A local bartender and server are joining forces and opening a restaurant, Jewel of the North Neighborhood Gastropub, in a recently vacated, historical mansion in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood.

Gierd, a Sandpoint, Idaho tech startup, has secured $8 million in series A funding. 

Chavelitas Pub Grill & Cantina, a new restaurant that is a fusion of American and Mexican cuisine, is set to open at Liberty Lake’s new Trailhead Golf Course clubhouse in June.

Rathdrum-based contractor John Mandere has a new retail venture that will complement operations at his two other construction companies in North Idaho.

About a year-and-a-half has passed since the Gray Fire ravaged the Medical Lake area, and some businesses in the small West Plains city are still struggling because of it.

A new owner is flipping records at 4000 Holes Record Store, the 36-year-old Monroe street music shop in Spokane’s North Central district.

Cone Ventures LLC, which does business as Electric Photoland, is the Journal's 2025 Small Business of the Year. 

Davenport Hotels has been named the winner of the Large Business of the Year category in the Journal's 2025 Inland Northwest Business of the Year Awards.