North Idaho

Timber industry optimistic for sustained growth

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December 15, 2016

Once again, experts in the wood products industry are expecting moderate growth in U.S. housing starts for 2017. Most industry officials remain modestly optimistic as they track residential real estate and construction markets, the latter of which accou

Mining industry hopes for turnaround in prices

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December 15, 2016

The good news is the price of gold is $100 per troy ounce higher than it was at this time last year. The bad news is the price of gold is $200 per troy ounce lower than it was five months ago. The current per-ounce price is $1,180, which is up from $1,07

Steady growth projected again in Kootenai County

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December 15, 2016

Mike McLean

Most sectors of the Kootenai County economy are expected to continue to grow in 2017, although certain industries will be challenged to fill their workforces, some sources there say. Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist with the Ida

New Jersey Mining set to excavate new territory

Cd'A company president has high hopes for 2017

December 15, 2016

Coeur d'Alene-based New Jersey Mining Co. soon will begin excavating more territory near its Golden Chest Mine in North Idaho, says the company's president. 'It's an additional couple-hundred acres,â€ New Jersey Mining President John Swallow say

Cd'A oral surgeon pioneers dental implant system

FDA-approved technology assists planning, placement of dental implants

December 1, 2016

Mike McLean

Dr. Daniel R. Cullum, oral surgeon and founder of Coeur d'Alene-based Implants Northwest, is pioneering the use of a computer-guided system for precision placement of dental implants. The X-Guide navigational guidance system, which the manufacturer des

North Idaho convenience store erects new Hayden outlet

Multitenant retail structure also planned near U.S. 95

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Dan Duvall, who owns three convenience stores in Kootenai County, is constructing a fourth store in Hayden, where he's also planning to develop a multitenant retail building. The 5,500-square-foot, $1.5 million convenience store, to be named Lancaster

Remodel to convert former Skippers into Dickey's

Cd'A restaurant opening has yet to be scheduled

November 17, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

A former Skippers restaurant near the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d'Alene is being converted into a Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurant. The new restaurant's owner, Mark Engberson, is a Spokane-based franchisee for both Dickey's Barbecue Pit and Wing

Orgill starts $7.3 million renovation at Post Falls facility

Project includes installing material-handling systems

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Orgill Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based hard-goods distribution company, has obtained building permits to construct improvements valued at $7.3 million at the former Kimball Office Inc. facility in Post Falls. Orgill is installing material-handling systems

Litehouse expands operations in Sandpoint

Salad dressing maker expects further growth

November 17, 2016

Mike McLean

Litehouse Inc., the Sandpoint-based salad dressing maker is in the midst of a $6.2 million expansion project at its Sandpoint manufacturing plant where it hopes to continue increasing its production and its workforce. The company plans to break ground be

Hart Capital's foray into Idaho

Investment firm now manages $300 million in assets

November 3, 2016

Spokane-based Hart Capital Management Inc. has opened an office in Coeur d'Alene, saying that 20 percent of its client base now is in North Idaho. The company expanded last month into a 2,200-square-foot office space on the main floor of McEuen Terrace