Mining companies here are optimistic they'll see improved returns in 2019, based on forward-looking statements in recent earnings reports. 'Our strategy is working. The (earning potential) we generated despite low metals prices is a result

Steve Wilson, president and CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, says the business community anticipates that Kootenai County will see another year of economic growth in 2019. 'Regionally and in Kootenai County and Coeur d'Alene

A new English-style pub called The Crown & Thistle soon will occupy a previously vacant space at 107 N. Fourth, in what is known as the Sherman building in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Owner Jennifer Drake says she hopes to have the 1,600-square-foot space

A retailer in Spirit Lake, Idaho, has found a way to expand despite a citywide moratorium on new building construction. Marc Kroetch, owner of Fresh Air E-Bikes, opened the business three years ago after he took his first ride on an e-bike

United States Bakery, which does business as Franz Bakery, is in the process of moving its Coeur d'Alene operations to a facility more than double the space the bakery currently occupies, says Tim Harper, general manager of the Franz Bakeries Spokane

Construction is under way on a $15 million renovation project at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, in Worley, Idaho, says Laura Stensgar, spokeswoman for the casino.

Coeur d'Alene Cider Co. plans to open a cider house and bottle shop east of downtown Coeur d'Alene early next year. Owner Jill Morrison says she started the company last year and currently operates a production cidery at 3909 Schreiber Way