North Idaho

Verdis construction company moves to larger quarters

Young paid $1.1M for structure along Schreiber in Cd'A

February 11, 2021

Coeur d'Alene-based Verdis, a woman-owned engineering, planning, landscape design and construction company, has moved to a new location following a record-setting sales year.

Dollar Fulfilment buys more land in Post Falls

Growing company plans new warehouse in Bighorn Industrial Park

February 11, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Hayden-based e-commerce fulfillment company Dollar Fulfillment is continuing to make room to expand with the purchase of 5 acres of land in the Bighorn Industrial Park, in Post Falls.

Silver Lake Mall changes hands

Sporting goods company whose owner is involved in transaction opens shops

February 11, 2021

Natasha Nellis

The owner of a Coeur d'Alene-based sporting goods retail store has acquired Silver Lake Mall through an affiliated company, according to documents on file with the Kootenai County Assessor's office.

LunchboxWax franchisees to expand into Spokane

Restaurants & Retail

January 28, 2021

Kevin Blocker

LunchboxWax salon franchisees Brandi and Mike Chapman plan to open a salon on Spokane's South Hill, its second overall, either in late May or early June. The couple opened their first bikini and facial wax salon last July in 1,500 square feet of space

Work on North Idaho veterans home to resume in spring

Final construction value still to be determined

January 14, 2021

Kevin Blocker

The Idaho Division of Veterans Services says it will resume construction in the spring on a 64-room veterans home in Post Falls on a 7-plus-acre parcel of donated land. Veterans Services broke ground and began site work in the final quarter of 2020

Atlas Mill site prepped for residential construction

Developers planning both single-, multifamily projects on 47-acre tract

January 14, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Redevelopment has started at the former Atlas Mill site, located along the Spokane River in northeast Coeur d'Alene. Hilary Anderson, community planning director with the city of Coeur d'Alene, says the first phase of

Strong development key to Kootenai County recovery

In-migration cushions real estate, financial services in pandemic

December 17, 2020

Mike McLean

North Idaho wasn't exempted from the pandemic-induced economic crisis of 2020, but the entire state may be recovering slightly faster than most of the country, contends Sam Wolkenhauer, Post Falls-based labor economist for the Idaho Department of Labor.

Tamarack Aerospace adds third installation center

Company to focus on expanding winglet tech to other aircraft makers

December 17, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Sandpoint, Idaho-based airplane winglet maker Tamarack Aerospace Group Inc. has opened an installation center in Aiken, South Carolina, marking its third expansion this year. The new space, which was developed through a partnership with Aiken-based

Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist

Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year

December 17, 2020

Virginia Thomas

A year marked by high demand, supply constraints, and mercurial commodities pricing likely will lead to continued volatility for at least the first half of 2021, some wood products industry observers say. Joel White, executive officer of the Spokane Home

Bellingham investor acquires portion of Village at Riverstone

Purchase includes 93K square feet in three buildings

December 10, 2020

Natasha Nellis

A Bellingham, Washington-based real estate investment company has bought the 93,000-square-foot commercial portion of the mixed-use Village at Riverstone, in Coeur d'Alene. The company, All Terr LLC, purchased the property from Coeur d'Alene-based Id