Residential real estate sales here are expected to ebb again in 2008, though the market likely will post respectable numbers given that the declines would be from a very solid 2007, industry observers say. The outlook for the commercial market next

Contractors and industry observers here say theyre optimistic about the construction market in 2008, despite having seen building permit volumes fall sharply this year overall.Values for permits issued during the first 10 months of 2007 in of

Michael Miner and Kathryn Hapke-Miner are changing the idea of re-gifting from a social taboo to an environmentally friendly cause. To this Spokane couple, however, re-gifting is all about the wrapping, not whats inside the their company, the

ARC Manufacturing, a growing company here that manufactures welding units for the automotive collision-repair industry, has expanded into larger quarters and plans to hire more employees in the coming year. The company has moved most of its to

Northwest Boat Center, a Portland-based pleasure-boat dealer, has opened a high-end boat dealership along U.S. 95 in Hayden, Idaho.The new dealership is located on a 1.5-acre lot at the southeast corner of Hayden Avenue and U.S. 95, in the of a

A longtime co-owner of White Elephant Surplus Stores has left the well-known family toy and sporting-goods retail business to launch a new store that will sell boats and boating accessories.Ed Conley, who managed White Elephants store in and

Liberty Lake is enjoying a spate of big commercial projects, and theres no letup expected soon in the flow of residential building in the six-year-old city.Doug Smith, director of planning and community development, says building permit this

A new transportation plan for Kootenai County maps out more than 200 road projects through the year 2030 that would have an estimated total cost of $852 million. The plan for the county, where rapid growth is expected to continue into the future, a

Apex Industries Inc., a Spokane Valley specialty sheet-metal fabricator, is expanding its facility at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park so it can boost production.The company has leased an additional 12,000 square feet of space, where it

Spokane County is calling in a heavy hitter in motor-sports consulting to help determine whether its economically feasible for the county to buy Spokane Raceway Park and operate it under public ownership.A consulting contract isnt completed