Strong Economic Marks for Spokane
2016 Economic growth similar to Puget Sound and Portland
Business Barometer Masthead

"Employment growth outstripped the national growth rate; incomes rose; unemployment held steady; retail sales were up; home prices grew as did housing sales; air travel in and out of the Spokane airport increased; and, on an annualized basis, regional inflation came in under one percent."  - -  Shaun Higgins, The Oxalis Group

Year-end figures include:
  • Double digit growth in real estate sales volume
     
  • Strong year in permitting - more in the pipeline
     
  • Job growth rate of 3.9% in Q4 continues strong growth trend
     
  • Hot industries for employment growth are in higher paying sectors - Professional Business Services, Health Services, and Education
     
  • Retail sales increases continue to outperform wage growth
     
  • Increased number of flights (map) and seats at Spokane International Airport
Read the full report in Spokane's Regional Business Barometer.
 
Bay Area Tech Company 
Expands in Spokane


SmartRecruiters Inc., a software provider of recruiting solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in downtown Spokane. Based in San Francisco, the company's expansion will support its rapidly growing business.

"Spokane offers SmartRecruiters all of the right ingredients to build out a great software sales operation - great talent, universities and affordability," says Bob Memmer, Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales at SmartRecruiters.

 
Startup Spokane's Innovation Ecosystem
Welcomes UW CoMotion
Ranked by Reuters as the #1 most innovative public university in the world, UW is a leading recipient of federal funding research, producing innovations that have the power to change the world. CoMotion is the collaborative innovation hub dedicated to expanding the societal impact of the UW community. "The Spokane region is a growing innovation ecosystem with which we are excited to partner," said Elizabeth Scallon, Associate Director of CoMotion Labs.

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What's new in the U-District?
  • Innovation zone
  • Two medical schools
  • New teaching health clinic
  • Research, commercialization and housing development

Destination Spokane
as featured in 
Alaska Air Magazine
Spokane - SV Metro
#15 Nationwide 
for  Employment Growth 

3.6% vs. 1.0% average 
from December 2015-16

SYNEVA Economics
'Spokane Spokane Valley' Metro
airplane
Boeing Supplier Forum held in Spokane

Learn more about the
I-90 aerospace corridor @ airspokane.com
Manufacturing 
& Skilled
Workers Available 


 
Featured Property: Corporate Campus Office

For Sale - available April 2017
Beautiful, 100,000 SF office building on 32-acre, naturally landscaped campus in northeast Spokane. Plentiful parking, full service cafeteria. Cubicles could be included. Dual entrances could allow two separate tenants. Excellent location, current tenant is downsizing within 1 mile. 777 Magnesium Road, Spokane WA 99208

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GSI's Economic Development activities would not be possible without the support of our significant partner, Spokane County; other municipal investors - City of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Deer Park; and Washington State Department of Commerce.