More people might be shopping with a click than a physical cart these days, but brick-and-mortar retail news tops the Journal of Business' list of most-read business stories in 2019.

The growing trend of medical clinics entering neighborhoods will continue here in 2020. Big hospitals are still prominent places in the community, but increasingly, medical offices now are in residential neighborhoods, occupying space in mixed-use

An ongoing trade war with China, an attempt to impeach President Trump, and a presidential election within the next 12 months have the potential to influence the economy and retail sales growth in 2020. Grant Forsyth, chief economist for Spokane-based

Hecla Mining Co. has announced this week it's committed to bringing the Lucky Friday mine, near Mullan back to full production in 2020, despite a vote by members of United Steelworkers Local 5114 to reject a contract agreement that would have ended a

The Washington wheat industry's 2020 forecast received a boost when the Japanese government ratified the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the beginning of this month. Also, at the beginning of the month, the state's apple industry went on a global

Tourism in Spokane has been riding a wave of growth, and industry experts here say they expect the trend to continue in 2020, albeit at a more measured pace. Matt Jensen, corporate director of sales and marketing for the Davenport Hotel Collection, says

Financial experts here say that growth began to flatten in 2019, and they expect further slowing -- though not necessarily a recession -- in 2020. Tim Vorpahl, president and founder of Spokane-based Vorpahl Wing Securities Inc., says 2019 was a

After a year of recovering from a late 2018 lumber price drop, pricing and demand are likely to remain fairly steady in 2020, some wood products industry observers say, despite some regional issues with supply. Joel White, executive officer of the