Momentum from a decade of strong growth in North Idaho is enabling the region to continue its rapid recovery from the pandemic-induced recession of 2020, claims Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based regional labor economist for the Idaho Department of Labor.

Physical therapy providers specializing in pelvic health issues have seen growth in patients seeking their help. While pelvic health traditionally has been viewed as a women's health issue, providers assert that pelvic health impacts men and children

Millwrights, industrial electricians, and heavy-duty mechanics are in high demand at Idaho Forest Group's sawmills right now, says Marie Price, the lumber company's director of training and development.

Coeur d'Alene nonprofit makerspace Gizmo-cda Inc. has a new mobile makerspace, as well as a new executive director to lead the organization. On the Coeur d'Alene campus of North Idaho College, Gizmo's 11,000-square-foot space in the Hedlund

In Spokane and across the U.S., law firms are struggling to recruit experienced attorneys to join their firms. An industrywide cultural shift in younger attorneys that many older attorneys haven't experienced likely is coming into play.

In 2019, the city of Sandpoint, Idaho, sought to retain a team to perform a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan. Dell Hatch, landscape architect and principal at Spokane-based Bernardo|Wills Architects PC, who claims Sandpoint as his hometown

Tedder Industries LLC, the Post Falls-based designer and manufacturer of firearm holsters and accessories, has named Shawn Hostetter as its new CEO.

A Coeur d'Alene couple has opened a franchise operation of TruBlue Inc., which offers home maintenance and minor repairs. The franchise, TruBlue of North Idaho, serves Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Athol, and the surrounding areas