As has been the case for a couple of years now, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2017. However, some of industry representatives and observers interviewed are skeptical as to how long this period of gains will continue. Grant Forsyth

Despite regional tourism being strong here again this year, local experts in the industry say a lighter convention event schedule could mean visitor traffic will soften slightly in 2017. Visit Spokane President and CEO Cheryl Kilday says demand for overn

Spokane-based commercial real estate brokerage and property management concern Kiemle & Hagood Co. has opened a new office in Kennewick, its third overall, and plans to open a fourth office early next year in Missoula, Mont. The Kennewick office, about 1

There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn't. Hopefully, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14 federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, that will become abundantly clear. Here is the difference. D

The Spokane Valley City Council is smart to pull back on its proposed utility tax so that the city's businesses and residents can weigh in more thoughtfully on the issue. Initially proposed as a 6 percent tax on all utilities, the city put the measure

SmartAsset, a New York-based personal finance technology company, has rated Spokane No. 4 among top-performing economies in Washington state. The rankings are part of a broader, nationwide study by SmartAsset on the areas with the most incoming investme

Construction momentum in the Spokane area will continue upward next year, industry observers here say. Andrea Frye, business development manager at Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc., says current positive economic indicators, such as continued j

Bank, credit union, and investment market executives here are mostly bullish about the coming year, despite potentially growth-dampening effects of anticipated Federal Reserve rate hikes and uncertainties stemming from the recent presidential election. T