North Idaho

Commercial activity picks up in Colville, Oldtown

Grocery Outlet, Dollar Tree among retailers moving in

September 28, 2017

Marshall Clark, president and broker at Clark Pacific Real Estate Co., of Spokane, says he's seen a recent surge in commercial real estate activity in the northeastern Washington town of Colville and North Idaho border town of Oldtown. Recent transacti

Super 1 supermarket in Cd'A launches $2.5 million makeover

Meridian awarded contract for major remodel project

September 28, 2017

Mike McLean

Regional supermarket chain Super 1 Foods is starting a $2.5 million interior and exterior remodel project at its Coeur d'Alene store, says Mark D'Agostino, president of Spokane-based Meridian Construction, the contractor on the project. The 67,200-sq

Dave Smith Motors buys Infiniti dealership here

Acquisition completed earlier in September

September 28, 2017

Dave Smith Motors, the large Kellogg, Idaho-based automotive dealership, says it has acquired the Infiniti dealership of Wendle Ford Motors Inc. on Spokane's North Side. 'It's another brand that we can sell nationally,â€ says Chris Rice, the Spoka

NanaMacs ranks among fastest growing retailers in U.S.

Post Falls-based company makes its debut on Inc. list

September 28, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Post Falls-based women's clothing and accessories retailer NanaMacs Boutique has ranked high on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies in 2017. New York-based Inc. magazine, which compiles the annual list, measured company's

Nonprofits to collaborate on patient lodging project in Cd'A

Hospitality center to be built at Kootenai Health

September 14, 2017

Mike McLean

Community Cancer Fund, Kootenai Health, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest are collaborating to develop and operate lodging for adult and pediatric patients receiving medical treatment at Kootenai Health, says Jerid Keefer, Commun

Bighorn Industrial Park changes hands in Post Falls

Real estate investors buy entire subdivision

September 14, 2017

Mike McLean

Real estate development and investment company Beckenhauer Properties LLC has bought the 200-acre Bighorn Industrial Park, in west Post Falls, says Craig Hunter, a commercial real estate broker involved in the transaction. Beckenhauer Properties is owned

Sandpoint Center office building changes hands

Columbia Bank leases back main-floor space

September 14, 2017

Mike McLean

Sandpoint Equities LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment concern, has bought the Sandpoint Center Building in downtown Sandpoint, says Ned Brandenberger, the building's manager and leasing agent, in a press release about the transaction. Taco

Harrison's Cycle Haus: Cycling through seasons

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September 14, 2017

Keith Erickson

Teri and Russell Riberich have set out to ride a path to economic vitality with the small community of Harrison, Idaho, on the southern shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene. The Riberiches, owners of Harrison Cycle Haus Corp., which does business as The Cycle H

Vandervert erects retail building on South Hill

Contractor also working on Super 1, Carl's Jr. projects

August 31, 2017

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Vandervert Construction Inc. is erecting a speculative retail building at 2710 E. 57th on the upper South Hill, says company spokeswoman Andrea Frye. The nearly $800,000 project is under construction at the southeast corner of 57th Avenue a

Cd'A man named Pita Pit franchisee of the year

Erik Morris owns outlets in Spokane and Pullman

August 31, 2017

Samantha Peone

Pita Pit USA, the Coeur d'Alene-based chain that now includes more than 240 restaurants throughout the U.S, has recognized Erik Morris, of Coeur d'Alene, as its franchisee of the year. Morris, who received the honor at Pita Pit's annual national c