North Idaho

Design West Architects adds new Spokane office

Firm's fifth location allows greater work focus here

August 2, 2018

Meridian, Idaho-based architectural firm, Design West Architects PA has opened a Spokane office. Located on the sixth floor of the Empire State Building, at 905 W. Riverside, the 1,000-square-foot space is the fifth office for the firm, which also has

Kilted Growler taps into Hayden

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July 19, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The Kilted Growler Tap House opened earlier this month at 8160 N. Cornerstone Drive, in Hayden. Owner Steve Welch, a longtime Coeur d'Alene home brewer, says he opened the tap house as a way of getting back into the beer business. 'My father used to

Jack Buell Trucking buys mill, relocates it to Idaho

Texas wood chip machinery will double current capacity

July 19, 2018

Dan Hammes

A new whole-log chip mill is expected to be in operation near St. Maries, Idaho, late this year. The mill is owned by Jack Buell Trucking, of St. Maries, and will operate at the company's Swan Lake Fiber site in Milltown, a Benewah County, Idaho, commun

Post Falls storage facility expands

Roughly $1 million project expected to wrap up by fall

July 5, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction is underway on an expansion at Seltice Mini Storage Inc., where the number of units will jump to about 380 from 227, says complex owner Troy Mullenix. The total project cost will be close to $1 million, he says. Located at 2425 W. Seltice

NYC Piano Bar to open in Coeur d'Alene

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June 21, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new restaurant and piano bar, called NYC Piano Bar, is scheduled to open today in downtown Coeur d'Alene. The business will be located in a 4,200-square-foot leased space at 313 E. Sherman, which is known for having housed Jimmy D's restaurant and

New medical office building rises at Riverstone

Eye clinic to move to $1.5M structure early next month

June 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction is wrapping up on a single-story medical office building with a project value of $1.5 million in the Riverstone Development in northwest Coeur d'Alene, says Dr. Wayne Ellenbecker, an optometrist. Ellenbecker and his wife, Dr. Cindy Ellenbe

Warehouse project underway at Riverbend

50K-square-foot building could accommodate up to five tenants, developer says

June 21, 2018

Virginia Thomas

An industrial building valued at nearly $2 million is going up in Riverbend Commerce Park, in Post Falls, says park manager Tag Jacklin. Construction crews broke ground in November for the 50,000-square-foot building, which is being marketed as the Lemhi

Building material prices surge

Costs jump by double digits for lumber, aluminum, other construction supplies

June 21, 2018

Samantha Peone

With construction material costs rising nationally, Inland Northwest construction companies are feeling the impacts. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price index for construction materials increased 2.2 percent from April to May, marking the

Work starts on $20 million-plus Cd'A apartment complex

The Northern development will include 294 living units, two commercial buildings

June 7, 2018

Virginia Thomas

A new apartment complex is going up at the intersection of Hanley Avenue and Ramsey Road in Coeur d'Alene, north of Lake City High School. To be called The Northern at Coeur d'Alene Place, the complex will consist of 12 three-story apartment building

Hearings kicked off for $100 million rail project in Sandpoint

BNSF has proposed building bridge over Lake Pend Oreille

May 24, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The BNSF Railway Co. is seeking environmental permits for a $100 million project that would add a second railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille, at Sandpoint, Idaho, for the purpose of easing rail congestion.