Economic growth in Kootenai County next year likely wont be up to the tempo set there in the past three years, but still will make the county the envy of many communities, says Kathryn Tacke, regional economist in Coeur dAlene with the Idaho of

Residential and commercial real estate sales are expected to remain strong here in 2007, although below their record-setting paces in 2005 and 2006.Spokane-area home sales during the first 11 months of this year were running about 5.4 percent A

Construction industry observers here are anticipating another busy year in 2007, although theyre again approaching the new year with some trepidation.The city of Spokane saw continued building growth in 2006, with permitted construction at in

A Spokane developer plans to convert a century-old building near the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on the South Hill into four luxury condominiums.The condo project, to be called Cathedral Point, is owned by Jordalen Tangen Development 2

Windsor Plywood, a Canadian home-improvement and building-supply retailer, has bought a 1.5 acre parcel on Spokanes North Side, where it plans to build its second store here.Curt Crego, operations manager for the Surrey, British chain, says a

A North Idaho company plans to develop whats envisioned as a 275-unit, $60 million housing project, to be called Coyote Rock, along the Spokane River just west of Pines Road in Spokane Valley.The company, Neighborhood Inc., already has begun

Medical personnel at Sacred Heart Medical Centers Primary Stroke Center, in Spokane, are pioneering team protocols used to diagnose and treat a stroke while a patient is still in the emergency room.The protocols streamline collaboration among

The Idaho Legislature is expected this coming session to consider a measure that would allow sales tax dollars to be diverted to public improvement projects, including a proposed new Interstate 90 interchange that would serve the big new Cabelas

Construction is expected to begin next spring on a 45-lot, gated golf community to be called Bella Lago, in Liberty Lake.The 47-acre housing development is north of Valleyway Avenue adjacent to the east edge of MeadowWood Golf Course and near a

Spokane-based Lydig Construction Inc. has landed contracts worth at least $113 million for three projects in the Snohomish School District in Western Washington.The projects, which will be managed by Lydigs Bellevue office, include of a $62