Construction of a new $3.5 million hangar is underway at the StanCraft Jet Center, a full-service fixed base operator at the Coeur d’Alene Airport.

A new Raising Cane’s restaurant development is under consideration in Spokane Valley.

For the dozens of independent growers of Green Bluff, October isn't just pumpkin season — it's the four-week stretch that determines whether farms turn a profit or end the year in the red. Following a summer marked by wildfire smoke, high well-water pumping costs, and rising inflation, farmers are counting on clear fall weekends and steady Harvest Festival crowds to carry them through until spring.