Employment in Spokane Countywhich so far this year has shot up by more than 10,000 jobsis expected to grow at a slower clip in 2007, though its still projected to outpace the national average, experts here say.Were not expecting the

A prevailing question has emerged as the Inland Northwest economy heads into 2007: If the region posts healthy gains but falls short of matching its record performances of late, does that constitute a downturn or softening?Well let the crowd

Airway Pointe Seniors LP, of Hayden, Idaho, is developing a 51-unit, 10-building Airway Heights apartment complex for senior citizens.Whitewater Creek Inc., of Hayden, is the owner of and contractor on the project, called Airway Pointe, and has

A Spokane developer plans to convert a century-old building near the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on the South Hill into four luxury condominiums.The condo project, to be called Cathedral Point, is owned by Jordalen Tangen Development 2

When roughly 60,000 Avista Utilities customers lost power last week during a violent wind storm, the Spokane companys new high-tech, power-outage reporting system, which it developed over several years at a cost of $10 million, got its biggest to

Windsor Plywood, a Canadian home-improvement and building-supply retailer, has bought a 1.5 acre parcel on Spokanes North Side, where it plans to build its second store here.Curt Crego, operations manager for the Surrey, British chain, says a

Plants are pretty common gifts for celebrating special occasions or expressing certain sentiments, but a Spokane company has taken the idea a step further by developing plants that display a printed message as they sprout.The company, Miracle a

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co., which claims to be the nations largest drugstore chain, says it plans to open its 10th Spokane-area outlet next fall, at the northwest corner of 29th Avenue and Grand Boulevard.In preparation for a building

The city of Spokane is readying for possible sale more than 24 acres of land on the North Side that its water and solid-waste departments currently occupy and that has attracted considerable interest from prospective buyers. Wal-Mart Stores the

A North Idaho company plans to develop whats envisioned as a 275-unit, $60 million housing project, to be called Coyote Rock, along the Spokane River just west of Pines Road in Spokane Valley.The company, Neighborhood Inc., already has begun