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In the News: March 28, 2013

March 28, 2013

March 26 / Employment here risesAbout 208,200 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in February, up by 4,600 from the February 2012 level and up by 2,100 from January of this year, preliminary state figures said. /

Calendar: March 28, 2013

March 28, 2013

Meetings & EventsGreater Spokane Incorporated will hold Business After Hours on Location on Thursday, March 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Lukins & Annis PS, 717 W. Sprague. The event is free for members and $10 for others. GSI's BizStreet program and

Construction employment, spending hit three-year high

Data suggest industry added nearly 100,000 jobs since September

March 14, 2013

Associated General Contractors of America

Revised government data issued last month show the construction industry is contributing substantially to economic and employment growth, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials note that

Kootenai County stays on upward track

Residential, health care projects said propelling building permit gains

March 14, 2013

Mike McLean

Thanks to an upswing in single-family and multifamily residential construction, and prominent health care and public projects, the overall construction industry in Kootenai County is maintaining momentum that started last year, sources there 2012,

Photo Courtesy of Washington state Deparment of Transportation

Transportation work here to top $140 million in '13

City, DOT both plan improvements on Francis Avenue

March 14, 2013

Jessica Valencia

More than $140 million in new and continuing transportation-related construction projects are planned this year countywide, including at Spokane International Airport.Projects include rehabilitation work through the city of Spokane's 10-year of

Residential activity begins to accelerate

Though still well below pre-recession pace, developers, builders enthused

March 14, 2013

Kim Crompton

After a long period of decline, the residential construction market began to show a few signs of rejuvenation here last year, and builders and developers say that upswing clearly is accelerating this year.Last year, the city of Spokane and a of

Rendering Courtesy of Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad PLLC

Education projects under way, queued-up top $380 million

List of school district jobs, sizable university contracts fuels building through '13

March 14, 2013

Treva Lind

Construction activity on school campuses will remain steady in 2013, with more than $380 million in major projects under way or expected to begin this year at Spokane Public Schools and local college campuses.The Spokane school district has in a

Construction gaining momentum

Big projects in pipeline fuel optimism for steady industry improvement

March 14, 2013

Mike McLean

Construction momentum is continuing to grow here following significant gains in total valuation of projects permitted here last year, some industry observers say.Major projects under construction or planned for this year in the Spokane area $625

Huppin's to close downtown store

March 14, 2013

Huppin's Hi-Fi, Photo & Video, the longtime Spokane-based electronics retailer, announced today it plans to close its downtown Spokane store, at 421 W. Main, and consolidate retail operations here at its outlet on the North Side, at 8016 N. Huppin,

Don't overlook oft-forgotten retirement expenses

Cost of living, taxes are bound to rise; health care costs can grow quickly

March 14, 2013

Michael Maehl

In talking with people about retirement, I've found a few areas that tend to be regularly overlooked. The reasons for that range from simply not having thought of them to not having any plan for how things change once you're actually retired. are a