Doing Business in Spokane
May 22, 2015
Small businesses account for more than 75% of GSI’s general membership, and the bulk of the greater-Spokane region’s economy. In...
May 22, 2015
Does the City of Spokane need an Earned Safe and Sick Leave ordinance that will mandate all City of Spokane...
May 21, 2015
GSI’s Education and Workforce program strives to position the region for economic expansion by establishing a highly educated and technically...
May 21, 2015
Pitney Bowes Unveils New Inside Sales Center of Excellence Pitney Bowes Inc, a global technology company that provides innovative products...
May 11, 2015
Steve Scranton: The economy is going to be heavily influenced by oil prices and the strength of the dollar. For the...
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May 11, 2015
Year-to-year, the CPI rose from 1.14% in 2013 to 1.32% in 2014. The CPI for fourth quarter went steeply in the...
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May 11, 2015
Permit numbers for the entire county were up nearly 11% for fourth quarter and 9% year-to-year. Valuations, however, were down 60%...
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May 11, 2015
Spokane County added 2,100 jobs in 2014, and unemployment fell from 7.9% in 2013 to 6.8% in 2014. “As long...
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May 11, 2015
“The real estate numbers were good for the year,” says Shaun O’L. Higgins of The Oxalis Group. “Really good! In...
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May 11, 2015
Reminder: sales tax reporting lags one quarter behind other indicators. Taxable retail sales rose 5.5% in the third quarter compared...
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