Prominent Spokane-based general contractor Vandervert Construction Inc. is facing a financial crisis, and control of the company has been placed under receivership. Spokane-based law firm Davidson, Backman, Medeiros PLLC was appointed to serve as the g

Laura Skaer, executive director of Spokane-based American Exploration & Mining Association, says capital is returning to the U.S. mining industry, and investors and mining concerns are putting ventures together to back new projects. Skaer, fresh from the

Cheryl Kilday, president and CEO of Visit Spokane, says the tourism-promotion organization is expecting modest growth in tourism here in 2018. 'We've got a good number of convention groups coming in,” Kilday says. 'Since the expansion of the Sp

Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist with the Idaho Department of Labor, expects Kootenai County's economic growth will slow slightly in 2018. 'But that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the economy,” Wolkenhauer sa

Marshall Clark, president and broker at Clark Pacific Real Estate Co., of Spokane, says he's seen a recent surge in commercial real estate activity in the northeastern Washington town of Colville and North Idaho border town of Oldtown. Recent transacti