Construction employment declined by 1,000 in July even though the industry's unemployment rate fell to 12.3 percent, the lowest level since 2008, says an analysis of new federal data released earlier this month by the Associated General of America.

Following a rare tie base bid on a construction project planned on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho, Waynco Construction Inc., of Spokane Valley, apparently has lost the job to competing bidder Kenaston Corp., the college of

Commercial real estate market and capital conditions appear to have weakened again and aren't expected to improve much during the coming year, except for pockets of strong activity and price appreciation in core "gateway markets" and the segment, a

T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane Valley, has two sizable school projects under way outside of Spokane, with a combined total value of about $2.2 million.T.W. Clark is erecting a planetarium for Columbia Basin College in Pasco under a $1.2

Western States Construction Inc., of Valleyford, Wash., has won an $866,000 contract to demolish about 42,000 square feet of old structures on the Spokane Community College campus as final cleanup work after recent construction.Last year, Graham

Two North Idaho women have launched a construction escrow service that they believe is unique to the Inland Northwest and that they hope will cut down on cases of subcontractors and suppliers not getting paid for the services they provide.The is

Halme Construction Inc., of Davenport, Wash., has been awarded a $2 million contract to replace water transmission mains and water lines on Spokane's lower South Hill. The project involves improvements along stretches of Eighth and Ninth avenues

Three general contractors with Inland Northwest ties are among five contractors that have qualified to bid on projects at Fairchild Air Force Base totaling up to $95 million in value during the next five years.Fairchild on July 18 selected a of