A Western Washington land developer and an Oregon home builder are proposing to develop a 16-lot residential subdivision, to be called The Orchards Along Upriver, in the Pasadena Park area north of Millwood.The land developer, Landed Gentry & a

This year should mark the low point for the wood products industry, and signs of recovery should be seen in 2010 following multiple years of distress, those in the industry say. In its newest forecast, the Portland-based Western Wood Products be

Projections of retail sales growth here next year vary widely, but they likely won't be much better than flat, observers and government budgeters say. The city of Spokane is budgeting for a 1.5 percent increase in sales-tax collections next is a

Kootenai County business sources say they expect 2010 to usher in a turnaround in several economic sectors there.They say the residential real estate market appears to have bottomed out, bleeding will slow in the wood-products industry, some in

Demand for health-care services should remain strong here in the coming year, but the outlook for that sector is clouded somewhat by potential government funding cuts. Also unclear are the financial implications of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community a

Tourism is expected to rebound here in 2010, boosted by a number of big-ticket sporting events, along with several first-time bookings of national conventions and the return of some popular tourist events. "It's going to be a remarkable year," A

Some Spokane bankers believe the economy here and in the nation hit a low point in 2009, and that 2010 will be better. Still, they're not saying next year will be anything to write home about.Washington Trust Bank expects "modest" growth in its