In the Inland Northwest, business news involved more highlights than lowlights in 2022, despite challenges nationally and globally.

Inland Northwest mining industry representatives are optimistic about mining in the coming year and beyond. Coeur d'Alene-based Hecla Mining Co., which is the largest silver producer in the U.S., recently agreed to acquire all outstanding stock in

The wood products industry is likely to see a cooling of market volatility in 2023 as demand slows due to inflation and interest rate increases, experts say. Tim Borg, general manager at the Spokane offices of Texas-based supplier and manufacturer of

Kootenai County is seeing a return to the incremental and measured growth that had been typical of North Idaho's economy over the last decade, although that growth is being challenged by labor and housing shortages, says Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-base

Two years to the month after Coeur d'Alene business owners bought the Silver Lake Mall from a large, national real estate company, the shopping hub in north Coeur d'Alene is fully occupied.

A mix of cold temperatures and early snowfall has regional ski resort operators looking forward to a busy season. A La Niña winter forecast is raising expectations for colder and stormier than average conditions across the U.S. that also may help

Denny LaVé, co-owner and manager of Post Falls-based Precision Precast Erectors LLC, says scheduling issues, delivery delays, and supply-chain bottlenecks in the construction industry are becoming more difficult to plan for and overcome. So the company

Coeur d'Alene-based Pinkerton Investments Inc., the parent company of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, has acquired W.E. Sherman & Co. LLC, a national investment research firm headquartered in St. Louis.