303 W 3rd Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
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In Spokane, wood and food processing, printing and publishing, primary metal refining and fabrication, electrical and computer equipment, and transportation equipment are leaders in the manufacturing sector. Gold mining company Gold Reserve, and Fortune 1000 company Potlatch Corporation – a forest products company that operates as a real estate investment trust – are headquartered in the city proper. Mining, forestry, and agribusiness remain important to the local and regional economy, but Spokane’s economy has diversified to include other industries, including the high-tech and biotech sectors. Spokane is becoming a more service-oriented economy in the face of a less prominent manufacturing sector, particularly as a medical and biotechnology center; Fortune 1000 technology company Itron, for instance, is headquartered in the area. Avista Corporation, the holding company of Avista Utilities, is the only company in Spokane that has been listed in the Fortune 500, ranked 299 on the list in 2002. Other companies with head offices in the Spokane area include technology company Key Tronic, hotelier Red Lion Hotels Corporation, and microcar maker Commuter Cars. The Spokane metropolitan area consists of Spokane, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. Directly east of Spokane County is the Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Kootenai County, Idaho, anchored by the city of Coeur d’Alene. The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. The Spokane area has suffered from suburbanization and urban sprawl in past decades, despite Washington’s use of urban growth boundaries; the city ranks low among major Northwest cities in population density and smart growth.The Spokane and Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) are now included in a single Combined Statistical Area (CSA) by the Office of Management and Budget.