North Idaho

BNSF starts $50 million North Idaho track expansion project

Second line to help relieve Hauser-Athol bottleneck

June 8, 2017

BNSF Railway Co. has started work on a $50 million project in North Idaho that will add 10 miles of double track that will ease congestion between Hauser and Athol, says Gus Melonas, a Seattle-based spokesman for the Fort Worth, Texas-based freight railro

Percussionaire set to breathe life into old Coldwater Creek campus

N. Idaho ventilator maker prepares new products

May 25, 2017

LeAnn Bjerken

Bonner County-based manufacturer Percussionaire Corp. is preparing to move its operations to new quarters this summer, a decision company CEO Mark Baillie says will allow for increased production capabilities, as the company gets ready for the release of

Sandpoint fly-in community might reboot this summer

After 10 years, SilverWing developer to revisit market

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

A principal of the stalled SilverWing fly-in residential development in Sandpoint says he'll likely start marketing the $28 million development again this summer, 10 years after breaking ground there. While two court cases in which Silver Wing and Bonn

Rental property manager acquires Quad Park land

Post Falls site designated for multifamily development

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Kevin McCathren, president of Spokane-based McCathren Management & Real Estate Services Inc., has acquired 8.2 acres of land at the site of the former Quad Park softball facility in Post Falls and plans to develop an apartment complex there, according to

Inland Northwest ski resorts turn to summer

Some recreation areas expanding, diversifying

May 25, 2017

Mike McLean

Some Inland Northwest ski resort operators are anticipating record summer activities this year following a strong winter season, while some resorts are working on expansion plans. In recent years, summer months have been the busiest months of the year at

Innovation Collective brings Coeur d'Alene edifice to life

Long-vacant Elks Building to be entrepreneurial center

May 11, 2017

Mike McLean

After a few years convincing business, entrepreneurial, and community leaders of the importance of working collaboratively to shape the future of work in Coeur d'Alene and surrounding communities, the Innovation Collective is preparing to settle into it

Silverwood Theme Park tracks record

Strong early ticket sales bode well for theme park

May 11, 2017

Mike McLean

Silverwood Theme Park is gearing up for an anticipated record attendance this season, which will mark the theme park's 30th year in operation, says Mark Robitaille, spokesman for the park. The optimistic outlook is based in part on strong early season

Sales swell for StanCraft Boats

North Idaho manufacturer looks to expand its new facilities in Hayden

April 27, 2017

Mike McLean

Barely a year after settling into its Hayden headquarters and production facility, Stan-Craft Boat Co., the North Idaho-based maker of hand-built wooden boats, has launched plans to expand its operations there this summer, says StanCraft president and co-

Space studies blast off at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy

North Idaho STEM Academy to send own satellite into orbit

April 13, 2017

Mike McLean

Students at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy, in Rathdrum, have started up their own space program, dubbed Project DaVinci, and they hope to inspire excitement among younger people around the world about science, technology, engineering, and math-and sp

Software dealer expands to West Side

PF-based company also serves Oregon educators

March 30, 2017

Mike McLean

Quest Integration Inc., a Post Falls-based specialty manufacturing-design software seller and support provider, has expanded into Western Washington with a new office in West Seattle, says Chantel Wilkes, a Quest spokeswoman. The new office adds to Quest