Following an upswing in building activity here in 2013, some construction industry observers are optimistic that forward momentum will carry through the coming year.
Jan Quintrall, director of business and development services for the city of Spokane, sa
In one of the brighter real estate sectors, Spokane-area residential sales improved for the second consecutive year in 2013, and Ken Lewis, owner of Spokane Valley-based Prudential Spokane Real Estate, says he expects the spring of 2014 to be the best spr
The rate of growth, however, might not keep pace with this year, says Grant Forsyth, regional labor economist for Spokane-based Avista Corp. He's projecting a 1.5 percent increase in employment next year in Spokane and Kootenai counties, which would be
In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers.
In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though
Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance service operated by nonprofit Inland Northwest Health Services, expects to take delivery early next year of the second of two helicopters it has bought this year.
The first twin-engine EC-135 helicopter
Spokane Valley addiction center Harmony Grove Counseling is offering recovery services not only to those with addiction issues, but for addicts' families as well, says Joe Terhaar, the owner and administrator of Harmony Grove.
"We provide counseling tha
A couple who needed jobs in the latter 1990s have built up a home-based, first-aid supply business here into a growing enterprise that now serves more than 3,000 employers across three states and employs five other people.
Their company, Action Medical,
The Empire Health Foundation is projecting that its investment in health care initiatives next year will grow even faster than the size of its endowment.
Antony Chiang, president of the nonprofit health foundation, says the organization this year has con
Valley Young People's Clinic, a group of pediatricians located in Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake, will join Providence Medical Group effective Jan. 1, Providence says.
The group includes six pediatricians and three nurse practitioners who will continue
Cancer Care Northwest's new Valley clinic is off to a running start, due largely to new technology on hand for radiation treatments that target cancer tumors more precisely with less exposure to healthy organs, says Dr. Christopher Lee, a radiology oncolo