Some observers of the wood products industry are expecting to see modest growth in U.S. housing starts in 2018, which would drive demand for timber and forestry products and services. Joel White, executive officer of the Spokane Home Builders Association

Following the trend of recent years, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2018. However, with income growth for the region remaining low, some industry representatives and observers remain skeptical as to how long this period of gains will

Bank, credit union, and investment market executives here remain mostly bullish about the coming year, despite possibly growth-dampening effects of anticipated Federal Reserve rate hikes and potential impacts of tax reform. Earlier this month, the Fede

The city of Spokane hopes to select a company to research and design a potential bike-share program here this week. Bike-sharing programs are designed to provide users the ability to pick up a bicycle at any self-serve bike-station and return it to any

Coeur d'Alene-based real estate investment lending company Cogo Capital LLC says it plans to re-enter the Spokane market and open an office on downtown's periphery in February. Cogo Capital CEO Lee Arnold says the company purchased a building at 217

Startup Spokane, a program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, has named Lil' Omelette, a web-based cooking class for children, the winner of its 2017 Startup Weekend. This year's winning idea was pitched by 16-year-old Bella Memeo, a sophomore at Spoka