A new commercial construction permit has been filed with the city of Hayden for the construction of a 26,900-square-foot surgery center, according to permit information on file with the city.

Spokane-based bar and taco restaurant Cochinito Taqueria is opening a second location in Hayden this fall, owners Travis Dickinson and Justin Curtis say.

Katherine Morgan began her duties as CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors the first week of August, taking over for Ali Taylor, who had been with the association for 23 years. In her new role, Morgan, 38, will oversee a team of five people

Hayden-based StanCraft Boat Co. has been experiencing strong growth with a 30% increase in total sales since the start of the pandemic, says Jory Schmeling, vice president of manufacturing at the handmade wooden boat manufacturing company.

Exotic ornamental fish store The Marine Ravine is set to open this fall in Hayden. Owner Eric Cross says the store will open by early October at 2235 W. Dakota, in the Dakota Park Industrial Condos, just south of Coeur d'Alene

Kootenai Classical Academy is planned on 11 acres of farmland, at the northwest corner of North Meyer Road and West Prairie Avenue, on the northern edge of the city of Post Falls, says Ed Kaitz, board chair of the public charter school.

Chris Cargill, director of the Washington Policy Center's Eastern Washington office, has announced he will step down in September to become the president and CEO of a new think tank organization, Mountain States Policy Center.