North Idaho

North Town Insurance opens office in Hayden

Location is fourth overall, first outside of the state

February 26, 2015

Swiss Valley Agency, a Spokane-based independent property/casualty, life, health, and business insurance company doing business as North Town Insurance, is expanding with a new office in North Idaho, says Lisa LeBlanc, North Town agency manager. The comp

Cd'A retirement complex gives nod to its roots

Faith-based community rebrands as it looks toward next century

February 26, 2015

Mike McLean

The Village at Orchard Ridge, formerly Coeur d'Alene Senior Living, has taken on a new name as its operators look forward to guiding it into its second century of service.

Hecla Mining posts strong earnings

Company reports record sales, record silver production

February 18, 2015

Staff Report

Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported this morning fourth-quarter net income of $16.8 million, or 5 cents a diluted share, up from a net loss of $3 million, or 1 cent a share, in the year-earlier period. For all of 2014, Hecla posted income of

Big Japanese company to acquire Quest Aircraft

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February 17, 2015

Staff Report

Quest Aircraft Co., the Sandpoint-based aerospace manufacturer that produces the Kodiak light airplane, reports this morning that it has agreed to sell its assets to Tokyo-based Setouchi Holdings Inc. Setouchi Holdings is one of the key holdings of Tsu

Direct primary care is popular with doctors, not yet with patients

Physicians' model allows more time with each person

February 12, 2015

Staff Report

While data would indicate patient interest in direct primary health care hasn't grown locally, it could be a trend on a national level, and Hayden, Idaho-based doctor Richard R. Samuel is taking part in that trend.

North Idaho group starts work on medical campus

$2.1 million building to be first of three in complex

February 12, 2015

Mike McLean

A group of medical professionals affiliated with Northwest Specialty Hospital, in Post Falls, is developing another complex near the hospital that's to be called Syringa Medical Campus, says Darron Rock, a spokesman for the group, North Idaho Surgical H

Kootenai Health's goal to become a regional center

Cd'A-based care network expanding, adding services

February 12, 2015

Mike McLean

Kootenai Health is much more than the community hospital it was just a few years ago, before it began implementing its current strategic plan, says Jeremy Evans, the Coeur d'Alene-based health system's vice president of operations.

Agricultural drone service launches in Hayden

Company aims to help farmers maximize yields

February 12, 2015

Mike McLean

Three Idaho companies, including Hayden-based Empire Airlines, have teamed up in a venture that aims to adapt drone technology to help farmers boost crop yields. The venture, Empire Unmanned LLC, is the first company authorized by the Federal Aviation Ad

North Idaho community bank regains momentum

22-year-old Idaho Independent Bank outlasts several rivals

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

Idaho Independent Bank has maintained solid footing in a constantly changing banking landscape since it opened its first branch in Hayden in 1993, says Jack Gustavel, IIB's chairman, CEO, and founding member. He also claims that while many of the bankï

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SilverWing development lawsuit lands in lower court

Bonner County's alleged promises crucial to case

January 29, 2015

Mike McLean

A federal lawsuit filed against Bonner County by the developer of a fly-in community at the Sandpoint Airport, has landed back in the Idaho state court system. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge remanded the case back to Idaho's 1st District Court, in Bo