The economy here is expected to improve in some metrics here in 2024 although it faces persistent challenges in interest rates, inflation fears, and labor shortages.

Elevated interest rates are behind market slowdowns across both commercial and residential real estate sectors in Spokane and Kootenai counties this year.

A flurry of restaurant closures has marred Spokane’s food scene in recent months, with at least seven Lilac City establishments either closing or announcing plans to close since October.

The state of Idaho is attempting to address workforce shortages by investing in middle and high school career technical education programs.

Students who access special education services often are rewarded for effort, but at Project Search, they are rewarded for accuracy and production.

Therapist Krista Crotty is establishing a new temperament-based treatment program for eating disorders in Spokane.

Dr. Katherine Tuttle, Providence’s executive director for research for the Inland Northwest, has received the most prestigious award given out by the American Society of Nephrology.

Gestalt Diagnostics LLC has launched an artificial intelligence-assisted algorithm that can be used to aid pathologists in grading and classifying eight types of cancers.

While Harlan Douglass had a reputation as a tough and controversial businessperson, the Spokane man who built a billion-dollar real estate empire was “just a normal guy” to his friends and occasionally enjoyed a good prank, even if it was on himself.