Precision Countertops Inc., of Portland, Ore., says it plans to open a manufacturing facility in the Spokane Valley, where it will employ up to 25 people. The new plant here will be the counter-top makers third.The company has leased a space

Growing numbers of real estate investors and developers from outside the Inland Northwest are finding valueand putting their chipsin the Spokane-North Idaho market. Spokane developer Walt Worthy, who owns the Davenport Hotel and has made is

Economic growth in Kootenai County next year likely wont be up to the tempo set there in the past three years, but still will make the county the envy of many communities, says Kathryn Tacke, regional economist in Coeur dAlene with the Idaho of

Residential and commercial real estate sales are expected to remain strong here in 2007, although below their record-setting paces in 2005 and 2006.Spokane-area home sales during the first 11 months of this year were running about 5.4 percent A

Construction industry observers here are anticipating another busy year in 2007, although theyre again approaching the new year with some trepidation.The city of Spokane saw continued building growth in 2006, with permitted construction at in

A Spokane developer plans to convert a century-old building near the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on the South Hill into four luxury condominiums.The condo project, to be called Cathedral Point, is owned by Jordalen Tangen Development 2

Windsor Plywood, a Canadian home-improvement and building-supply retailer, has bought a 1.5 acre parcel on Spokanes North Side, where it plans to build its second store here.Curt Crego, operations manager for the Surrey, British chain, says a

A North Idaho company plans to develop whats envisioned as a 275-unit, $60 million housing project, to be called Coyote Rock, along the Spokane River just west of Pines Road in Spokane Valley.The company, Neighborhood Inc., already has begun

Medical personnel at Sacred Heart Medical Centers Primary Stroke Center, in Spokane, are pioneering team protocols used to diagnose and treat a stroke while a patient is still in the emergency room.The protocols streamline collaboration among

The Idaho Legislature is expected this coming session to consider a measure that would allow sales tax dollars to be diverted to public improvement projects, including a proposed new Interstate 90 interchange that would serve the big new Cabelas