North Idaho

Inland Northwest waterfront transactions are steady

Activity rises, median prices drop in specialty market

November 19, 2015

Inland Northwest waterfront real estate markets have retained a sense of stability the last few years, say real estate agents who market such properties.

City of Coeur d'Alene considers moving ahead with Seltice Way project without federal funds

Grant constraints would slow work, add to costs

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

The city of Coeur d'Alene is seeking $3.5 million from its urban renewal agency to reconstruct a 1.5-mile portion of Seltice Way in the west section of the city by 2017, rather than wait for federal funding, says Tony Berns, the agency's executive dir

Post Falls man unveils farm drone technology

Maker asserts self-guided equipment will feed future

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

Dave Farb, CEO and founder of Farb Guidance Systems Inc., of Post Falls, says he believes his company's technology that guides unmanned farming equipment will help feed the world. Farb contends the land-drone technology will free farmers from the confi

Beverage distributor Odom plans facility in Hayden

Company starts $9.2 million project

November 19, 2015

Mike McLean

The Odom Corp., the big Bellevue-based wholesale beverage distributor, is erecting a 92,000-square-foot distribution center and warehouse in Hayden, where it plans to move its North Idaho operations, says Jerry Dexter, Odom's Spokane-based senior vice p

206-acre industrial park planned north of Post Falls

Developers aim to divide industrial land into 38 lots

November 5, 2015

Mike McLean

Bighorn Farm LLC, of Spokane Valley, has bought 206 acres of land in unincorporated Kootenai County, near the north edge of Post Falls, and plans to develop an industrial park there, says George Lawrence, who co-owns Bighorn Farm with Rich Dahm. Lawrence

Inland Northwest ski areas aim for 'average'

Some resorts forge ahead with projects, growth plans

November 5, 2015

Mike McLean

Coming off a severe snow drought, Inland Northwest ski areas are expecting average snow accumulations for the upcoming seasons, and average would be good enough for them. A few resorts have big projects planned or underway. They include plans to open up

Southern Idaho credit union extends its reach to Cd'A

ICCU takes over at former Public Employees branch

November 5, 2015

Mike McLean

Southeast Idaho-based Idaho Central Credit Union is operating its first North Idaho branch after having recently absorbed the assets and liabilities of Public Employees Credit Union of Coeur d'Alene.

Cd'A home designer evolves

EH Design shifts focus from golf communities

November 5, 2015

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene architecture and design concern Eric Hedlund Design LLC, which does business as EH Design, has seen rapid growth in the last few years, after having come into its own in the wake of the Great Recession, says Eric Hedlund, the company's p

Senior housing complex rising in Coeur d'Alene

$6.3 million apartment project set in Riverstone

October 8, 2015

Mike McLean

Hayden-based apartment developer Whitewater Creek Inc. has started construction on a $6.3 million, 80-unit senior-housing project in the Riverstone urban village development in Coeur d'Alene.