Cheryl Kilday, president and CEO of Visit Spokane, says the tourism-promotion organization is expecting modest growth in tourism here in 2018. 'We've got a good number of convention groups coming in,” Kilday says. 'Since the expansion of the Sp

Bank, credit union, and investment market executives here remain mostly bullish about the coming year, despite possibly growth-dampening effects of anticipated Federal Reserve rate hikes and potential impacts of tax reform. Earlier this month, the Fede

Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist with the Idaho Department of Labor, expects Kootenai County's economic growth will slow slightly in 2018. 'But that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the economy,” Wolkenhauer sa

Employers are expected to add about 5,000 jobs countywide in 2018, which would be similar to this year's expansion pace, says Doug Tweedy, the Spokane-based regional economist for the Washington state Employment Security Department. At that clip, total

Meridian, Idaho-based DC Engineering Inc. plans to open a Coeur d'Alene office on Jan. 1, says David Cutbirth, president. The consulting engineering and technology company has leased 1,150 square feet of space at 122 W. Neider in Coeur d'Alene, he sa

Big Sky Auto Wholesale LLC has leased 2,300 square feet of office and warehouse space at 867 N. Boulder Court, in Post Falls, where it plans to open its first dealership, says co-owner Hunter Scoffield. The company moved into the space in November and ho

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality rules. So, what does that mean to consumers? Pretend you're reading an ad for a cable television services, and let's say the standard rate is $49.99. However, you notice some o

As 2017 comes to a close, we look back with gratitude at a year in which the Inland Northwest economy experienced growth in jobs, retail sales, and home prices and benefitted from a host of other positive trends. We-and many others, as is evident in th