The city of Airway Heights is updating its municipal code to comply with Washington state laws concerning missing-middle housing and accessory dwelling units as options to help relieve the housing shortage on the West Plains.

Modest job growth is expected next year in the Inland Northwest, with greater strides expected on the Idaho side of the border and a heavy concentration of health care-related jobs throughout the region. 

Looking to 2025, growers in Washington hope to find some relief from high labor costs and interest rates. 

Manufacturers in Spokane are taking up work in the satellite industry, while companies in other emerging fields also are looking here to build out their supply chains. 

The mining industry in the Inland Northwest and beyond has an optimistic outlook for the coming year.