North Idaho

Inland Northwest economy continues to make positive strides

While some industries face challenges, others report return to prerecession levels

December 19, 2013

In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers. In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though

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Coeur d'Alene wealth management company is in growth mode

Pinkerton acquires two financial adviser firms, plans new office building

December 19, 2013

Mike McLean

Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, a growing Coeur d'Alene-based wealth-management company, has acquired two other financial adviser offices and plans to construct a new building in the Riverstone development that will have three times the office spa

Coeur d'Alene-based stock brokerage Pennaluna launches new investing site

Cd'A company's online tool intended to connect funders, companies seeking capital

December 5, 2013

Treva Lind

Pennaluna & Co., a Coeur d'Alene-based stock brokerage, has opened a division named PennStarter, which launched a website last month as an online equity funding portal enabling people to invest mainly in startup companies. Pennaluna, which is located at

Re/Max franchise sets up agency office in Riverstone

Widely known brand returns to Cd'A market after four-year absence

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

Re/Max Infinity Group, the Coeur d'Alene franchise of Denver-based Re/Max International Inc., has opened a real estate office in the Riverstone mixed-use development.The agency occupies 3,500 square feet of floor space at 2086 N. Main St., from

Spokane contractor updates Coeur d'Alene sewage plant

Updates said needed for facility to meet expected phosphorus restrictions

November 21, 2013

Katie Ross

Spokane contractor Williams Brother Construction LLC has begun work on the first phase of a wastewater treatment facility update for the city of Coeur d'Alene, says John Williams, project manager at Williams Brother. Construction at the plant, a

CNI wins $4 million job to modernize Cd'A grade school

Work includes new gym, two-classroom addition at Borah Elementary

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene School District has awarded Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, a $4 million contract to modernize and expand Borah Elementary School.The expansion part of the project will include constructing a gym, art room, and a

Cd'A design software maker Chief Architect buys land for new building

Company envisions relocation to Riverstone site in two to three years

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

Chief Architect Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, plans to move its operations to a yet-to-be built structure in the Riverstone multiuse development, says Scott Harris, a spokesman for the company.The architectural design software maker has bought 3.5 of

Coeur d'Alene entrepreneur plans The Dome soccer complex in Hayden

Nearby indoor athletics facility already operates at capacity, owner says

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

Coeur d'Alene businessman Jim Kinney has bought a 10-acre parcel of land in Hayden where he plans to build a soccer complex a short distance north of The Dome, which is a smaller indoor sports facility he opened last year.The planned facility, &

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Inland Northwest ski resorts' hopes pile high on early snow

Citing improvements, operators expect strong season

November 21, 2013

Mike McLean

The Thanksgiving holiday lands a bit later on the calendar this year than most, and some Inland Northwest ski resorts aren't about to wait on it.Most resorts had tentatively marked the day after Thanksgiving as a target opening date for the to &

Transportation plan sets sights on upkeep, North Spokane Corridor

Horizon 2040 represents shift in focus for SRTC, set to go into effect in '14

November 7, 2013

Katie Ross

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council's long-term transportation plan, called Horizon 2040, is shifting focus from constructing new projects to preservation of existing streets, says SRTC spokeswoman Staci Lehman."It's a different from the