A business's success relies on the quality and dedication of its employees. To build a talented team, leadership needs to clearly identify the firm's core values and use them to help inform the hiring process. Though just 8 years old, Smith + Malek

Boise, Idaho-based Lombard-Conrad Architects has nearly completed the initial design phase for expanding the Kootenai County justice complex with plans for a new, 60,000-square-foot building that will connect with the county's existing courtroom

The Coeur d'Alene-based franchiseof StretchLab, owned by Jaimee Cox, has expanded into the Spokane market and is eyeing an additional location here. The StretchLab at 2013 E. 29th, in the Grapetree Village commercial complex on Spokane's

Northwest Specialty Hospital is expanding with construction of a 9,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center and other new facilities and services planned or under way in Kootenai and Spokane counties. The new Post Falls facility, located at

MultiCare Health System, in partnership with Kootenai Health, has opened its first Indigo Urgent Care clinic in the state of Idaho, at 2836 N. Ramsey Road, in Coeur d'Alene. Melanie Collett, director of marketing and communications for Indigo Health

Tractor Supply Co.'s regional expansion plans call for the construction of five new retail stores in Eastern Washington and North Idaho during the next two years. The city of Deer Park will be the home of Tractor Supply Co.'s first location in

At the age of 75, Gary Norton, owner and founder of Silverwood Theme Park, continues to be its pilot, always attempting to steer it to new heights. Since the Journal last published a feature story on Silverwood, the North Idaho theme park, located

With sustained construction demand in Kootenai County, two family-owned, North Idaho dump truck businesses are picking up steam. Separately owned but family-connected Hidden Ridge Trucking LLC and Collins Trucking LLC have a combined

Gesa Credit Union is building a 10,500-square-foot multitenant building in Post Falls in which the Richland, Washington-based financial institution plans to establish its full-service branch in Idaho. Richard Waddle, Gesa's executive vice president

Some women serving in executive positions at three regional auto dealerships started their careers in the industry through family connections, however growing up around their family's businesses didn't guarantee an easy career, they say.