North Idaho

At Home Stores plans outlet in old Cd'A Kmart

National dÃ©cor retailer plans second Inland Northwest location

February 14, 2019

Plano, Texas-based At Home Stores LLC plans to open an outlet at the site of a former Kmart store at 201 W. Neider, in Coeur d'Alene, its second planned Inland Northwest store.

Innovating Idaho: Coeur d'Alene's entrepreneurial ecosystem accelerates

Analysis says Lake City has highest density of startups in state

February 14, 2019

Natasha Nellis

There has long been a notion that to succeed in the technology sector, you have to relocate to Seattle, Boston, or the Silicon Valley. But a group of like-minded people in Coeur d'Alene are working to break that mold and turn the Lake City

Innovation Collective to expand

Cd'A incubator also plans to launch new software

January 31, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Coeur d'Alene-based business incubator Innovation Collective LLC plans to expand its programs into nine new communities and launch its new software, Reflect Space.

Terre Coffee adds second shop in Coeur d'Alene

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January 17, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

North Idaho coffee company Terre Coffee & Bakery has opened its second Coeur d'Alene shop. The company, which was started by Gabe and Mandy Booher in 2010, now has four coffee shops, the latest being a 2,700-square-foot leased space

Rohinni, Chinese company join forces

Venture is expected to result in brighter screens, furthering LED tech

January 17, 2019

Alla Drokina

Coeur d'Alene-based tech company Rohinni LLC is combining forces on a recent venture with Beijing, China-based BOE Technology Group Co., a company that bills itself as a global leader in the semiconductor display industry.

STCU to replace branch in North Idaho

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January 17, 2019

Staff Report

Spokane Teachers Credit Union, of Liberty Lake, plans to build a new branch building in Ponderay, Idaho, and move operations from an existing branch there. The new, 4,100-square-foot building will be located at 477123 U.S. Highway 95

Post Falls holster maker shifts aim

Tedder sells majority of company to focus on real estate holdings

January 17, 2019

Mike McLean

Thomas Tedder, founder of Post Falls gun holster manufacturer Tedder Industries LLC, has sold a majority share of the company to Houston-based investment concern Main Street Capital Corp., and says he now plans to focus on real estate investments

Mining industry is projecting improved returns

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December 20, 2018

Mike McLean

Mining companies here are optimistic they'll see improved returns in 2019, based on forward-looking statements in recent earnings reports. 'Our strategy is working. The (earning potential) we generated despite low metals prices is a result

Kootenai County anticipates steady expansion

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December 20, 2018

Mike McLean

Steve Wilson, president and CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, says the business community anticipates that Kootenai County will see another year of economic growth in 2019. 'Regionally and in Kootenai County and Coeur d'Alene

English-style pub planned in Coeur d'Alene

Restaurants & Retail

December 20, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new English-style pub called The Crown & Thistle soon will occupy a previously vacant space at 107 N. Fourth, in what is known as the Sherman building in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Owner Jennifer Drake says she hopes to have the 1,600-square-foot space