North Idaho

Sandpoint plane maker lands first sale in European market

Quest Aircraft Co. eyes growth potential abroad

June 18, 2015

The new European dealer for Quest Aircraft Co. has made its first sale of the Sandpoint-built Kodiak airplane, and Quest is seeking Europe-wide safety certification of the Kodiak, says Quest spokeswoman Julie Stone. Dusseldorf, Germany-based Rheinland Ai

Bankcda attains record assets as outlook improves

CEO predicts sustained resurgence to profitability

June 18, 2015

Mike McLean

Bankcda, one of the smallest and youngest Inland Northwest-based community banks, expects to crest $100 million in assets this year, says Wes Veach, bankcda president and CEO.

First of five bond-funded Post Falls school projects rises

Architects West designed middle school expansion

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

Construction is under way on a $3.1 million expansion project at River City Middle School, in Post Falls, says Scott Fischer, the project architect with the Coeur d'Alene design firm Architects West Inc.

Clearwater Paper mulls Lewiston mill upgrade

$160 million chip digester would increase efficiency

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Clearwater Paper Corp. is considering a $160 million upgrade at its pulp and paperboard mill in Lewiston, Idaho. The upgrade, which would include replacing aging digesters with a single, more efficient digester system, depends on certain co

Riverstone Ramp-Up

New homes in Cd'A urban village exceed $30 million

June 4, 2015

Mike McLean

Residential construction activity in the big Riverstone urban village northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene is back in stride with 50 luxury and custom homes valued at a total of more than $30 million now in some stage of development.

Transamerican Auto Parts plans big distribution center, store in Post Falls

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June 1, 2015

Staff Report

Transamerican Auto Parts Co., of Compton, Calif., said this morning it plans to open a distribution center and a 4 Wheel Parts retail store in Post Falls. The company has leased an 85,000-square foot warehouse building at 5300 W. Riverbend that's vis

After Coldwater Creek, Sandpoint finds strength in diversity

Tech employers anticipate strong growth

May 7, 2015

Mike McLean

Sandpoint's diverse and growing employment base is helping offset last year's loss of major employer Coldwater Creek, several business representatives and observers there say. Companies representing software, aerospace, biomedical, and manufacturing

Fatbeam wins fiber jobs with two school districts

Coeur d'Alene company also draws FCC praise

April 23, 2015

Fatbeam LLC, a fiber-optic broadband provider based in Coeur d'Alene, says it has secured contracts with school districts in Pasco, Wash., and Bend, Ore. The company says in a press release that it will install a total of 58 miles of fiber to upgrade t

Aspen Homes erects new office building at Riverstone

Builder, labor specialists develop $1 million facility

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Longtime Coeur d'Alene homebuilder Aspen Homes & Development LLC is constructing a new $1 million office building near the Spokane River in the Riverstone development, says Tom Stam, an Aspen Homes principal. Aspen Homes is acting as its own contractor

Willamette Valley Bank to move its Coeur d'Alene home loan center

Oregon company takes space on East Sherman Avenue

April 23, 2015

Mike McLean

Oregon-based Willamette Valley Bank plans to move its Coeur d'Alene home-loan center by summer into a new building on Sherman Avenue at the east edge of downtown, says Steve Novotny, the bank's Coeur d'Alene sales manager and one of its loan officer