Record stockpiles of wheat globally likely will mean lower wheat prices for Eastern Washington farmers in 2017, says Glen Squires, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission, based in Spokane.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates world wheat producti
The CEO of a nonprofit business technology incubator here says he sees an opportunity next year to help small businesses begin partnerships with Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine as it prepares to host its first medical sch
As has been the case for a couple of years now, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2017.
However, some of industry representatives and observers interviewed are skeptical as to how long this period of gains will continue.
Grant Forsyth
Despite regional tourism being strong here again this year, local experts in the industry say a lighter convention event schedule could mean visitor traffic will soften slightly in 2017.
Visit Spokane President and CEO Cheryl Kilday says demand for overn
Most sectors of the Kootenai County economy are expected to continue to grow in 2017, although certain industries will be challenged to fill their workforces, some sources there say.
Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist with the Ida
Look for activity in the commercial and residential real estate markets to continue their post-recession upswing next year, some market observers here say.
Dave Black, CEO of Spokane-based NAI Black, says the Spokane-based commercial real estate brokera
Construction momentum in the Spokane area will continue upward next year, industry observers here say.
Andrea Frye, business development manager at Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc., says current positive economic indicators, such as continued j
Bank, credit union, and investment market executives here are mostly bullish about the coming year, despite potentially growth-dampening effects of anticipated Federal Reserve rate hikes and uncertainties stemming from the recent presidential election.
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Health care industry executives here are gazing into a murky crystal ball as they try to plan and budget for changes in the coming year, amid new major players entering the market and the possibility of the federal Affordable Care Act being abolished or d
Employers added jobs this year faster than some Inland Northwest economists projected, and observers expect further gains in 2017, though possibly at a slower pace.
Doug Tweedy, the Spokane-based regional labor economist for the Washington state Employm
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