The U.S. stock market reacts daily to a wide set of developments and news. Current issues like the possibility of war between Israel and Iran, the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, changing U.S. employment data, and household formation numbers all to

Following another slow construction year in Kootenai County, some with ties to the industry are hopeful that public works and infrastructure projects will generate growth in construction activity in 2012 and further into the future.Construction

Mostly downward-tracking permit statistics and a still-uncertain outlook continue to plague residential construction here, but builders have seen an upswing in prospective buyer interest in recent months that bodes well for the rest of the year, of

For construction activity in the Spokane area's education sector, the 2012 outlook remains strong, with at least $378 million in major projects currently under way or expected to begin this year.One highly visible construction zone is on the for

With the spring and summer roadwork season just around the corner, many Spokane-area entities are ramping up to continue or to start work on a number of significant transportation projects across the Inland Northwest.Planned new projects that to

Sizable health and retail construction projects are helping to generate hope among construction insiders that last year's slight bounce in Spokane County construction values is the beginning of an industrywide recovery.A total of some $385 in is