Ednetics, a Post Falls-based company that designs, deploys, and services high-tech communication systems for the education sector, has been acquired by Tampa, Florida-based MGT, a national technology solutions firm, for an undisclosed amount.

Idaho Strategic Resources Inc. has reported first-quarter net income of about $1.6 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, a 26% decrease from the year-earlier quarter.

Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. reported first-quarter net income of $28.9 million, an increase over the year-earlier quarter net loss of $5.8 million.

A local fast food chain is rapidly making its way across the Western states.