Special Report

Spokane-area employers could add 5,000 jobs in '17

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December 15, 2016

Employers added jobs this year faster than some Inland Northwest economists projected, and observers expect further gains in 2017, though possibly at a slower pace. Doug Tweedy, the Spokane-based regional labor economist for the Washington state Employm

2017 Economic Outlook: Inland Northwest economy to stay in growth mode

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December 15, 2016

Linn Parish

The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene job market has outperformed projections this year, and many industries in the Inland Northwest have strong momentum going into 2017. While growth is expected on many fronts, the rate of expansion might not be as great next ye

Good health should include quality dental care

Poor oral conditions said too common in Spokane

December 1, 2016

Guest Commentary

The SmileMobile, a mobile dental clinic, made a recent visit to Spokane. Sponsored by Washington Dental Service Foundation and funded by Delta Dental of Washington, the SmileMobile travels around the state providing low-cost care to those unable to access

Northwest Sports Network partnership expands

Orthopedic specialists join forces with sports clinic

December 1, 2016

Recognizing an opportunity to provide more comprehensive treatment for its customers and a wider swath of the general community, two medical groups formed a partnership here more than a year ago with the intention of helping clients with sports-related in

Providence Health CEO Elaine Couture: Adapting to myriad of market shifts

Lagging revenues, rising costs lead big health care system to make cuts

December 1, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

With more potential changes in the wind for the health care industry in the wake of Donald Trump's election as the nation's president, Providence Health Care's chief executive, Elaine Couture, says leading officials need to be prepared for new respo

North Idaho convenience store erects new Hayden outlet

Multitenant retail structure also planned near U.S. 95

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Dan Duvall, who owns three convenience stores in Kootenai County, is constructing a fourth store in Hayden, where he's also planning to develop a multitenant retail building. The 5,500-square-foot, $1.5 million convenience store, to be named Lancaster

Remodel to convert former Skippers into Dickey's

Cd'A restaurant opening has yet to be scheduled

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

A former Skippers restaurant near the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d'Alene is being converted into a Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurant. The new restaurant's owner, Mark Engberson, is a Spokane-based franchisee for both Dickey's Barbecue Pit and Wing

Restaurant, coffee shop poised to be Matilda tenants

Tenants are now leasing apartments on upper floors

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Two retail tenants are lined up so far for ground-floor commercial space in the Matilda building that's nearing completion in the University District. Also, many of the upscale apartments in the upper three stories are leased or reserved, say the leas

Bedrosians Tile & Stone begins building store in Spokane Valley

$2 million project follows acquisition of Oregon Tile

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Bedrosians Tile & Stone Inc., a porcelain tile and stone importer and distributor based in Anaheim, Calif., has started work on a new 41,000-square-foot building at 19119 E. Broadway for a Spokane Valley store. Eddie Bedrosian, the company's Anaheim-ba

Garco Construction lands $8.7 million DOT project

Contractor to start work in Wenatchee next spring

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The Washington state Department of Transportation has awarded to Spokane-based Garco Construction Inc. an $8.7 million contract to build a new North Central Region Administration building in Wenatchee. Rich Wagner, a project manager for Garco, says the c