The overall property value in Spokane County ticked upward in 2014 for the second consecutive year. The total assessed value, at $38.5 billion, also is within a percentage point of 2009's peak value of $38.8 billion. Byron Hodgson, chief deputy assess

Kootenai County is looking to continue to build on gains it has achieved in active construction projects since the low point of the Great Recession. Projects valued at more than $210 million currently are under construction, permitted, or planned. That d

More than $160 million in new and continuing transportation-related construction projects are slated for 2015 across Spokane County, an increase of $20 million from last year, including continued work on the North Spokane Corridor and several previously d

The overall residential construction market here is projected to be flat or show modest growth this year, but some builders are reporting surprisingly strong demand, particularly since the start of this year, raising hopes for a potentially sharper upturn

Construction in the education sector is poised to ramp up here, with the recent passage of bond measures in several Spokane-area school districts and capital projects under way or planned for area colleges and universities. The capital projects either pla

With sweeping wins in school bonds and a mix of big public-works and private-sector projects slated to gear up, the Spokane-area construction industry is expected to see more than $500 million in work continue or get under way in 2015. Much of that work

Using a Roth individual retirement account to invest in real estate is a little-known strategy that can provide interesting diversification and attractive benefits for certain investors looking to try something different, says David L. Baker, a longtime f

Inland Northwest Community Foundation, the Spokane-based nonprofit that manages assets for charitable organizations and donors, has seen extraordinary growth during the past few years, says Mark Hurtubise, the organization's president and CEO. He attrib