You can get a clear picture of this region's systems through the Spokane Area Economic Development Council. Keeping those systems strong is the aim of the public policy efforts of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, as outlined on its site. Learning From kindergarten through graduate school, a region's education is critical to its success. For an overview of K-12 and higher education visit the site of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council. A primary focus of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce is its workforce development program.
More information is available on that site.
The Inland Northwest encompasses landscapes of great variety, from the forested mountains of western Montana to the midpoint of the fertile Columbia Basin, from British Columbia's Kootenay region on the north to the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake Rivers in the south. Its people are equally diverse, as shown in the SRBC's Spirit of Place, Pioneers, and Young at Art exhibits. Our industries are diverse, so the region tends to grow at a steady pace. In recent years, manufacturing, service, and high tech have become our leading industries. The desirability of the region's lifestyle, coupled with its transportation and communication infrastructure, have drawn high tech entrepreneurs here to pursue global markets.