Slow and steady. That's the best way to describe expected, continued growth in U.S. housing starts for 2016, say experts in the wood products industry.
With gold and silver prices having fallen in the last five years, Inland Northwest industry representatives say they aren't anticipating the trend to reverse itself in 2016.
A strong entrepreneurial spirit in the technology sector today has contributed to a local and national boom, and that, say some of those in the industry here, is a big reason why the sector continues to blossom.
Following the trend of recent years, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2016. However, not all of those interviewed are confident this period of gains will last.
Tourism has been strong here this year, thanks in part to an expanded Spokane Convention Center that's attracting new events and larger groups to the downtown area, experts and other observers say. They say they anticipate the looming redevelopment of R
Health care, advanced manufacturing, and real estate are expected to remain steady growth industries in Kootenai County through 2016, sources there say.
Construction industry observers here predict the improving economy and an uptick in construction backlog will provide momentum to lift the industry through 2016.
Bank and credit union executives here say they anticipate healthy growth in loans and deposits in the coming year, although perhaps slightly softer gains than they've seen this year as historically low interest rates that have lingered for years since t