this year countywide, including at Spokane International Airport.Projects include rehabilitation work through the city of Spokane's 10-year of
After a long period of decline, the residential construction market began to show a few signs of rejuvenation here last year, and builders and developers say that upswing clearly is accelerating this year.Last year, the city of Spokane and a of
Construction activity on school campuses will remain steady in 2013, with more than $380 million in major projects under way or expected to begin this year at Spokane Public Schools and local college campuses.The Spokane school district has in a
Construction momentum is continuing to grow here following significant gains in total valuation of projects permitted here last year, some industry observers say.Major projects under construction or planned for this year in the Spokane area $625
Huppin's Hi-Fi, Photo & Video, the longtime Spokane-based electronics retailer, announced today it plans to close its downtown Spokane store, at 421 W. Main, and consolidate retail operations here at its outlet on the North Side, at 8016 N. Huppin,
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