Idaho Club taking shape

Sales of residential homes and property may have cooled from the torrid pace which lit up the Bonner County real estate market a couple of years ago, but a new housing sector — the vacation or second home in planned community resorts — has suddenly taken off in the last year. Projects like The Crossing at Willow Bay, Dover Bay, The Seasons at Sandpoint and The Idaho Club are all reporting strong sales and reservations of homesites in developments that include marinas, fitness centers and a host of other amenities.

U.S. job market ends year in better shape

Still, 25 million Americans are out of work or unable to find full-time jobs

A new fountain of youth?

Boomers will be spending billions to counter aging

NEW YORK - Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize on their "forever young" mindset, whether it's through wrinkle creams, face-lifts or workout regimens.

Welcome home, kids

By BRIAN WALKER

Letters to the editor

Re: "Mixed reactions for new library district," by Polson Leader reporter Sasha Goldstein.

Veteran, newcomer vie for Senate nomination

For Rep. Jon Sonju, the Montana Legislature’s prime task is to do anything and everything to improve the state’s economy.

Economist details aftershocks of recession

While economists have determined that the recession officially ended in summer 2009, Americans still face four challenges in balanced economic growth, according to an economist at the University of Montana.

Election 2018: Grant County Assessor candidates

Stocks end mostly lower, even as Nasdaq tops 10,000 points

Stocks closed a choppy day on Wall Street with broad losses Wednesday, despite fresh assurances from the Federal Reserve that it would keep interest rates low through 2022 and would continue buying bonds to help markets function smoothly.

A calling followed: Kersey leaves Moses Lake port to head up Group14 plant

MOSES LAKE — Don Kersey said that, for him, the manufacturing sector holds an irresistible appeal. Kersey is the new manager of the Group14 Technologies facility under construction in Moses Lake. “Manufacturing, I think once it gets into your system, it never goes away,” he said. “I thought it would — but about a year and a half ago, for lack of a better word, I felt this calling to get back into manufacturing,” he said. Previously Kersey was the manager at Joyson Safety Systems before becoming executive director of the Port of Moses Lake. “There’s a certain controlled chaos that goes along with manufacturing that — it’s something you just feel. I need that, and I’m extremely fortunate to be at Group14,” he said.

Vanishing jobs for young could create 'lock-down generation'

GENEVA (AP) — Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average. About three months ago, the coronavirus outbreak swept into Iraq, and the 28-year-old father of two has been out of work ever since.

Vanishing jobs for young could create 'lock-down generation'

GENEVA (AP) — Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average. About three months ago, the coronavirus outbreak swept into Iraq, and the 28-year-old father of two has been out of work ever since.

Grant, Adams health officer issues face mask directive

EPHRATA/RITZVILLE — Residents of both Grant and Adams counties are being instructed to wear face masks, according to a directive issued by Dr. Alexander Brzezny, health officer for both counties. Brzezny issued the directive for Adams County on Tuesday, May 26, and Grant County on Wednesday, May 27.

OPINION: The right to choose

Now more than ever we need to innovate to survive. The Artificial Intelligence Pandora’s Box has been opened. We will have practical humanoid robots by the end of the decade. High minimum wages are incentivizing automation in the service and manufacturing sectors. The number of instances where people can work remotely has skyrocketed. The world’s economy is rapidly being transformed. The only constant, it seems, is change.

Little stops Coronavirus Pause Act

Veto override might be considered in Senate

Little says 'no' to bill prohibiting vaccine requirements; bill may be overturned in Senate

Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Getting ahead in half the time

U of I associate degrees are market driven

Learning to operate logging equipment, assess fuels that could accelerate wildfires, or grow pine seedlings for reforestation often requires years of on-the-job training.

Amazon, Netflix, pandemic winners pull away on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed in afternoon trading Thursday as the relatively few winners in the coronavirus crunch pull away from the rest of Wall Street.

The Latest: All but 3 stocks in S&P 500 lower amid sell-off

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):

Wolf to unveil economic reopening plan Friday afternoon

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf plans to outline Friday how he sees Pennsylvania emerging from the coronavirus pandemic after weeks of social distancing that have kept people at home and out of a job.