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—Staff photo by Linn Parish

Growth in visitor spending outpaces state as a whole

Conventions, however, to drop as business, leisure travel rise
Linn Parish
Thanks in large part to square dancers, singers, and lovers of old buildings, Spokane outpaced the U.S. and Washington state as whole in visitor spending growth last year, according to a report released earlier this month. After those healthy in
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Kootenai County stays on upward track

Residential, health care projects said propelling building permit gains
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,
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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
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
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Staff photo by Mike McLean

Residential activity begins to accelerate

Though still well below pre-recession pace, developers, builders enthused
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
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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
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
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Rendering Courtesy of NAC|Architecture

Construction gaining momentum

Big projects in pipeline fuel optimism for steady industry improvement
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
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Huppin's to close downtown store

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,
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Don't overlook oft-forgotten retirement expenses

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