The 65-year-old Lakes Middle School, located at 930 N. 15th, in Coeur d'Alene, is undergoing a $4 million addition and renovation, and construction on a new $12 million elementary school is scheduled to start this summer.

Basic Kneads Personal Chef & Catering has returned to the Post Falls area. Owner and chef Rhea Skinner says she restarted the business about three months ago as an online service for customers in Spokane, Kootenai, Benewah, and Bonner counties.

Connecticut-based telecommunications company Frontier Communications Corp. has agreed to sell its assets and operations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana to Kirkland-based WaveDivision Capital LLC and Searchlight Capital Partners LLC

Gunfighters LLC, a gun-holster manufacturer and distributor currently based near Leavenworth, Washington, is moving its operations to Rathdrum, says general manager Woody Dixon.

Home décor store White Brick Interiors has opened in 2,000 square feet of leased space at 2055 N. Main, in Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone Village.

Hardwick & Sons Inc. hardware store, a fixture of Seattle's University District for nearly nine decades, is looking at moving to Post Falls, says CEO and third-generation owner Dean Hardwick, who cites rising taxes in Washington state