Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, reported this morning a second-quarter net loss of $14.5 million, or 4 cents a diluted share, compared with a loss of $24.9 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Hecla said in a press release it

The Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency has awarded Spokane Valley-based concrete contractor Cameron-Reilly LLC a $2 million contract for the district's Spokane Street Revitalization Project in the central north-south corridor of the city. Work on the proj

Owners of the Renaissance at Coeur d'Alene Assisted Living Community have begun work on the third of five planned 7,500-square-foot buildings there. The Renaissance is located at 2772 W. Avante Loop, a couple of blocks west of Woodland Middle School, i

Columbia Banking System Inc., the Tacoma, Wash.-based parent of Columbia State Bank, has signed an agreement to merge into its operations Intermountain Community Bancorp, the Sandpoint-based company that operates Intermountain Community Bank and Panhandle

Great Falls, Mont.-based Western lifestyle retailer Big R Stores has started work on a $4 million expansion of its Coeur d'Alene store. The expansion project will add 50,000 square feet of floor space to the store at 170 E. Kathleen, nearly tripling it

A California-based contractor and real estate developer has obtained building permits for 20 duplex structures valued at $124,800 each in north Coeur d'Alene.

The Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board has launched a $14.5 million phase of upgrades at its wastewater treatment plant on the Rathdrum Prairie to help it comply with new pollution standards under its federal discharge permit, says Ken Windram, the board'

An affiliate of Sycamore Partners, a New York-based private-equity firm that owns Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Talbots, and a number of other retail chains, announced that it has acquired the Coldwater Creek brand and related intellectual property. Sycam