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Fatbeam acquires school IT division of Ednetics

Acquisition follows $10M in private equity financing
Virginia Thomas
Coeur d'Alene-based fiber optic provider Fatbeam LLC has acquired a division of sister company Ednetics Inc. and is planning more acquisitions after securing $10 million in financing from two private equity firms. Greg Green, CEO of Fatbeam, who
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A&B Market debuts in Coeur d'Alene

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LeAnn Bjerken
A&B Market, a new convenience store, is set to debut Aug. 15 in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Bobby Ellison and his wife, Armi, co-own the business, which is located in a 2,500-square-foot leased space in the former Dingle Hardware building at 402 E. Sherman
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Transit center in works at Riverstone in Cd'A

New project out for bids, to be completed mid-2019
Virginia Thomas
A new transit center is planned for the Riverstone area of Coeur d'Alene. Kootenai County Public Transportation Director Jody Bieze says the project, to be built at the northwest junction of Riverstone Drive and Seltice Way, is out for bids through Aug.
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Design West Architects adds new Spokane office

Firm's fifth location allows greater work focus here
LeAnn Bjerken
Meridian, Idaho-based architectural firm, Design West Architects PA has opened a Spokane office. Located on the sixth floor of the Empire State Building, at 905 W. Riverside, the 1,000-square-foot space is the fifth office for the firm, which also has
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Kilted Growler taps into Hayden

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LeAnn Bjerken
The Kilted Growler Tap House opened earlier this month at 8160 N. Cornerstone Drive, in Hayden. Owner Steve Welch, a longtime Coeur d'Alene home brewer, says he opened the tap house as a way of getting back into the beer business. 'My father used to
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Jack Buell Trucking buys mill, relocates it to Idaho

Texas wood chip machinery will double current capacity
Dan Hammes
A new whole-log chip mill is expected to be in operation near St. Maries, Idaho, late this year. The mill is owned by Jack Buell Trucking, of St. Maries, and will operate at the company's Swan Lake Fiber site in Milltown, a Benewah County, Idaho, commun
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Post Falls storage facility expands

Roughly $1 million project expected to wrap up by fall
Samantha Peone
Construction is underway on an expansion at Seltice Mini Storage Inc., where the number of units will jump to about 380 from 227, says complex owner Troy Mullenix. The total project cost will be close to $1 million, he says. Located at 2425 W. Seltice
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NYC Piano Bar to open in Coeur d'Alene

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LeAnn Bjerken
A new restaurant and piano bar, called NYC Piano Bar, is scheduled to open today in downtown Coeur d'Alene. The business will be located in a 4,200-square-foot leased space at 313 E. Sherman, which is known for having housed Jimmy D's restaurant and
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New medical office building rises at Riverstone

Eye clinic to move to $1.5M structure early next month
Samantha Peone
Construction is wrapping up on a single-story medical office building with a project value of $1.5 million in the Riverstone Development in northwest Coeur d'Alene, says Dr. Wayne Ellenbecker, an optometrist. Ellenbecker and his wife, Dr. Cindy Ellenbe
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Warehouse project underway at Riverbend

50K-square-foot building could accommodate up to five tenants, developer says
Virginia Thomas
An industrial building valued at nearly $2 million is going up in Riverbend Commerce Park, in Post Falls, says park manager Tag Jacklin. Construction crews broke ground in November for the 50,000-square-foot building, which is being marketed as the Lemhi
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