North Idaho

Rise in tourism brings new hotels to Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene

Post Falls, Cd'A hotels to add over 200 rooms

March 24, 2022

The cities of Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene have seen an increase in lodging demand over the past year, setting the stage for two new hotels being constructed this year. In Coeur d'Alene, a new hotel project, owned by Coeur d'Alene Partners LLC

Post Falls, Rathdrum corridor project to be completed

Work scheduled to begin Route 41-Interstate 90 interchange replacement

March 24, 2022

Mike McLean

On the heels of a $59.2 million state Route 41 expansion and improvement project that reaches from Post Falls to Rathdrum and is expected to be completed this year, the Idaho Transportation Department expects to begin construction on a $60 million to

Meet & Greet: Janice Jordan, CEO of Marimn Health

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March 24, 2022

Karina Elias

Janice Jordan assumed her new role as CEO of Marimn Health earlier this month after about five years in leadership roles for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe-owned health care organization based in Plummer, Idaho. Having first joing Marimn in 2017, Jordan had

Freedom Boat Club franchisee to open in North Idaho

Five vessels to be readied for members in first year

February 24, 2022

Erica Bullock

Freedom Boat Club of North Idaho will open in Kootenai County for the 2022 boating season, says franchise co-owner Brent Christian. Christian and his wife, Michelle, also own and operate Tobler Marina, a 15-acre dryland store that offers boat sales and

Whatever Happened With: Solar Roadways

North Idaho company planning to introduce new model of panels

February 24, 2022

Mike McLean

Solar Roadways Inc., a Sandpoint, Idaho-based developer of solar-power generating road panels, is working on a new prototype and is in contract negotiations with a potential manufacturing partner, says Julie Brusaw, company co-founder.

Kootenai Health expands heart center on main campus

Three-story addition expected to be ready to open by July 2023

January 13, 2022

Erica Bullock

Kootenai Health has started construction of a $37.3 million heart center expansion on its main hospital campus in Coeur d'Alene. The heart center will grow to 13 operating rooms from 11 and expand to five procedure rooms from three to meet the needs

Fire department plans new boathouse at north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene

Construction timeline said dependent on supply chain, but could start in March

January 13, 2022

Virginia Thomas

The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is building a boathouse for its fire boat at the foot of Tubbs Hill. Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel says the project will cost about $450,000.

Mixed-use development eyed at old Idaho Veneer site

Dual-brand hotel planned on adjacent land to north

January 13, 2022

Karina Elias

A development of over 120 residential living units is planned on the grounds of the former Idaho Veneer Co. mill site. The $20.5 million project, named Millworx, is located at 704 E. Fourth and is being developed by longtime Spokane developer A&A

Luxury townhome development planned in Coeur d'Alene

Five high-end, three-story structures to be constructed by Stan-Craft affiliate

January 13, 2022

Erica Bullock

Real estate investment company Measom Holdings LLC is developing five high-end townhomes worth nearly $15 million in a project named the Nest at Lake Side, in downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Empire Airlines parent acquires California-based West Air

Transaction adds 33 planes, 80 workers to Hayden company

January 13, 2022

Erica Bullock

Empire Holdings Inc., the Hayden-based parent company of Empire Airlines, has acquired a Fresno, California-based air carrier, West Air Inc., which operates a fleet of FedEx feeder aircraft. West Air is continuing to operate as a standalone entity as