Human resources professionals here say recruiting has become of greater emphasis as they face a workforce market that favors job candidates at a time when many people are changing jobs or leaving the workforce altogether. Ashley Steward Cameron, human

Washington state could receive nearly $8.6 billion from the $1 trillion federal American Jobs Plan signed into law last month, according to preliminary estimates provided by the White House. While it's unclear how much of that money will end

Centennial Real Estate Investments, the real estate division of Cowles Co., plans to redevelop the former Chancery building, at 1023 W. Riverside, into an apartment building on the western edge of downtown.

Millwrights, industrial electricians, and heavy-duty mechanics are in high demand at Idaho Forest Group's sawmills right now, says Marie Price, the lumber company's director of training and development.