INP FEBRUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER
Free Training Opportunity:
SizeUp InlandNW demo
February 3, 2021
2:00pm-3:00pm PT
Zoom link will be sent prior to Feb. 3
Details & registration here.
INP 2021 Winter Webinar
Retail & Restaurant Recovery: Ideas, Strategies, and Case Studies
February 17, 2021
9:00am-11:15am PT

Zoom log-on information & links will be emailed to registrants prior to Feb. 17
Conference Agenda & Registration Form, click here.
Online Registration, click here.

Rising Home Values Explained

Patrick Jones, executive director of the Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University, discusses how the supply side can have greater effect as housing listings fall short of local demand.

"Prices reflect many forces, both demand and supply. The key drivers of housing demand are income, financing, and population. Incomes here have moved upward in the past few years, but at a rate not too far from historical rates. For sure, mortgage rates have plummeted, leading some homeowners to consider trading up and some renters to consider buying."

Read the entire Journal of Business article here.

Inland Northwest Partners (INP) success is directly attributable to the ongoing support of its members and investors.

Individual memberships are $50. Organizational memberships are $150 and cover up to five employee participants. The INP is now accepting membership applications for 2021. Just click here to pay via credit card, or print out a form and mail it to us at P. O. Box 164, Liberty Lake, WA 99019. (Our membership year is from Jan. 1-Dec. 31.)
Members receive:
A $20 discount on all in-person conferences/$10 discount on webinars
A copy of the quarterly newsletter
Free display opportunities at all events
INLAND NW BIZ RECOVERY SPOTLIGHT

Idaho's food and beverages forms FARE Idaho to reassure customers of safe practices


"In March of 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, we decided to explore turning a moment into a movement."

FARE Idaho is a new non-profit working to connect, align, and promote the shared interests of Idaho’s independent restaurants and other small food and beverage businesses.

The FARE ‘Dine & Drink Safe’ Business Health Pledge campaign provides a directory of businesses willing to commit to a set of actions we to protect industry staff and the community at large.

Learn more about FARE here.
"We unite our Idaho food and beverage communities so that independents get a seat at the table with an opportunity to collectively impact positive change within their industry."


2020 TALENT ATTRACTION INDEX

Emsi’s Talent Attraction Index uses the most currently available data on population and migration, growth of jobs and skilled workers, regional competitiveness, and education attainment to determine whether communities are moving in the right direction in growing their
talent pool.

This year’s Scorecard captures the status of counties just before the pandemic hit. Read full report here.


FIND COVID RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR BUSINESSES

Inland Northwest Partner Investors

INP would like to thank these progressive companies for their commitment to economic development throughout the region:
 
FOUNDING INVESTOR
 
MAJOR INVESTORS

CONTRIBUTING INVESTORS
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