North Idaho

Chris Cargill to lead new Mountain State Policy Center

Mountain States Policy Center to launch in fall

July 28, 2022

Chris Cargill, director of the Washington Policy Center's Eastern Washington office, has announced he will step down in September to become the president and CEO of a new think tank organization, Mountain States Policy Center.

City of Post Falls annexes nearly 90 acres of ag land

Site improvements for school, industrial complex begin soon

July 14, 2022

Erica Bullock

The Post Falls City Council recently has approved two land-use zoning changes along with the annexation of nearly 90 acres of agricultural land into the city of Post Falls.

Journal names 2022 class of Rising Stars

Ten young leaders to be recognized at event on Sept. 7

July 14, 2022

Staff Report

The Journal of Business has selected its 2022 class of Rising Stars. They are: â€¢Jessica Atkinson, CEO, Sweet Frostings. â€¢Justin Botejue, physician relations liaison, Shriner's Children's Spokane.

Habitat plans condo complex in Coeur d'Alene

Project will have 21 units; work set to start this fall

July 14, 2022

Erica Bullock

Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho Inc. is preparing a 1.5-acre site to construct a $4 million, 21-unit condominium development in Coeur d'Alene. The site is located at 3246 N. Second, about a block south of the Costco Wholesale Corp. warehouse store

$45 million condo high-rise is going up in downtown Coeur d'Alene

60-unit luxury tower to open across from McEuen Park in 2024

July 14, 2022

Erica Bullock

Construction of an 18-story, 60-unit, upscale high-rise condominium building, to be dubbed The Thomas George, will begin this summer in downtown Coeur d'Alene, says Hayden Anderl, luxury property specialist and Realtor for Coeur d'Alene-based

Hecla agrees to acquire Canadian silver mining operation

Coeur d'Alene-based mining company says it may become Canada's largest silver producer

July 5, 2022

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co., which is the largest silver producer in the U.S., has agreed to acquire all outstanding stock that it doesn't already own in Alexco Resource Corp., in a transaction that potentially will make Hecla also the larges

Idaho bank, credit union expand into Spokane

Bank of Idaho, ICCU establish presences here as part of growth plans

June 16, 2022

Virginia Thomas

Two southeastern Idaho-based financial institutions have moved into the Spokane area in quick succession. Last month, Idaho Falls-based Bank of Idaho agreed to acquire five branches from Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank, including one branch in downtown

Work begins on Museum of North Idaho's new home

Full J.C. White House project cost nears $10M

June 2, 2022

Virginia Thomas

The Museum of North Idaho expects to begin work soon on its new home at the historic J.C. White House. Britt Thurman, executive director of the Coeur d'Alene-based museum, says the house, was saved in 2019 from

CDA 2030 updates vision, plan for community

46 entities have joined forward-looking effort

June 2, 2022

Virginia Thomas

CDA 2030 Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit that develops partnerships among community and business organizations, has released a new vision and implementation plan for the Coeur d'Alene area.

PotlatchDeltic to acquire Atlanta company

Company will have nearly 2.2M acres of timberlands following $919M transaction

May 31, 2022

Karina Elias

PotlatchDeltic Corp., a Spokane-based timberland owner and lumber manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., in an all-stock transaction valued at $919 million.